Word: republicanisms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Then it was that Senator Jim Reed sprung a surprise, and for once the fighting Missourian had the Democrats behind him to a man. He called a resolution ordering a special committee of five Senators to investigate campaign expenditures, a committee on which there should be two regular Republicans, one Progressive Republican and two Democrats?giving the opposition the majority...
Within a few minutes Vice President appointed the investigating committee: Reed of Missouri and Bayard (Democrats), LaFollette (Progressive Republican), Reed of Pennsylvania and Deneen (Republicans). But three of these promptly withdrew?Reed of Pennsylvania, Deneen and Bayard. In their places were appointed Fernald, Goff and King. Fernald withdrew and Mr. Dawes named McNary. The reason for the numerous withdrawals were chiefly connected with the coming campaign...
Before the shouting over the Pennsylvania primaries had died away, the fate of another Republican Senator was sealed by ballot in Oregon. There Robert N. Stanfield was up for renomination. The nomination race turned into a free-for-all for the Republicans. There were eight candidates, including one Senator, one woman and one Wet (Oregon is prevailingly Dry). The Senator had against him an incident in a café in Baker, Ore., last fall (TIME, Sept. 28), when he was arrested for drunkenness and never appeared in court to face the charge...
...Vermont, onetime (1900-02) Governor William Wallace Stickney announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Senator against Porter H. Dale, the incumbent. The interest in Stickney's candidacy rests on a number of facts: 1) Senator Dale has not been a very close supporter of the President. 2) Governor Stickney is a cousin of the President and was chosen by him to administer his father's estate. 3) Mr. Stickney is also a law partner of Attorney General Sargent...
...Langley was elected some two years ago to serve in the present Congress as a representative from Kentucky. He never took office. He was convicted of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law and is now in Atlanta Penitentiary. Last week his wife proclaimed that she would stand in the Republican primary in August for election to her husband's seat. She maintains his innocence, and (like Governess Ferguson of Texas) fights to vindicate her husband...