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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...majority of Mr. La Follette's group are, like himself, labelled as Republicans; a few are Democrats; and fewer still, Farmer Laborites. In the Senate 49 votes are a majority; in the House 218 votes. The Republicans list on paper 50 Senators and 225 Representatives???but only on paper. The La Follette group numbers 10 or 15 in the Senate and from 25 to 50 in the House. They are not bound by iron-clad allegiance to Mr. La Follette; some will come and some will go on every issue, but there are enough of the La Follette-minded always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Der Tag | 12/3/1923 | See Source »

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