Word: voting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Statistics were gathered that showed that at the club tables the average of the greatest number of men present at them at one time was for lunch eight and for dinner nine men. The directors then passed a vote by a bare majority...
...explained, the intention of the Corporation seems to us to be good. That political methods or machinery should be introduced, never so slightly, is undesirable; but the question which presented itself to our minds was whether the means employed to realize this purpose were not too sweeping, whether the vote of the Corporation besides accomplishing its intention will not also cause considerable loss. There is a political party meeting of a character which we regret to see abolished,- the meeting in which the speakers, although strong partisans, explain in a delightful manner the principles and ideals of their party...
Question: "Resolved, That United States senators should be elected by direct popular vote...
...Tennis Club, New York. Teams from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia will contest. The Harvard Fencing Club will be represented by J. P. Parker '96, F. E. Hoffman '96 and A. H. Thacher '97. In determining the score, the winner of each bout will be decided by the vote of four judges and a referee, and will score one for his team...
Question: "Resolved, That United States senators should be elected by direct popular vote...