Word: republicanized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...following is the complete text of an editorial published by the Republican...
...investigations have been resumed by the members of Congress. ¶ In Washington, there assembled the Special Senate Committee for investigating the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Its former Chairman, Senator Watson,* was not present. His successor, Senator Couzens, took charge. The other members present were Senator Ernst of Kentucky (Republican) and Senators Jones of New Mexico and King of Utah (Democrats). They invited Secretary Mellon to confer with them. He came and promised every assistance, promised that their examiners and agents should be given access to the hitherto confidential income tax reports. He was given an extensive questionnaire calling for detailed...
Clem L. Shaver, alleged ineffectual Chairman of the Davis campaign, together with the Republican Chairman (William M. Butler), was soundly rebuked by The New York Times, chief Davis organ. Said the newspaper: "It is significant that protests against the political gush which the Chairmen of the National Committees have been so freely exuding are being heard within the ranks of their own parties . . . Republican complaint about the rosy optimism of Chairman Butler is reaching and disquieting Washington. The President is urged to mobilize that famous Advisory Committee which was to hold the too sanguine and too arbitrary Butler in check...
Theodore Roosevelt senior was feared by the Republican party machine. His forceful personality had won him too much popularity. He was strongly opinionated. In a pinch, his orthodoxy could not be depended upon. So he was placed, in spite of himself, on the vice-presidential shelf, there to end his political career. Had it not been for the unfortunate death of President McKinley, Roosevelt would have been in 1904, politically dead...
Governor Smith is the most prominent figure in New York state politics today. His reelection is almost axiomatic. By nominating Mr. Roosevelt, then, in the face of impending defeat, it almost seems as if the Republican party machine intended to deal with him as it hoped to deal with his father...