Word: voting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...having the U. S. in the World Court under any conditions. Seven months passed. Liberia, Cuba, Greece, Uruguay opened their arms, welcomed the U. S. into the brotherhood. Other nations remained cool, indifferent. Meanwhile, at home, Senators began to find that their constituents were not pleased with the votes they had cast for the World Court. In April, Senator William B. McKinley was defeated for renomination in the Illinois primaries ostensibly because he had voted for the World Court. Now, in California and Wisconsin, Senators Shortridge and Lenroot are having trouble in the primary campaigns for the same reason...
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Republicans in high places have done little to isolate themselves from the lavish vote-buying by their party brothers in Pennsylvania and Illinois beyond snorting, with Secretary Mellon, that such tactics are a regrettable necessity. But last week an orator fairly high in the hearts if not in the councils of Republicans let it be known that his political conscience, at least, did not condone Insull subsidies and the like. It was Col. Theodore Roosevelt instructing young Republicans in Manhattan in the way they should go. Said...
...shall be in Santa Barbara for another month, but I shall, of course, make a special trip to Los Angeles on Aug. 31 to vote for you." The California Primaries are just about the best political sideshow now on view in the Republic. Presidential hopefuls and other bigwigs, unheard-ofs and the ghosts of bygone statesmen crowd the stage. Local feuds, Hearstling newspapers, religion, and the World Court make good scenery...
Sinking Fund. By a docile vote of 420 to 140, the Chamber authorized the creation of an autonomous sinking fund out of which the National Defense bonds and short term Treasury issues will be amortized. The fund is to be fed by the additional inheritance taxes just voted, by a budgetary allowance and from the profits of the enormous state tobacco monopoly. A non-partisan committee of 20 experts will administer the sinking fund, with the object of restoring confidence in the Government's willingness and ability to meet its obligations without hindrance from the Chamber...