Word: wet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Candidates for the best-dressed man in the 68th Congress: Senator Edward I. Edwards, militant wet, of New Jersey; Representative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, son-in-law of Roosevelt. Most Senators and Congressmen, with studied neglect, stay out of the race, or, like Senator Brookhart, Iowa farmer, they run it backwards...
...Democrats when they begin to choose a presidential candidate. The drastic enforcement of prohibition in Pennsylvania, by the Republican Governor Pinchot contrasts pointedly with the New York attitude of "hands off" sponsored by the Democrats. To nominate Smith or Edwards would be to link the Democrats with the wet interests, nationally, and the strongest factions agree that this would be fatal. Even Senator Underwood, probably the ablest of all Democratic possibilities, is meeting with strenuous opposition because of his unfortunate "wet" tendencies...
...Connecticut Aggies have been practising for five weeks, having had one week of outdoor work-outs. Their team, which consists of eight veterans, was to have met Brown in the opening game of the season on Saturday, but the game was cancelled because of wet grounds...
...first soccer practice of the season yesterday at Soldiers Field, 25 candidates reported, the same number the comprised the squad last fall. As the regular field was too wet for play, practice consisted of kicking goals near the football dummies...
...already necessitated a postponement of football practice three times this spring is not again active today, the initial work-out of the squad will be held at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. Unfortunately, however, the Weather Men predicts showers for today, and the field may again be too wet for practice...