Word: succeed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...possible that Wisconsin voters, who set Mr. LaFollette above all others for President, may choose one of his opponents to succeed himself as Senator? A convention of those who hoped so assembled last week at Oshkosh. They were regular Republicans, and Senator Irvine L. Lenroot-the other Wisconsin Senator-addressed them...
...dared they? How could they hope to succeed in founding a national movement by picking a local politician for its head? Being able men, they doubtless had their reasons...
Last winter the students of Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.) placarded their campus: "We want Meiklejohn." They meant Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn, revolutionary deposed President of Amherst College. They wanted Dr. Meiklejohn for President of Knox to succeed Dr. James L. McConaughy who last January shifted to the chair of Wesleyan University (TIME, Dec. 29). They thought Dr. Meiklejohn and his liberalism were "indispensable." But Dr. Meiklejohn was planning an "independent" university of his own (TIME, Sept. 15) and the students' placards faded, wilted...
...union-it was too complete for that. We never left each other for a moment. Our work was our whole life and our greatest pleasure. . . . During the 20 years I have been with him I never once heard him raise his voice. . . . From the first he destined me to succeed him, to go on with his work...
...freight rates on farm products might be brought about in that way. He said he had no plans for venturing on a radical program for farm legislation, and was waiting for further reports on farm conditions. On the World Court, disarmament, debt funding, a new Ambassador to Japan (to succeed the late Mr. Bancroft), he was "receptive" rather than informative. The correspondents were obliged .'to retire with little grist for their papers. ¶ Shortly after Admiral Eberle's visit, correspondents announced that the President would soon have discouraging reports as to the possibility of effecting further economies...