Word: vare
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...third is Representative William Scott Vare of Philadelphia, another millionaire. He announced his candidacy a day after Mr. Pinchot. He is variously known as the boss or leader of Philadelphia Republicanism. He announced himself as the "Wet Hope" of Pennsylvania. He will have the Republican machine with him, at least in the eastern part of the state. In the western part the Mellons may swing the organization for Pepper. But Vare hopes to take compensation out of Pinchot's vote. He declared: "I shall be opposed by two candidates who would maintain the extreme rigor of the Volstead law. Enforcement...
...Illinois because Mr. Brennan, the wet Democratic boss, has announced his candidacy for the Senate against the dry Republicans; in New York because the drys are expected to put up a candidate against Senator Wadsworth, who is not dry enough to suit them; and in Pennsylvania, where Representative Vare, wet boss of the Philadelphia machine, is expected to run against Senator Pepper and Gifford Pinchot, both drys...
Conferees from the Senate: Reed (Pa.), Sterling, Keyes, King, Harris, the first three being Republicans; from the House: Johnson, Vare, Vincent, Sabath, Raker, the first three being Republicans...
...prospects of Mr. Pinchot's securing even the Pennsylvania delegation are not too bright. Mr. Pinchot is a reformer and an outsider to the great machines of State politics. He was elected by dividing the regular Republican factions-that of the late Boies Penrose and of William S. Vare. In local elections last week these factions united and carried Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and most of the state against independent Republicans. It is not likely that these factions will choose Mr. Pinchot as a favorite son. Mr. Pinchot's fate depends largely on a favorable public reaction to the anthracite...
...line-up follows: YALE. HARVARD. Goldsmith, 3b. s.s., Holbrook Berry, s.s. 3 b., Eckstein Brubacker, c.f. l.f., Widder De Vare, lb. lb., Denker Jackson, p. r.f., Smith Beardsley, c. c., Spalding Bromer, 2b. c.f., Benjamin Corcoran, l.f. 2b., Barrett Crounse, r.f. p. Graves...