Word: smoot
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...black-furred cub of a silver-tipped sire, boyish Senator Robert Marion ("Young Bob") La Follette of Wisconsin, mounted the convention platform last week as his dead father had so often done before him, to voice the "conscience" of the G. 0. P. He followed Senator Smoot. He presented what has been called, since 1908 when the senior La Follette began the practice, "The Minority Report on the Platform...
...listened attentively at the radio, nodded approvingly as Senator Smoot droned the G. O. Platform into the Missouri microphones...
...morning after the night before (according to one story), Senator Borah was taking his ursine way through the Hotel Muehlebach lobby when he encountered tall Senator Smoot, who had sat up late discussing the vice presidency with other party wise...
...Senator Smoot wearily replied: "Cox of Massachusetts...
...what's the trouble?" asked startled Senator Smoot...