Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...election day one of his Manhattan papers published a full page editorial in support of Hylan...
...assembly gasped. Dean of mid-European statesmen that he is, the aged Count Apponyi fired home an address in support of his measure that was calculated to leave not a mind unpersuaded. The assembly rose to its feet and cheered. Then it suddenly sat down and realized it had made a faux pas. Throughout the rest of the week the mills of Britannia slowly ground Count Apponyi's resolution to nothingness. The hour for "putting teeth into the League...
...Robert M. LaFollette Jr., running on his father's platform; Roy Porter Wilcox, onetime state senator, candi- date of the Republican state organization, Francis E. McGovern, former Governor (1911-15) running on a compromise Coolidge-La Fol- lette platform; and Daniel Woodward, "Coolidge-Dawes" candidate with Ku Klux support...
...opinion the Republican National Comittee will not support him. I am, of course simply giving my private opinion. I cannot look upon a man who opposes the Republican Party in a campaign as a Republican. Certainly party regularity must have something to do with it in a case like this." Anticipating his defeat in the primaries, Roy B. Wilcox, chosen by the regular Republicans, had filed as an independent; nevertheless he 'withdrew. The regular Republicans threw their support to one Edward F. Dithmar, who had not taken part in the primary but had filed as an independent Republican...
...freaks of the primary was the Democratic contest. William George Bruce, named by the Democratic state organization, lacked sufficient popular support, although he was unopposed on the ballot, and failed to poll 5% of the Democratic vote cast in Wisconsin at the last election. According to Wisconsin law a candidate must poll in the primaries at least 5% of his party's vote in the previous election. Bruce failed to do so. No other Demo-crat did. Consequently there will be no regular Democratic candidate in the election, although Bruce will run as an independent Democrat...