Word: vare
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Democratic Senator has been returned from that state, and ordinarily none but a Republican has a chance even in his own opinion. But Mr. Norris sensibly pointed out that the cheapest and least embarrassing way for the old party to save itself the awkward task of removing Mr. Vare (who won the $3,000,000 primary campaign) is not to elect him next November. Mr. Norris' plan of political surgery was the more happy because, oddly, the Democratic nominee happens to be a man of some note-William Bauchop Wilson, onetime Cabinet member under Woodrow Wilson, and the first...
...CONGRESS,) he tested all winds eagerly for a whiff of larger game. Last fortnight his vigilance was rewarded; he coursed off after the Anti-Saloon League, in the person of its counsel, Wayne B. Wheeler, on the pretext of getting evidence of Wet moneys expended for Candidate Vare. Last week he was not astonished to find that this new quarry had a mate the gentle, bright-eyed Women's Christian Temperance Union. Swerving, Senator Reed followed this fresh and fragrant spoor to extraordinary revelations...
Totals. The campaign committees filed their expenditures as required by law in Pennsylvania, and showed approximately $1,620,000 spent for the Pepper ticket, $670,000 spent for the Vare ticket and $195,000 spent for Pinchot...
Expectations. The Democrats had already begun to make the Pennsylvania primary an issue. It seems quite likely that there will be a bitter fight in the next Congress to prevent the seating of Vare if he is elected, and there is no small likelihood that an effort will be made to put on record Senators who come up for election as to whether they will vote to unseat Vare...
Anti-Saloon League. Senator Reed called Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel and "legislative representative" of the Anti-Saloon League. The pretext for calling him was that he had sent the committee information that Wet interests had contributed to Mr. Vare's campaign but the real reason was that Senator Reed has been eager to dig into the affairs of the Anti-Saloon League. During an interval in the hearings, Mr. Wheeler looking rather worn, and wearing a too-large collar approached Mr. Reed...