Word: voting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...open; he has destroyed the atmosphere of secrecy and insincerity that surrounded it; it cannot again be relegated to the hush-hush closet. From sheer gratitude for this clearing of a most poisonous atmosphere-which the Republican party and Mr. Hoover are both breathing and perpetuating-I shall vote for Mr. Smith...
Last week, having elaborated governmental issues as far as he thought was desired by the people he expected to vote for him, Governor Smith conducted a "cleanup" campaign of undisguised political debating. The speeches were more memorable for fragments than in full. Excerpts that will be remembered as typical Smithisms...
...Edward O. Schaaf of Newark, N. J., Hooverite, was misquoted by the Republican National Committee and "in consequence" announced he would switch his vote to Smith. "I am thoroughly disgusted with the behavior of the Republican National Committee," said irate Dr. Schaaf...
...entrained for Manhattan to be Governor Smith's guest and "get the full benefit of that thrill" on Election Day. Near Elgin, Ill., her traveling companion looked into Mrs. Nash's berth, found her dead. A sticklesome legal question arose: could Mrs. Nash's absentee vote be counted...
...Marcus Garvey, president-general of the Universal Negro Improvement Association ("back to Africa" movement; alleged membership, 4,000,000), who was deported by the U. S. last year, called from Quebec upon all his U. S. followers to vote for Smith...