Word: voting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Council did congratulate the Smoker Election Committee for conducting a vote which had more Freshmen casting ballots than Yard elections have seen in a long time--a vote which probably gave the class as good a chance to loosen up and get to know each other (which is, despite Harvard's high academic plane, the function of the smoker which the committee is to arrange) as they have had since entering Harvard...
...finally, the "outstanding ability, special skills, and particular knowledge complementary to the functions of the Council" were not, as Mr. Heer claims, mentioned in any vote of congratulations for Kimball's conducting of the Smoker elections for, as I have said, he did not conduct them; they are, rather, the only grounds which should qualify a man to be even considered for one of the three possible seats that may be filled by appointment. William J. Richard...
...week the strange case of Melvin Hass had become a statewide story. Kansans who had laughed for years over flouting the law, but had done little to get it off the books, growled at the severity of Hass's penalty and at the hypocrisy of other citizens who vote dry and drink wet. In Wichita, a group of businessmen started a fund to buy a new car for Scapegoat Hass. By this week they had raised more than $800 and formed a club called: "It Could Happen to Me." They hoped that the incident would help Kansas overthrow...
...were against him. Their motives were different, but both attacked the centrist government to win popularity and power (Paris wiseacres predicted that De Gaulle would make his bid in March or April). The strange political bedfellowship was caused by the old political axiom that you can always catch a vote by attacking higher taxes...
Even middle-roading Assemblymen thought this was too strong. The government offered a compromise figure of 125 billion. M. Schuman, in effect, issued an ultimatum: take it or leave it. He forced a vote of confidence on the issue. M. Schuman won; his bill was passed. On each of five separate amendments, the Assembly voted for the Premier. His majority was not large, but it never fell below 33 votes...