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...Smith in 1928, because it goes Wet in liquor polls, the Democratic primary was crowded. The leading Boston Irish candidate for Senator, James F. O'Connell, and for Governor, John F. Fitzgerald, fell ill and retired from the contest but not in time to get their names off the ballot. Boston's Mayor James Michael Curley called for their nomination on an "all-green ticket" anyway, suggested that the Democratic state committee could later make substitutions for the November election. This political trick left Democratic voters cold. Instead they formed an "all-Yankee" ticket by nominating for the Senate Marcus...
...catch in last week's ballot is that Judge Kellogg was elected to serve only until Dec. 31, 1930; that is, to fill out the unexpired term of Charles Evans Hughes, who was himself elected to fill the unexpired term of John Bassett Moore (TIME, May 7, 1928). Mr. Hughes, of course, resigned from the World Court bench to become Chief Justice of the U. S. Next week the League is expected to re-elect Judge Kellogg to the World Court with solemn ceremony, start him out on a regular nine-year term of his own dating from...
...decide on anything, last week the cartel ordered production reduced 25%, knew few members would pay any attention. A meeting was arranged for December, at which time a vote will be taken on whether to continue or not. Little doubt was felt as to the outcome of this suicidal ballot...
...Ballots Rule!" Meanwhile slim, wiry General Uriburu, by this time "Head of the Provisional Government." was orating from a balcony of the "Pink House": "Fellow countrymen, the Army . . . true to Democratic tradition . . . has performed its duty! . . . Now it is up to you to fulfill the mission begun by the National Army. The Saenz Pena electoral law has given you the most powerful arm of Democracy [voting by secret ballot]. . . . Let us now sheath our swords and let ballots rule...
Argentina's secret ballot was the first great reform fought for and won by Dr. Irigoyen a generation ago. It destroyed the monetary control of the "Lords of the Pampas" over elections, led directly to El Hombre's first triumphal election as President...