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...survey of the ballots of the well-known members of the Law School faculty shows that their vote was well split up between Coolidge and Davis, the former having a slight lead. The La Follette vote was very meagre...
...effect of White's candidacy may be to split the Republican vote to reelect Governor Davis, although the State is expected to go Republican this year. That is something which concerns Kansas. But the whole country is considering the possibility of losing such a two-fisted editor?two-fisted with a sense of humor?to politics...
...general cause of the dispute is inherent in the political chaos which besets China. The Tuchuns, who exercise almost sovereign power in their Provinces, are split up in many factions, due largely to personal jealousies. The immense power which the Tuchuns wield is naturally the greatest obstacle to the reunification of China. China as such is internationally little more than a geographical expression. Nothing short of a civil war between the Centre under Gen. Wu, "biggest man in China," the South under Dr. Sun Yatsen, and the North under Marshal Chang can ever clear away the political strife which...
...General Dawes appeared there, Mr. W. R. Pattangall, the Democratic nominee, aiming to take advantage of the Klan split in the Republican ranks, published in the newspapers two questions addressed to General Dawes...
...trouble between the Agrarians and the Laborites was that they were -both trying to put their own candidates into office, both claiming the honor of having made the election of Calles possible. This factionalism split the Callistas and gave rise to expectations of riotous demonstrations...