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...nobody's "political stalking horse." I had around me, during that campaign, supporters from the two political parties of the Province of Quebec, as I had working against me certain people from the same parties. The population of Montreal knows that, and well-informed people can vouch that Mr. Maurice Duplessis did not, at any time during the campaign, support my candidature...
...evidence is overwhelming that polls conducted by scientific methods of sampling public opinion are accurate. But TIME does not conduct the Gallup Poll and, although that poll's record has been good, cannot vouch for its complete scientific accuracy. Senator Wheeler might suggest to Dr. Gallup that they jointly conduct a poll in Montana under conditions that will satisfy both of them...
...prove to the student body, is that the Cambridge police stand ready to help them at all times. A few patrolmen, it is true, may enjoy baiting the students, but the majority of the force respect students as much as any other group of residents. Statements from Headquarters officials vouch for this attitude. The attitude at Headquarters is one of cooperation and assistance that should not be spurned by the University. If the prompt action taken by the Corporation in sending out the questionnaire and pertinent information on registration regulations is any indication, Harvard is ready to cooperate...
Texan to Texans. In Dallas fortnight ago at a hearing to ascertain facts about the Colonel's domicile many a loyal old Texan went before Surrogate Owen's Commissioner, Raymond C. Prime, to vouch for Hetty Green's London-born son as a Texan. Among them was a tall, lanky Negro named William Madison ("Gooseneck Bill") McDonald, 70 and rich. He was Colonel Green's political lieutenant between 1897 and 1909 at a salary of $575 per month. Recalled...
...mention what steps we took to see that there were no illusions. . . . We . . . photographed every position of the performer and from every angle. . . . I held a long stick, and from outside the circle passed the end of it over and under and around Subbayah's body. . . . I can vouch for the fact that he had no support whatsoever except for resting one hand lightly on top of the cloth-covered stick. He remained horizontal in the air for about four minutes. The tent was then put back. . . . Pat and I could see, through the thin wall of the tent...