Word: fess
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...repercussion among the Republicans. The Senate Campaigns Fund Committee had discovered that Executive Director Robert Hendry Lucas of the Republican National Committee had sent propaganda into Nebraska in October advocating the defeat of Republican Senator George William Norris. In spite of the fact that Chairman Simeon D. Fess had promised support for all Republican candidates ''without exception," Secretary Lucas testified that-at the behest of Nebraska regulars who have long opposed Insurgent Norris-he had spent $4,000 of his own money in having a cartoon, a circular letter and a pamphlet of anti-Norris editorials disseminated throughout...
...Washington went all the officers of the Republican National Committee save Chairman Simeon Davison Fess. After being closeted with President Hoover, they announced their intention of more vigorously disseminating G. O. Propaganda. Publicist West will be retained. The Republican replica of Jouett Shouse-Executive Director Robert H. Lucas of Kentucky-will be retained. Contributions will be solicited at once, for after the congressional campaign only $8,000 remained in the party till...
...other matters the Republican chiefs may have discussed were not made public. But observers could guess that Chairman Fess had absented himself from the meeting in case his colleagues wanted to discuss his successor...
...Bloc. Democratic Representative John Charles Linthicum of Maryland, long leader of the small group of avowed Wets in the House, saw his opportunity in the split which Chairman Fess, in trying to avert, had created. Rushing to Washington, Congressman Linthicum indited invitations to all 71st House members to attend a Wet Bloc organization meeting early in December. Of Chairman Fess's statement he said: "It means a Demo cratic victory beyond a doubt." Mr. Linthicum put Repeal above party, insisting: "Regardless of party platforms, the fight to elect Wet members . . . will continue. . . . We have just begun to fight." Sage...
...would recommend light wines & beer, that it would advise calling a Constitutional convention for considering Repeal, and above all that it was hastening its deliberations so as to present a report to the opening session of Congress on Dec. 1, the Wickersham Commission, object of concern to both Chairman Fess and Leader Linthicum. last week surprised Prohibition Director Amos Walter Wright Woodcock by summoning him. After hearing what he had to say, the Commission abruptly adjourned for ten days. This unexpected action forthwith was explained as an Administration measure to prevent Prohibition debate in the next Congressional session before...