Word: republicanized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hiram W. Johnson, Senator from California, officially opened his campaign for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1924, by a speech in Cleveland. A month earlier President Coolidge had delivered his message to Congress (TIME, Dec. 17). It was regarded as "the Republican platform for 1924." But Senator Johnson is his chief opponent for that candidacy. His speech is the alternative platform for his Party next Fall. One platform or the other?in its main points?it is almost certain...
...Attempts to Rectify its Abuses. "The selection of delegates from cer tain of the Southern states had become so corrupt and had created so many scandals thai finally the Republican National Convention in 1920 passed a resolution commanding within a year the Republican National Committee to adopt a 'Just and equitable basis' of representation in future national conventions. The national committee obeyed and within the year acted, and while its action did not constitute 'a just and equitable representation,' nevertheless, it reduced the delegates in Southern states where there is no Republican party...
...Unfairness. "Nine Southern states?Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia?polled 489,000 votes for President Harding. These nine Southern states have 134 delegates to the Republican National Convention. Ohio polled 1,182,000 votes for President Harding, and Ohio has 51 delegates to the Republican National Convention...
...Sacredness as a Party Pledge. "From my standpoint this subject is no longer debatable. With very few exceptions the leaders of the Republican Party have pledged themselves and the Party to the passage of this...
...previous to Mr. Weeks' declaration, Representative Fairchild (Republican) of New York presented in the House two resolutions. One called for adoption as a settled policy (to be known as "The Harding Doctrine") of a portion of a letter which the late President addressed to the Secretary of War: "I am writing to say that I hope it will be the policy of the War Department not only to make no sales of war equipment to any foreign power, but that you will go further and make certain that public sales to our own citizens will be attended by proper...