Word: warren
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...There was a dinner to which tried members of the Party were bidden- Senators Lodge, Borah, Watson, Curtis, Warren, Brandegee and Representatives Tincher of Kansas and Sinott of Oregon. A guessing game was played- by the guests-the question being "Whom will the Democrats nominate?" Two of the guests guessed the same man, Senator Ralston...
...Warren, earnest but uninspiring, continued to read the platform (see Page 4). After each plank was read, the audience nailed it down with applause, sufficient but not overpowering...
...When Mr. Warren had done, grey-bearded Representative Cooper of Wisconsin got the floor to present a minority?the Wisconsin?report. He was given ten minutes to speak in addition to his time for reading his platform. He spoke well, and although the audience was against him, it demanded more time for him. He quit when his speaking time was up and began to read. Some of the minority planks were loudly hissed and booed. A few received mild applause. When he finished, he moved his platform be adopted. Mr. Warren moved the majority report be adopted...
...question was?would it 'be a Coolidge platform or a Congress platform? William M. Butler saw that it was a Coolidge platform. Charles B. Warren, Ambassador to Mexico, staunch friend of Coolidge, was placed in charge of the drafting. From his Committee of some 50 members, 16 were chosen to do the actual construction. First brief public hearings were held. Then the Subcommittee drafted the document. Then the entire Commitee considered and approved it, with minor amendments. Then the Republican Delegates, in convention assembled, formally approved...
Harding. Devotion to the memory of Warren G. Harding because of his human qualities, unswerving devotion to duty, staunch Republicanism, true patriotism, achievement in the Limitation of Arms Conference...