Word: houstonian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...song was heard, last week, issuing from the capacious lungs of Jesse Holman Jones, 100 per cent Houstonian, who had dazzled the eyes of the Democratic Party to which he promised wealth unaccustomed and unhoped for, on the sole condition that the 1,089 delegates, together with their alternatives, wives and bosses, should convene at Houston to nominate a candidate for the President of the United States. Capitalist Jones had built the bower. He was ready for his love...
...were faced with the necessity of complete reorganization. They recalled that every presidential campaign leaves the Democrats with a deficit, precluding all activity for the next four years, leaving leadership in the hands of Senators and Congressmen interested in their own reelection. Few party angels are available on demand (Houstonian Jones appeared as an archangel); between elections the national organization collapses completely or in part, depending on the enthusiasm of the national chairman. It was no secret at Houston that West Virginian Clem L. Shaver had little love for the job, little respect from the party...