Word: slates
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week John L. Lewis and his political pragmatists in Pennsylvania adopted a third course which has been regarded with equal indifference by advocates of the first two: bidding for control of the Democratic Party by offering their own slate in the primaries. Gathered in Harrisburg for its first convention, the Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council (C. I. O.) unanimously endorsed the Democratic primary candidacy of Lieut.-Governor Thomas Kennedy, secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, urged its members to enroll as Democrats and to campaign for his nomination in the May 17 primary through the State branch...
...political prognosticators the most important question of the moment is: how will the seemingly irreparable split between the A. F. of L. and the C. I. O. affect labor's political power? Prime example of its adverse effect was the defeat of the C. I. O. slate in Detroit's municipal elections last year. The most revealing answer will come from the May primary election in Pennsylvania where, last fortnight, John L. Lewis took his political life in his hands by entering Lieut.-Governor Thomas Kennedy, Secretary-Treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, in the Democratic...
Heading the slate in the Permanent Class Committee election was Francis Keppel with 337 votes, followed by Charles G. Hutter Jr., With 293, Edward L. Barnes with 262, Peter T. Brooks with 231, Caspar W. Weinberger with 229 and H. Bruce Griswold with...
...battle with the talented Elis the Freshmen met the stiffest opponents of the season. Undefeated 145-pounder Bruce Richardson lost in an overtime bout to Madden, leader of the Blue, as Captain Tom Lacey kept his slate clear by crushing David Renwick...
...slate of nominees as they were announced by the Nominating Committee composed of Senior Cabinet of Phillips Brooks House is as follows...