Word: elective
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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Having reached a decision as to how to vote, I find it takes the following form: I cannot vote Republican for four reasons: (1) The Republican attitude today as voiced by its spokesmen is, "We make no promises, no declaration of intentions. If you believe in us simply elect us on faith." This disregard for all issues, this demand for blind obedience is hostile to the fundamental principle of party government which demands that each party shall present some rough outline of policy, some minimum of political ideas. (2) There is no leadership in the Republican Party today. The candi...
There is but one other alternative to the present system. To save us from the stigma attached to breach of loyalty to the class, the Student Council might elect the officers themselves. That would not necessitate a radical change from the present system, and would at the same time save the trouble of establishing any relationship between the class and its officers. B. F. JONES '22. N. A. HALL...
Voting is a privilege; nobody is required to cast a ballot in any election. Voting is also a barometer by which a man's interest in what goes on about him may be measured in no uncertain manner. He either cares about his leaders or is entirely indifferent to them. He either votes or lets somebody else elect his own officers. This is "vote week" at the University and both elections will show the interest of Harvard men in their own business. The class elections today directly concern the members of 1922 and 1923; the straw vote tomorrow concerns...
...speakers at the Union this evening. In an interview over the long-distance telephone yesterday morning, Mr. Hale explained that the Farmer Labor Party is on the ballot in only 22 states. In the remaining states, the voters will be forced to signify their desire to elect Farmer-Labor candidates by writing their names in on the ballot. This, said Mr. Hale, is a great handicap, as few voters actually avail themselves of this privilege. Lack of funds has been another obstacle in the path of the new party, which was organized only three months ago in Chicago...
...Callahan, J. W. Peters, P. E. Trouche and S. U. Hord, were chosen to represent the association on the Board of Athletic Control of the University. A motion was passed to elect two members of the A. A. from among the captains and managers of the minor sports...