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Word: slating (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...entire week was spent by the House in selecting its committees because the organization of the House is based on the two-party system and there were actually three parties in the field. A Republican committee and a Democratic committee each named a slate for committee places. Then each slate was submitted to a party caucus and approved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: A Three-Cornered Contest | 12/24/1923 | See Source »

More conferring, more bargaining, and finally another Republican caucus. The regulars had the choice of securing the support of the Democrats by offering them another seat, or by offering Mr. Nelson a place. They chose the latter course. Representative Tilson was dropped from the slate and Representative Nelson substituted. The result was the reproduction in the Rules Committee of the situation which pertains on the floor of the House-the regular Republicans short of majority, the insurgent Republicans able to give a majority to either party, the Democrats a substantial minority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: A Three-Cornered Contest | 12/24/1923 | See Source »

...nominating committee of the United States Golf Association picked its slate of nominees for officers of the Association, which is practically equivalent to election. The honor of the Presidency fell to Wyant D. Vanderpool of the Morris County (N. J.) Golf Club. For several years Mr. Vanderpool was Secretary of the U. S. G. A.; last year he was Vice President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: U. S. G. A. | 11/26/1923 | See Source »

California has the only clean slate. The Westerners have been powerful enough to keep their goal line uncrossed and have only had it seriously threatened once during the season. Yale leads with number of points scored so far this season. The Eli machine has piled up 174 points to its opponents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE, CORNELL, AND NOTRE DAME ARE UNDEFEATED | 11/10/1923 | See Source »

...University squad will begin its preparation for the Harvard-Dartmouth-Maine triangular meet here next Friday, when it jogs over the river course this afternoon. So far, the Crimson men have kept their slate clean, but it is probable that both Dartmouth and Maine will present stiffer opposition than did Middlebury or Bowdoin. Captain Coburn, who has been out of both races because of an injured leg, will probably be able to run this week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOVICE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE FOR 1927 TO BE RUN TODAY | 10/22/1923 | See Source »

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