Word: seated
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thus did the Senate lose its foremost sarcastigator, the Democrat whose tongue was like the lash of an Arkansas snake whip. The Caraway manner belied the Caraway mind. He used to slouch indolently in his Senate seat or pace the centre gangway and back aisles, hands dug deep in pockets, shoulders humped, bald head bent. Suddenly he would straighten up to cut in on a debate. Never a maker of long formal speeches he drawled out words that stung his adversaries, bitter words that left scars. Not soon will Truman Newberry or Albert Bacon Fall or Harry Micajah Daugherty...
...hours beyond an important deadline (TIME, Oct. 12), Senator Caraway died two days too soon to help his party. By law the Governor of Arkansas may not now appoint his successor but must order a special election between 60 and 120 days after his death. The empty Caraway seat insures Republican control of the Senate when it sits...
...district from an airplane, went hobnobbing around among bean-growing farmers. Nominee Eldred, supported by Governor Brucker and organized Husbandry, weaseled on Prohibition, won Dry backing, talked about "upholding Hoover's hands." Result: election of Demo-crat Hart by 5,000 votes and a direct gain of one seat in the House for his party...
...State was Representative Harry McLeary Wurzbach. Immense personal popularity in Guadalupe County kept him in the House despite the opposition of the local Republican machine. Last week Congressman Wurzbach underwent an appendectomy, died suddenly. Thirty days after executive proclamation a special election will be held to fill his empty seat but Democrats were confident that they could replace him with one of their own. thereby adding another much-needed vote to their House strength. If they did, they would have a clean 218 majority...
...arranging for the affair, it is planned to seat the guest of honor at a table in the center of the Dining Hall with various members of the House. The remaining guests will find places throughout the room, with the tutors to be seated at various tables with the residents of the House. It is not planned to use the High Table for the dinner, but all the tables will be on the floor of the room...