Old Guard Remains in Control of GOP Machinery
The Chicago meeting of the Republican national committee showed the old guard still dominates party machinery. Progressives see no real reform, urging either a true third party or a mass-switch to Democrats, arguing the Roosevelt era proves decisive action beats reactionary nostalgia. The piece laments the platform as a Hoover restoration and warns the party risks disintegration if the old guard holds.
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Old Guard
Republican Party
Chicago
National Committee
Ogden Mills
Andy Mellon
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Thert
Mr. Mils
Roosevelt
Togues
Roose- Yvelt
Bronx
Mitchells
Wiggins
Insulls
Andrew Mellon
Darrow's Fear of Dismissal in White House Board Saga
Washington dispatch notes Clarence Darrow fears being fired as the Darrow board report nears completion. General Johnson seeks to remove the blunt critic with an undercover push, while Senator Borah tries pep talks. Darrow staunchly denies retreat even as tea invites complicate his mood.
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Washington
Clarence Darrow
Darrow Board
Johnson
NRA
Darrow
Fle
Borah
Idaho
Kim
Mia
McIntyre Day by Day by C. Q. McIntyre
A collection of reader letters recounting seafaring hardship in America, actors chasing success, rural nostalgia, nursing on the edge of New York life, and a nurse’s view of cocktail culture. The pieces reflect self described struggles, memories of small towns, dramatic dreams, and personal anecdotes from Eureka California, Birmingham Alabama, Phoenix Arizona, and New York.
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South Seas
America
Ueship
San Francisco
New York
A. J
Smacter
Columbus
Atlanta
M—Teally
H. B
Birmingham
Governor Kump Bans Systematic Campaign Fund Solicitation
West Virginia editors applaud Governor Kump for banning a planned systematic solicitation of campaign contributions from state house employees. The move, praised by The Wheeling Register and others, aims at cleaner politics and rejects coercive fundraising, insisting contributions remain voluntary like those of private citizens.
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West Virginia
H. G. Kump
State House
Wheeling Register
Kump
Kumpta
Muntington Advertiser
Adda
Logan
Logan Democrat
Fallowes
Charleston
Baid
Atate
Parkersburg Sentinel
Atate House
Aiste
Pha
Atampr
Clendenin
Hernig-Disepatch
Morgantown Dominion News
Cati
West Virginia Senate races spark party feuds across districts
The Morgantown Post reports on alleged Democrat and Republican infighting led by figures such as Senator Lews A Henderson and I Taylor enny against renomination bids for Hodges and others. The Wheeling Intelligencer notes fierce liberal conservative clashes shaping the primary contests and predicted vigorous campaigns to curb privilege in the state senate.
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Neale
Wood
Senate
West Virginia
Benster Nale
Privilege Coalition
Hawis & Faithful Heuteneab
Mont White
Mathews
Pnst
Newle
Neagte
Bunk Reynolds
Ray Gacint
Clyde Beecher Johnson
Pleasants
Ritchie, Wirt
Wood Counties
Howard F. Neale
Wheeling Intelligencer
Morgantown
Lews. A. Henderson
Doddridge County
I. Taylor Enny
Charles E Hodges
Monongalis
Worl O
Atate
Poat
Fry Ag
Tiberal
E Bunker Reynolda
Mineral
Howard F. Newle
State Senate
Global Headlines Feed Warns of War and Wealth
Mixed dispatches report a Central American hurricane catastrophe with many dead, bombings destabilizing Austria, rail bridges blown, and a severe Chilean earthquake. US banking expansion and tax disputes color a global scene as Roosevelt outlines New Deal promises to safeguard homes and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
Austria
Baering Down On the News By Bugs Baer
A fractured, period styled social column mocks political talk on job insurance and pensions, noting public figures and absurdities with satire. References include Ike, Turk, and a chorus of commentators, ending with a quip on modern wages and autos.
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Baering
Bugs Baer
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Robert
Allen
Tony
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Broadway
Joe
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Eureka
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Francis W. Turner
Directo Stata Welfare Cont
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Parkersburg
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King Features, Syndicate
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France
Bandago
Chile
United States
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White House
Paris
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Saya Mies Dolly
George W. Crile
Cleveland
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Turk
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Ife
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Point Pleasant Register
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Braxton Central
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Welch Daily News
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