Word: voting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...justice to my two associates and myself who were elected by a two to one vote, please be informed that none of the persons referred to were employed by the much maligned...
Even more phenomenal in 1938 was Thomas E. Dewey's loss of the New York Governorship by less than 1 % of the total vote (4,821,631). To many a U. S. citizen Mr. Dewey was already a glamorous St. George; he became a top G. O. P. possibility for 1940. Mr. Dewey, in fact, looked like a political Hare. Down the track he dashed last week, lengths ahead of the field. The Hare...
...State tried to show that Maverick and his co-defendants conspired to spend Maverick money in 50? pieces to pay the $1.50 poll tax for an I. L. G. W. U. member so he could help elect him. (By Texas law, no one can vote without paying a poll tax.) Defense maintained that the money was spent legally for campaign purposes...
With a minority vote of 23 out of 87 voting the Leftists were defeated by a wide margin in their proposal to place the Union on record as defending Soviet action "as a necessary measure for self-defense." Wild applause and some heckling characterized the meeting and grew with the introduction and discussion of the amendments following the officership elections...
...vote was 68 for Gottlieb, 34 for Fleischman, and 24 for Stange. In the next two ballots Stange was elected vice-president and Fleischman secretary. John W. Darr '41 was then elected treasurer. Chosen members-at-large were Arthur Kinoy '41, Michael R. Gannett '41, and Robert G. Nassan...