Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...delivery to his good friend Vice President Dawes or for barter with other big G. O. P. traders at the convention. Candidate Lowden did not file in Indiana, and therefore, since Lowden admirers realize that a vote for Lowden is virtually a vote for Dawes anyway, the Watson support in Indiana will be a Watson-Lowden-Dawes vote-really more significant for Candidate Hoover to beat, if he can, than the Willis vote in Ohio...
Such is the case of the amateur tennis players, a case that is hard to defend on any grounds, since it is not at all clear why those who are good at one thing must shun it as a visible means of support, relying on the power of their names for assistance in what they do wretchedly. Love of the game is often cited as the motive for this mesalliance, but it is a love without restraint that advocates a March training camp, a love of the Davis Cup rather than the game for which it stands...
...between the opposing factions. The parties stand in a peculiar position. If they desire to take a definite stand, they must choose from the men who have followed the method of issue inventing. A really complete platform would require half a dozen presidential nominees of this lik for its support. It looks as if the silent man will carry the convention: the old game of hushing up the real questions will be played again, and the people will be allowed to choose between two men, neither of whom is willing to compromise himself on any issue...
...Cheek '26, former Crimson football captain, will speak in support of the question: "Resolved, That this house favors the enlargement of the Stadium to a seating capacity of 80,000 people" in the debate on Tuesday evening, March 20, under the auspices of the Debating Union, it was announced last night. A. R. Sweezy '29 is the only other speaker who has been definitely chosen, but several other tentative selections have been made. It is expected that many members of the 1927 football team, including Captain-elect A. E. French '29, will be present, and one of them will speak...
...Harvard's missionary fund goes to the support of the school. A Harvard representative, B. K. Schneider, was sent to aid in the work by the Phillips Brooks House Association. He is at present engaged in the work of the school...