Word: specials
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...adduced no reason why Mexicans do not possess the same right to sell arms to the Sacasa faction that U. S. citizens exercise in selling arms to the Diaz faction. Instead President Coolidge defended his policy squarely and courageously on the ground that, "We have a very definite and special interest in the maintenance of order and good government in Nicaragua at the present time...
There is a little used piece of political machinery now present in many a state constitution. It provides that when citizens are vexed with their governor or judges or other officials, they may draw up a petition demanding a special election to oust the official in ques- tion or give him a fresh vote of confidence. As soon as a certain percentage (varying in different states between 10% and 25%) of the voters have signed the petition, the special poll is held. This is known as the recall. More than half of the states west of the Mississippi River have...
Toward the end of October, a little group of vigilant citizens drew up a petition for the recall of Gov. Roland H. Hartley. They needed 97,576 signatures in order to bring about a special election. "It will be easy," said the little group. "We will have 100,000 signatures by Dec. 1. The people of the state will leap to smite that man Hartley. He has abused the powers of his office; he has been responsible for the dismissal of that good educator, Dr. Henry Suzzallo, from the presidency of the University of Washington...
...which, Governor Hartley replied: "This recall movement is founded in selfishness and greed. Its real promoters are those interests which have been denied special privileges...
Cooking in serving pantries of apartment hotels in New York has been held illegal by the Court of Special Sessions there, under fire hazard covered by a Tenement House law. Investments of $350,000,000 in such hotels are jeopardized. The Apartment Hotel Owners' Association will appeal the case...