Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Minnesota's renomination of blind Republican Senator Thomas David Schall, instead of a nomination for Governor Theodore Christiansen, terminated a campaign almost without issues. Senator Schall will face Einar Hoidale, unopposed Democrat, and Ernest Lundeen, Farm Laborite, in the elections, unless Minnesota Democrats get Lundeen to withdraw, uniting the minority parties...
...much older than Tony, shot himself in France because he acquired a venereal disease. Tony grew up outwardly normal, attractive, good at games, mildly social; inwardly he was stunted, emotionally infantile. Post-War girls find him tantalizing, do their best to seduce him, succeed only in making him withdraw further into his shell. One day Tony encounters an old-fashioned girl who is contemplating suicide for the old-fashioned reason that she has been jilted. Kindhearted, Tony comforts her, cheers her up, finds her different from all the girls he knows, is fascinated, not scared. All goes well, the babes...
...speeches by Sir Oswald and his followers made "Uncle Arthur" glower for once. Jumping into the fray he threatened, in the Prime Minister's name, that the Cabinet would resign if the party censured Mr. MacDonald. Potent, this threat sobered many of the malcontents. Several begged Sir Oswald to withdraw his motion. White-lipped, encouraged by Lady Mosley's confident smile, he stood his ground, demanded a vote...
...month Labor and Negroes had fomented political hostility to Judge Parker's confirmation, had threatened Senators up for re-election with dire reprisals if they dared favor the nominee. President Hoover had stoutly refused to withdraw his appointment. Last week he consented that the Judiciary Committee call Judge Parker for questioning, but the Committee voted ten-to-four against hearing him in his own defense...
Sharply and instantly the Deputy Speaker rebuked Conservative Womersley for calling Canadian a foreign language, forced him to withdraw...