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...that year, John William attended the State Convention. It was decided to nominate him for Congress. John William agreed to accept, provided only that his father, then retired from the political arena, would not object. A telegram was dispatched to the elder Davis. Two telegrams came in reply. Both telegrams advised and admonished John William not to take the nomination. Both were pocketed by a wily politician, one Ignatius Brennan. John William was nominated by acclamation and accepted. Some time later he received his father's messages...
...Chairman: The gentleman from Florida, Mr. Bryan, asks unanimous consent that he be permitted to explain his vote. Is there .objection? [Cries: 'Objection.' 'I object, I object!' 'No, no, no!'] The Chair hears none. Mr. Bryan will come to the platform. [Cheers and applause, mingled with hisses and booes...
...traditions. Herr Schalk accompanied sections of the Don Giovanni on a harpsichord, that ancient ancestor of the pianoforte which Mozart himself loved for its faint and delicate tinkle. Restraint and sobriety characterized the whole set of performances?and the language used by the singers was German. Paris did not object...
...thunderbolts across the House. Two rows further back, pince-nez on nose, sat the sententious Ashurst of Arizona, intent on periodically expressing himself with great deliberation, learning and politeness. King of Utah, very 'businesslike, examined every bill, the least important, with meticulous eye and, "reserving the right to object," would demand an explanation of it. Following this, he generally declined to object, while Mr. Cummins from the Chair murmured the oft-repeated formula, "Is-there-any-objection-the-Chair-hears-none-the-bill-is-passed." Very occasionally a man with a sleek white head and formidable jaw, James A. Reed...
Colonel Gaston B. Means '80, prominent Massachusetts's political leader, will act as master of ceremonies on Tuesday night, when radio station WBZ, Boston, will conduct a presidential poll by radio. The object of the poll will be to determine the popular selection for the Democratic nominee...