Word: vice
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bosses appraise the worth of women in politics, they saw to it that Houston need yield nothing to Kansas City in the number, the beauty, the distinction of its lady delegates. Mabel Walker Willebrandts were scarce, but the Bosses could outmatch Leona Curtis Knight, daughter of mere Vice-Presidential Curtis, with Emily Smith Warner, favorite daughter of the Brown Derby himself. Delegate Warner was not unbefriended. Her mother, husband,* sister, three brothers, many in-laws, were among the watched and watching observers. But she missed her father, sent him cheering messages...
Friday. A. M.-Charles Curtis was nominated for Vice President of the U. S. on the first ballot with 1,052 votes...
Thursday. A.M.-Vice-Presidential boomlets continued amid confusion...
There was no pretense of work next day at the Department of Commerce. Telegrams rained in from President Coolidge, Vice President Dawes, Charles Evans Hughes, Andrew William Mellon and all the obvious people also from Dr. Frank Crane, sermonizer, who said "tickled to death," and Morris Gest, theatrical producer, who said: "My father and mother have been praying for you in Berlin...
...morning after the night before (according to one story), Senator Borah was taking his ursine way through the Hotel Muehlebach lobby when he encountered tall Senator Smoot, who had sat up late discussing the vice presidency with other party wise...