Word: wetting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Governor. These two did a lot of their campaigning from church pulpits, led prayer meetings, spoke on "Christian Statesmanship." Mayor Rolph, a West-Coast counterpart of Manhattan's Mayor James John ("Jimmy") Walker, would not declare himself beyond the joshing statement: "Why, I'm not a Wet. I've been on the water wagon for two years...
Boss Vare has four reasons for politically execrating Nominee Pinchot: 1) as Governor in 1926, Mr. Pinchot gave him a "certificate of doubt" instead of a certificate of election to the U. S. Senate; 2) Nominee Pinchot is Dry and Philadelphia is Wet; 3) Nominee Pinchot wars on public utilities and railroads supported by the Vare organization; 4) Nominee Pinchot is a type of person very different from Boss Vare...
...vast majority of voters are sick and tired of election corruption in Philadelphia. . . . Certain disgruntled political leaders ... are refusing to abide by the rules of the game and accept the decision of the voters in the Republican primary. . . . They propose to bring about the election of a Wet Democrat instead of the Republican nominee. . . . The defection of these masqueraders is neither respectable nor important." Mr. Brown at the rally leaped up to defend Philadelphia, insisted 100.000 primary votes had been stolen from him, was booed. So disorderly and disunited was the meeting that State Chairman Edward Martin announced that...
...nearby park they stalked a group of wet-nosed children at play. Advancing cautiously from the rear Mr. Takahashi suddenly held his mirror before the chief sniveller's startled face. The boy turned, discovered Crusader Takahashi smiling benignly over his tabard, holding out a paper handkerchief. Hypnotized, the sniveller accepted it, trumpeted dutifully...
...George F. Ericsson of Chicago: the U. S. Wet Fly Casting championship at Buffalo, with 99% perfect casts, only ten demerits...