Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Threat of War. As the battle raged in the cloakrooms and caucuses, it became clear that Judge Smith could lose. His highest count of supporters numbered 72 -and he needed nearly twice that number to control the 260-member Democratic caucus. The liberals, smelling blood, were faced with the necessity of winning three big votes-in the Democratic Committee on Committees, in the full party caucus, and on the floor of the House-before they could oust Colmer. (One big question: If Colmer was to be purged, what should the House do about the other three senior Mississippians who supported...
...when a guy says you're punk? That's what you're askin' them to do-give in, lose all dignity, all manhood, make punks out of them." That somehow hit home. Minutes later the Sen ators moved into another room to caucus about continuing the feud. When they returned, one shrugged...
Dallas, State Fair Musicals: The touring caucus of Fiorello...
Shaky Knees. Next day, the Kennedys' one big miscalculation handed Johnson the big chance. As a routine matter, the Kennedy company had sent off a batch of wires to delegations, requesting an audience for Jack. Johnson replied with a telegram suggesting a joint caucus of the Texas and Massachusetts delegations and a debate on major issues. Kennedy declined to mix the two and assumed that the debate was off, but Lyndon and his boys, as well as a regiment of newsmen and TV contingents, crowded into the Biltmore's ballroom for what was now billed as something like...
...Caroline, 2^, stayed near home, swam and sunned themselves. She got her first real news of Jack's progress when an excited painter rushed in to tell her that Jack had won Pennsylvania's big block of votes in caucus...