Word: supporting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...believe that I express the opinion of many of those active in the world of sports when I say that President Roosevelt has established a claim to our support. Now that his splendid courage and remarkable vision have started the country well on its way to better times, these men and women will be only too eager to get out and work for his election. Baseball, tennis, racing, boxing and all other sports are again drawing record crowds and Roosevelt is the answer." Thus last week did onetime fisticuffer William Harrison ("Jack") Dempsey, who thinks it is funny to burn...
...Reed had an audience of less than 50 when he delivered his speech behind closed doors. Before its end he broke down and wept. Joe Ely could not win the Southerners present to support Landon. He had to be content with an enthusiastic agreement to oppose Roosevelt. Ablest work at the meeting was done by Bainbridge Colby, who wrote its resolution declaring that Franklin Roosevelt had turned his back on his 1932 platform, that his administration had tried in every way to strike down "the beneficent structures of Democratic Government." Said the Colby pronunciamento...
...nomination for Governor was Burgin Estel Dossett, East Tennessee schoolteacher. Dossett was also the candidate of the present State Administration headed by Governor Hill McAlister, whom Boss Crump helped to elect. Six hours later Boss Crump announced: "We, what is generally known as the city and county crowd, will support Gordon Browning for Governor believing he is honestly the best...
Though he voted for Herbert Hoover in 1928 because he believed that a fellow engineer was needed in the White House, Engineer Lasser supported Socialist Norman Thomas in 1932, will support him again this year. Says this onetime inter-planetarian: "I have decided that it is necessary to remake the Earth before delving into life on the Moon...
...Pyrenees, but that for the first time, Fascism, like Communism, had become an international force. No labor struggle, no class warfare can break out anywhere in the world without expressions of sympathy, and sometimes cash contributions from Moscow's Third International. Italy now was apparently undertaking to support a foreign outbreak of Fascism in the same way. Correspondents with the northern rebel armies near Burgos were quick to point out German steel helmets. Twice last week Russian freighters loaded with Soviet munitions were reported en route to help the radical Spanish Government. In Moscow, 100,000 workers jammed...