In making nominations the convention resolved that each State should have as many votes as it would be entitled to in the electoral college.
When the meeting to regularly confirm the nominations made in committee was called at Tammany Hall, the anti-monopolist Democrats sought to capture the meeting by a rush up the main stairs.
The system of separate nominations in different States at irregular times was too inconvenient, too inconsistent with unity of action and a central survey of the whole situation.
In 1828 circumstances had designated both the candidates with perfect certainty; and isolated nominations in different parts of the country were then in no danger of clashing.
I move that the nominations be closed,” said Dave.
I don’t see any use in fussing with nominations and such stuff; we’ve all eaten too much.
I was told to appoint a snow cleaning team and I've done it, and by gum my nominations stand.
The nominations to Sees, hereafter to fall vacant, shall also be made by the First Consul, and canonical institution will be given by the Holy See, in conformity with the preceding article.
Convention," at Pittsburg; but they made no nominations there.
Such things were made feasible by the prevalent mode of making nominations without the salutary intervention of regular party conventions and committees.
Gentlemen, I believe the nominations were reopened.
Lester Jones of the District of Columbia the nominations were reopened again.
The floor is open for nominations for permanent chairman of this caucus.
Nominations were made for the third vice-chairman who was to be selected from the marine corps.
The real interest in the convention is usually centered in the secret conferences of the leaders which precede it and in which the contests over the nominations are fought out, sometimes with much stubbornness.
The senate has often been convened in extraordinary session at the beginning of a new administration for the purpose of approving the nominations of the President, but the house of representatives has never been called alone.
But it was never intended to give the senate anything more than the negative power of rejecting the nominations of the President.
Moreover, his power to appoint is usually limited by the condition that his nominations must be approved by the senate or the executive council where there is such a body.
The balloting then proceeds until the nominations are all made.
The names of the candidates are usually presented to the convention in highly eulogistic speeches, and the nominations are generally seconded by one or more delegates.
Prior to 1872 candidates were nominated viva voce at the "hustings," an outdoor platform erected for the purpose; but nowadays nominations are made in writing.
The Australian ballot enabled the honest citizen to vote in secrecy and safety, but it failed to touch the fact that the nominations were still outside the law.
His struggle precipitated a contest of leaders, and until the nominations were made, none could say where either party stood.
Gaining control of party machinery he dictated nominations and policies, and used the government, as the exposures of the Tweed Ring showed, to enrich his friends and to perpetuate his power.
The Republicans had completed their nominations some weeks before the Democrats met, and having no unquestioned leader had been forced to adjust the claims of several minor men.
Control of thenominations meant control of the elections, and was within reach of those who were persistent in attending caucuses and conventions and were not too scrupulous in manipulating them.
CRANE: Mr. President, I move that the Secretary of the Association be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for the nominations made by the Nominating Committee.
You will have a chance for further nominations at our last business session.
Nominations for any office may be presented from the floor at the time the slate is presented or immediately preceding the election.
Do you think that the nominationshave been well received throughout the United States?
I see that all the Tory papers regard the nominationsas excellent--especially that of Cleveland.
The judges, you well know, have been considered as highly federal; and it was noted that they confined their nominations exclusively to federalists.
Up to the time of Mr. Richmond's death the arrangement for the State nominations was that the Democrats should take the Governor and the Republicans the Lieut.
The nominations at Cincinnati gave me a recoil, but still I hoped something might be done.
At every presidential election since this time, nominations have been made by one or more labor parties.
But the men of the other faction drove it from the room and were proceeding to make their nominationswhen the gas was cut off.
Name some methods whereby the party boss may dominate nominations and elections.
In many cases the convention became-merely a cut-and-dried affair in which party members ratified nominations previously agreed upon by party leaders.
Nominations and elections are focal periods in government, but government is a continuous obligation which requires constant rather than intermittent attention.
Lastly, the constitution significantly neglected to provide any machinery whereby the voters, either as individuals or in groups, could make nominations for any governmental office.
Outline some laws designed to safeguard nominations and elections.
The nominations must be ratified by the Board of Trustees.
In reply I would respectfully inform the Senate that in the instances referred to removals had not been made at the time the nominations were sent to the Senate.
All nominationsas members and alternates on the examining boards shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury for his approval.
Under the Constitution the President and heads of Departments are to make nominations for office.
The secretary shall mail a ballot containing all regular nominations to each member in time to be voted at the annual meeting.
This practice was at its greatest height when President Garfield challenged the system, and he let it be understood that he would insist upon his constitutional right to make nominations at his own discretion.
In the first year of his administration, he sent about two thousand nominations to the Senate, an average of over six a day, assuming that he was allowed to rest on Sunday.
There was a considerable contest over the platform, and as usual, it was determined to adopt the platform before making the nominations of President and Vice-President.
The political contest that followed the variousnominations was a memorable one.
In case two or more nominations are made for any office, voting must be by ballot.
A Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the President at the April meeting to report nominations of officers and committees at the May meeting.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nominations" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
