Word: watsons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Questions by Watson, Another effort to disrupt the Progressive conference came from Indiana's James Eli Watson, the G. O. P.'s Senate leader. Senator Watson publicly submitted to Senator Norris as the Carlton conference's chairman a set of 14 embarrassing political questions which he suggested the Progressives answer. He asked, among other things: Should the 18th Amendment be repealed? Should the Government undertake the ownership and operation of railways? Should the Constitution be amended to deprive the President of veto power? Should the country adopt the dole system...
Senator Norris of course recognized Senator Watson's attempt to get the Progressives to quarreling among themselves. The following long-range dialog occurred...
Senator Norris: Mr. Watson . . . used to be, before he became a Senator, a lobbyist. I presume his former masters are better satisfied with his work in than they were with his work out of Congress. . . . Little Jimmie Watson ought to gather up a bunch of marbles, go out and hunt up that boy Lucas [Republican Executive Director] and together they could have a nice game in the backyard of the White House...
...Senator Watson: When a man gets mad and resorts to ridicule and personalities, it is proof conclusive he is seeking to evade the real question. The fact is I never was a lobbyist at Washington, except for the Manufacturers Association for a tariff...
Senator Norris (later): Watson is a fine fellow personally. There is no reason why he should not organize a conference of his own . . . and take a bundle of straw and go across the river and start a little hell...