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...Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut, Republican leader in the House (chosen to succeed Nicholas Longworth, who is to be Speaker), called at the White House to discuss the program of the coming Congress: 1) tax reduction; 2) passing of appropriation bills; 3) railroad legislation...
...brief event. Five minutes each were allotted for two speeches of nomination. A vote was taken. It stood 140 votes for Mr. Longworth to 85 for Mr. Madden. Mr. Madden moved to make the nomination unanimous. Mr. Longworth clasped his hand. The contest was ended. Representative John Q. Tilson* of Connecticut was named
...James K. Polk, who was elected eleventh U. S. President in 1844. *John Quillin Tilson, who has served 14 years in the House, dark-eyed, shaggy of mustache, heavy of eyebrow, able...
...definite little-up has yet been announced by Coach Roper. Captain Stout and Tilson, both letter men for two years, have been playing the ends on Team A in the scrimmages, and will almost certainly hold down those positions the whole season. The tackles so far have been Gates, a substitute last year, and Baldwin, a star of last year's Freshman combination. As guards Princeton has two lettermen of known repute, Hills and Howard. The center berth is still very uncertain. Three candidates for the pivotal position, McMillan, Bartell, and Forrest, have almost equal chances for the final line...
...Vermont were not much different from similar days in the White House. Two hundred automobiles full of "Grangers," from ten states rolled into Plymouth and were received on the lawn, rainy and misty although it was. Alva B. Johnson, onetime President of the Baldwin Locomotive Works; Representative John Q. Tilson, of the Speaker's Bureau of the Republican National Committee; John Barrett, Chairman of the Coolidge Independent Group; George W. Davison, Vice-President of the Central Union Trust Co., were among the callers. The total number of visitors during the 13 days approached...