Word: republicanisms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Senator Curtis of Kansas, Republican whip, was well liked by the regulars. In his capacity as a sort of assistant floor leader under Lodge he has been popular...
...Senator Curtis were chosen, someone else would have to replace him as Republican whip. The whip's function is to circulate among the members of his party, sound them out in regard to specific measures, discover whether any of them had made embarrassing commitments that would prevent them from lining up with the others on a given bill, ascertain what amendments would make a bill acceptable to individual members of his group and generally try to line up the party vote. It is an important post, and Mr. Curtis has shown himself able in filling...
...eloquence. In school days, he was an athlete and a humorist rather than a student. Yale made him Bachelor of Arts in 1856 at the age of 22. His eloquence at once took him into the campaign of that year in which he supported the newly-born Republican Party. Two years later, his ability had won him admission to the bar; and he went that same year as a delegate to the State Convention of his Party. Two years later still, the historic campaign of '60 brought his persuasive tongue out of the law office and put him upon...
...Senator from New York. After the Legislature had been deadlocked for several weeks over the election, Mr. Depew withdrew in order that the deadlock might end and New York might be represented in the Senate. In 1888, he placed Benjamin Harrison in nomination at the Republican Convention, but on the first ballot got 9 votes to Harrison's 80. After a few ballots he withdrew his name?and Harrison...
...highest office in the land. In 1899, he was firm in his refusal to run for Vice President on the ticket with Mc-Kinley, and acceptance would have made him President, after McKinley's assassination, instead of Roosevelt. In 1916, he was one of the candidates before the Republican Convention, running, in the first two ballots, second only to Hughes whom he had helped to make. But, like Mr. Depew, he soon withdrew his name in the interest of harmony...