Republican row and reform talk roils party leadership
Washington notes on Borah Fletcher Couzens and Hilles show a party at cross purposes over reviving the GOP. Critics press for a constructive program while leaders caution against hasty changes amid calls for reorganizing the party apparatus.
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William B. Borah
Idaho
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
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Michigan
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Couzens
Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
National Committee
Senator Couzens
Charles D. Hilles
Mark L. Requa
New York
California
Republican Party
Democratic Party
James M. Cox
Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Representative Fish
Year 1634 fades as colonies seed future United States
Elmo Scott Watson reflects on 1634 as a turning point in North American colonial history. Plymouth and Boston anchor New England while Maryland and Pennsylvania await full statehood, and Georgia emerges later. The Virginia government notes a staged rebellion, setting a path toward liberty. Anne Hutchinson’s cloud hints at religious freedom rising in Massachusetts Bay.
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Elmo Scott Watson
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Great Southwest
St. Augustine
Florida
St. Lawrence
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New World
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North American
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New England
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New Spain
Pennsylvania
James Oglethorpe
Georgia
Virginia
John Harvey
John West
Elijat
Massachusetts Bay
Anne Hutchinson
White House
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
1635 to 1835: Seeds of Liberty in Early American Colonies
A sweeping retrospective follows Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson into Rhode Island's birth from Massachusetts Bay's intolerance. It traces Connecticut’s beginnings, the Saybrook fort, and Puritan exiles, then leaps to Paul Revere’s 1735 birth and Adams’ pivotal role, culminating in 1835 political shifts, key assassinations, and the rise of Mark Twain. It ends with Osceola’s Seminole War and a dawn of radio era New Year.
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Charles I
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Apollos Rivers
Deborah Hichborn
Paul Revere
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Middlesex
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