Word: vare
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Senator Gerald P. Nye, aggressive progressive from North Dakota, told the President that he was wrong. He warned him that the contests over seating the Senators-elect, William S. Vare of Pennsylvania and Frank L. Smith of Illinois, were going to consume many valuable weeks of the Senate's time; that a jam of legislation would result...
William S. Vare, U. S. Senator-elect* from Pennsylvania, addressed the international convention of the Loyal Order of Moose in Philadelphia (see p. 28). Said he: "As a member of the Senate of the United States, a citizen of Philadelphia, and a member of the Philadelphia Lodge of Moose for 20 years, I welcome you to Philadelphia. This is the proudest moment of my life." Miles Poindexter, onetime (1911-23) U. S. Senator from Washington, returned from Peru where he has functioned for four years as ambassador. Loquacious, onetime Senator Poindexter made remarks: "There are heavy investments of American capital...
...Vare's opponents contend that he is not rightfully a "member of the Senate of the United States." When the Senate convenes in December and Mr. Vare rises to take his oath of office, these opponents will doubtless move that the oath be not administered. It is felt by some that Mr. Vare's pre-election expenses were scandal- ously high...
Election expenses. No governor became excited over the corrupt practices act (limiting campaign expenses), but a onetime governor, Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania, an honorary member of the Conference, flayed Senator-elect William S. Vare of Pennsylvania and included in his caustic words Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon. The Conference listened, decided that candidates for office who had knowingly violated the corrupt practices act should not be allowed to hold their seats, thus begging the question and naming no names...
...asserted that President Coolidge's reluctance to a special session sprang from political reasons. Summoned, Congress might make a flood appropriation; then open up the Vare scandal and the Smith scandal, consider an anti-third term resolution, in general prove embarrassing to the President...