Word: republicanized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...indictment charged two Germans and two Swiss with conspiring and their companies with conspiring to defraud the Government, and added further that John T. King, former Republican National Committeeman from Connecticut, received $50,000 for taking part in the conspiracy; that the late Jesse W. Smith (notorious from the Department of Justice and Veterans' Bureau investigations) received $25,000, and Col. Thomas W. Miller, former Alien Property Custodian, got $391,000 in Liberty bonds, for approving and securing completion of the plot. All these were indicted except John T. King, who it is said is needed as a witness...
...framing a similar law for Wisconsin, came before the Committee with a number of suggestions at least one of which appeared to "catch." He suggested an unpaid board of tax experts to study equalization of tax schedules and to simplify them so that anyone can understand them. Both his Republican and his Democratic hearers appeared to like this idea. He said Secretary Mellon was "eternally right" in saying that lower surtaxes would yield more revenue. He wanted much lower inheritance taxes?say, 15% instead of 40% maximum?but did not think they should be abolished. He wanted a board created...
...this point of his career that Mr. Nichols so impressed Innes that the Republican boss decided to support him; and now, 21 years later, Mr. Nichols is mayor largely because he received the Innes support in the campaign...
Always a staunch Republican, Collector Nichols appealed to many of the G. O. P. faction in Boston as Mayor Curley's term neared its end. The Nichols boom stated comparatively late, but by midsummer he appeared to be among the strongest mayoralty candidates among the large number then mentioned as possibilities...
...Arthur R. Robinson is only 44. He is an Indianapolis attorney, a "good Republican" but of no particular political importance. He is said to be a good orator. Against him politically is the fact that he supported Governor Jackson in the last election and so, justly or unjustly, he is considered a "Klan...