Word: snubbed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...choosing General Pershing for Commander of the A. E. F., President Wilson chose well; few, if any, dispute that. And few dispute that the President's refusal to send General Wood to France even in command of a division, was, from General Wood's point of view, a snub. The snub may have been justified by the exigencies of the situation; that is a matter of opinion...
...been refused entrance to the Del Fey Club; how Thaw sat within, busy with his tiddling, all unseen by the press. "I'll come down myself," snapped Mr. Payne. He, 33, a viveur himself in a controlled fashion, is a member of the Club. His face - curly-mouthed, snub-nosed, the face of a bespectacled Puck-is well known to "Texas" Guinan, famed proprietress. Also, it is known, most unpleasantly known, to Harry K. Thaw. That is why the other patrons of the club gasped when they saw the waiter place Mr. Payne at the table next Mr. Thaw...
Thereby he practically attempted to administer a snub to the President; all but openly defied Mr. Coolidge to remove him "for cause," which as defined by the law includes "malfeasance, incompetence and neglect"?difficult charges to establish...
...Shoals expert. He was simply a Congressman-the Rev. Melvin Or lando McLaughlin, onetime parson. Before the day was over, politicians near and far learned that the Rev. Mr. McLaughlin had discussed pa tronage with the President. Could this, they asked, possibly mean that Mr. Coolidge had decided to snub the Nebraska Senators? Already four nominal Republican Senators (LaFollette, Brookhart, Ladd, Frazier) have been ejected from the party. The Democrats are almost certain to gain ground in the 1926 elections. Could the President possibly afford to cast off even the partial support of the Nebraska Senators? The President...
...Conservative banner has suffered a snub...