Word: republicanized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Senator Borah came out with an open demand for Mr. Daugherty's resignation. Several Republican Senators urged the President and Mr. Daugherty to consider the latter's resignation in order. Mr. Daugherty replied: "My elimination, voluntarily or otherwise, will be a confession of the truth of all these baseless charges of our adversaries, and will justify them in claiming that we have thereby admitted their truth, and such admission will accomplish the ultimate end and purpose most gratifying to such adversaries. I will never be a party to such a program...
...rumor became current that a Senator had been dealing in Sinclair Oil stock. Senator Davis Elkins, Republican of West Virginia, admitted that he was the Senator in question, saying...
...Senator La Follette or some radical friend of his-such as Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Laborite of Minnesota, or Senator Wheeler, insurgent Republican of Montana-should decide to run on a third party ticket, he might very well carry Wisconsin and some of the Northwestern "radical" states. If election was then close, it would follow that no candidate would have a majority vote in the Electoral College. In such a case, according to the Constitution, the election would then be decided by the House of Representatives,* the delegation of each state casting one vote, i.e., if there were 16 Republican Representatives...
...happens that, according to the present representation in the House, 21 states would vote Republican, 20 would vote Democratic. The 'delegations of five states-Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey-are evenly tied, and it cannot be said how they would vote. Two other states, Minnesota and Wisconsin, are doubtful because their delegations include Farmer-Labor and radical members. The outcome would be most uncertain...
...present New York is rated as a Democratic state, with 22 Democratic Representatives and 21 Republicans. A change of one seat would shift the state into the Republican ranks. Hence the concern over the 19th District of New York...