Word: republicanized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...reception was a nine days' political wonder; to Hiram Johnson's Presidential ambitions it had more meaning than to William G. McAdoo's, because the proposal is generally considered a feather in Mr. Coolidge's cap, and Mr. Johnson must fight Mr. Coolidge in the Republican Convention...
...Democrats were for the most part non-committal-deeming it unwise to oppose the apparently popular Mellon proposal, considering it unprofitable to approve of anything Republican...
...four classes of Republicans it is noteworthy that only one, the progressive-radical group, is obstinately opposed to the Mellon plan. As the Mellon plan's popularity became evident, the cautious tacticians began to offer it more support. At the same time, Calvin Coolidge, feeling the public pulse at the White House, decided that the tax cut and no bonus was the best program for the Administration. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican floor leader of the Senate, lunched at the White House, and it was given out that the President was unalterably opposed to a bonus...
...Consideration of the Administration tax bill. There are clear indications that the " regular" Republicans will back the plan and make it the basis of their campaign in 1924. Representative William R. Green, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and Senator Reed Smoot, Chairman of the Finance Committee, will nurse the bill in their committees. The great problem for the Administration will be on the floors of both Houses. In the Senate the Republicans hold 51 out of 96 seats. In the House the Republicans have 225 out of 435 seats. But seven Republican Senators are La Follette insurgents...
...National Woman's Party held a conference in Washington to launch its drive for a Constitutional Amendment to make women absolutely equal with men in the eyes of the law. Having received the assurance of Senator Curtis of Kansas, Republican whip, that he would present their amendment in the next Congress, a delegation of 200 women went to call on the President...