Word: republicanized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After such diatribes Mr. Harrison frequently retires to the cloakroom and meeting his Republican colleagues, many of whom are his good friends, pats them on the back. Vituperation is all in his day's work...
...Adopted a resolution calling upon the Treasurers of the Republican and Democratic National Committees to furnish information on the contributions of the "Big Five" meat packers in political campaigns since...
Committee investigating the oil leases adjourned, subject to call, because the supply of witnesses had been exhausted. The quarrel between Senator Walsh, Democratic prosecutor, and Senator Spencer, Republican defender, continued to the very end. Daugherty. The investigation of the Daugherty regime in the Department of Justice continued, but with its end in sight during May. There was the usual round of witnesses, most interesting of whom was Thomas W. Miller, Alien Property Custodian, who, speaking of some of Daugherty's associates, said: "I told President Harding that I did not like some of the ways of some people...
...second consideration. It had been passed by both Houses and vetoed by the President (TIME, May 12). Mr. Bursum had summoned it up again to try to override the veto by a two-thirds vote. In the brief debate, which preceded the roll call, Senator Bursum, a Republican, led the fight for the bill and against the veto; contrariwise, Senator Dial, Democrat, led the group who attacked the bill and supported the President's veto. This fact was significant of what was to follow with the roll call. The vote was taken: For bill, Against bill, Against veto...
Senator Harreld's change to the negative side (he declared that he had thought he was voting "Aye" to support the veto) had prevented the bill from passing with a two-thirds vote. The President's veto had been sustained with the aid of more Democrats than Republicans. This was partly explained by the fact that many Democrats come from southern states which have few Civil War (Union) veterans. It was natural enough to find the Republican insurgents against the President. But where were the regulars-Brandegee, Elkins, Fess, Jones of Washington, McKinley, McNary, Moses, Shortridge, Spencer, Watson...