Word: united
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sometimes the group-voting is subdivided, for lack of unit rule, or because of the State boss's weakness or through actual differences in individuals' opinions. But for the most part the chairman of each delegation just stands up when his State's turn comes and announces or reiterates, "Transylvania-umpteen votes for Hooridge." Unless spectators have rare good seats, they hear little but the candidate's name, because all the delegates go on conversing, arguing or registering enthusiasm all over the pandemoniac convention floor. If a State's vote changes materially between one ballot...
Revolutionary soldiers drag their commander, Li Yuan-hung out from under his wife's bed. The year is 1911. Li protests. He is loyal to the Manchu Emperor. No! He will not lead the soldiers as a unit in the great revolution!! But then, on second thought, he does...
...that when the producers of a given commodity had produced more of that commodity than they could market in an "orderly" fashion, or more than they were willing to try to market with the aid of the loan fund only, that an "equalization fee" should be levied upon each unit of the commodity in question, to augment the loan fund. That was not all right with President Coolidge. S. 3555 further proposed that separate special councils be formed to advise the Federal board on the status of each & every commodity, so that the board would know when to levy...
...parades of delegates, carrying their standards. On the second ballot the Pennsylvania vote for W. B. Wilson of that state was contested, and the delegation was polled by the permanent chairman, and found to be for Smith by a two-vote margain. All the states voted under the unit rule...
After the several candidates have been designated and speeches made on their behalf, the party candidate will be chosen by the unit system, each state controlling one vote. The chairmen of the various state delegations, chosen by the men from the separate states who have expressed interest in the forthcoming convention, will assemble to arrange final details for the meeting, Friday evening at the Union...