Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...prior to the Senate's "organizing," asked the orthodox Republicans for assurance that this session would see a "final vote" on farm relief, anti-Labor injunctions and U. S. policies in Latin-America. Senator Curtis, chief Republican, had replied with affable caution. The "progressives" had later agreed to support the Republicans' committee choices and their ticket for the more-or-less honorary Senate offices-President pro tem., Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms...
...still veto legislation. Governor Sampson was elected because Governor Fields wanted to smash the betting machines at Kentucky's race track. Many a Democrat voted against this threat to Kentucky tradition, remained party-faithful to the rest of the Democratic ticket. Before leaving office, Governor Fields did support two Kentucky traditions. In six weeks he pardoned 148 convicts, sitting up long past midnight to dictate his reasons as required by law.* Law does not compel Kentucky's Governor to prove his reasons but last week, Mr. Fields busied himself defending the innocence of convicted-&-pardoned murderers, manslaughterers, robbers...
...good ship sails on, tempests are brewing for the next election, which must come not later than 1929. A Liberal cloud, once "no bigger than a man's hand," is swelling notably puffed by the "Hearst of England," Lord Rothermere, who recently shifted his always opportunist support from Stanley Baldwin to David Lloyd George (TIME, Nov. 7). Since Labor is not likely to emerge weakened from the coming conflict, a Liberal resurgence would slash deep into the Conservative majority. Before such a slash is attempted, Stanley Baldwin, most negative of British Prime Ministers, must toughen the resistance...
...urge Will Rogers to run against Hiram Johnson for the United States Senatorship. The matter has been brought to public notice as a result of a telegram sent to Rogers by the State Treasurer of California, in which the Treasurer is reported to have assured Rogers of enough support to gain him a seat at Washington. In announcing his action, the official is quoted as saying that Rogers has proved himself through his sense of humor to possess "an intellectual understanding of politics" which is worthy to be applied seriously to governmental matters. Obviously the proposal is of a more...
...eyes at the Metropolitan this week. It would be otiose not to sing her praises, because some of her charm and personality manages to transcend the tawdry banality of the Revue in which she appears, the ornate ensembles in which she is dressed, and the characterless puppets who support her. On the screen she had as distinct an individuality as Theda Bara ever had, but on the Metropolitan stage she was unable to glitter as in "Fascination" or "Peacock Alley". The romance of the Merry Widow waltz left the "Publix" patrons cold, whereas less black velvet and fluffy chiffon...