Word: sargents
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President, and also Attorney General Sargent, Postmaster General New, Speaker Longworth, Everett Sanders, John Hays Hammond, and Edward T. Clark, Rudolph Forster, Judson C. Welliver (White House men) were guests of 115 newspaper correspondents who "cover" the White House. The correspondents gave a good dinner at the new Hotel Mayflower and Mr. Sargent made a good speech...
...President, in the closing hours of the special session of the Senate, nominated James Garabaldi Sargent to be Attorney General, Peter Augustus Jay to be Ambassador to Argentina, Jacob Gould Schurman to be Ambassador to Germany, Ulysses Grant-Smith to be Minister to Uruguay, George L. Kreeck to be Minister to Paraguay, four additional members to the Board of Tax Appeals and Thomas F. Woodlock to the Interstate Commerce Commission. All except Mr. Woodlock were immediately confirmed...
...Last week, the President terminated the controversy by appointing John G. Sargent of Vermont, whom the Senate promptly confirmed without a roll-call, without a single opposing vote...
...Sargent was clearly approved for lack of enemies in Washington. Until after breakfast last Tuesday morning, just two Senators had eve herd his name; yet before dinner, a majority of that body, had officially pronounced him qualified to occupy this powerful position in the Cabinet. A study of his record would have revealed three significant attainments. He has some local reputation as a corporation and criminal lawyer; he is one of the reactionary "bosses" of his state; and his acquaintance with "Colonel" John Coolidge dates from boyhood. Interesting attainments these are, but hardly adequate preparation for the legal representative...
...Senate had just vigorously asserted its right--and duty--to investigate the qualifications for office of the President's nominees. Its neglect of this obligation in Sargent's case is quite inconsistent and unpardonable. No sooner had it displayed total disregard for the President's judgment by twice rejecting his first choice for this post, than, with implications of unbounded faith; it approved an unknown man without a murmur. the principle that any nominee offered by the President is to be accepted unless shown to be unfit may conduce to efficient administration. But to sanction a man's appointment...