Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mondell called for the report of the Committee on Rules. Paul Howland, counsel of Harry M. Daugherty, stepped forward. His report had two interesting features. One was the provision giving women equal representation with men on the National Committee. At this the women delegates went wild. The men expressed approval. The other was a provision giving the National Committee power to oust any committeeman who refused to support the Convention's nominees?a threat for the Wisconsin group if they should turn from Coolidge to La Follette. The roar of approval which this provision produced was as great as that...
Then Charles B. Warren, Ambassador to Mexico, presented the report of the Committee on Resolutions. Said...
When Mr. Warren had done, grey-bearded Representative Cooper of Wisconsin got the floor to present a minority?the Wisconsin?report. He was given ten minutes to speak in addition to his time for reading his platform. He spoke well, and although the audience was against him, it demanded more time for him. He quit when his speaking time was up and began to read. Some of the minority planks were loudly hissed and booed. A few received mild applause. When he finished, he moved his platform be adopted. Mr. Warren moved the majority report be adopted...
Reorganization of Executive Branch. Reorganisation of executive departments in general conformity with a report recently made by a joint committee of Congress...
...commission as Major in the engineers (1917) ? Pur chasing Agent for the A. E. F.* ? the Congressional War investigations (in which he made his famous "Helen Maria" remarks) ? advocacy of the Versailles Treaty and the League of Nations ? Director of the Budget ? "Dawes' report" on reparations...