233 Verbs to Use for the Word voting

"I want to ask," said the former, "what were the numbers in the voting for the prefects?" "Parkes received fifty-six votes, and Fielding forty-eight.

Each of these gentlemen being equally ready to withdraw in the other's favour, I exercised my prerogative as captain of the school, and gave the casting vote in favour of Lucas.

There'll be a debate and a chance to cast a vote.

" New York Evening Mail:"Were it possible to assemble the grand army of base ball fans in convention, their first act probably would be to pass a vote of thanks to Mr. A.G. Spalding for his work 'America's National Game'.

Mr. Clay he would never support on account of his protectionist principles, and when that gentleman was nominated by the whigs he left them and voted for Mr. Polk, though he was disgusted by the trick which obtained the vote of Pennsylvania for Mr. Polk under the pretence of his being a protectionist.

Every day, crying iniquities were covered by the pretext: "If we were just, we should compromise the national unity, or we should risk losing the votes secured to our party."

" "Then, if he got more votes than either Parkes or Fielding, why isn't he elected?" "Because the doctor would not sanction it.

When the South African Union was formed its constitution took away from women tax-payers the fragmentary vote they possessed.

But in choosing the president, the vote shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.

If you want the German vote, don't you think it would be your politikle bier to get at lager-heads with the Prushians? Did you ever think before, that yourself and family, way back 15 or 20 generations in the grave, were such a lot of low-lived villyians as the opposition papers say you be?

" At that meetingthe first to be held after the repeal of Bismarck's anti-socialist lawthe president claimed that they had secured more votes at the Reichstag election than any other party; they were the strongest political party in Germany.

A teller was appointed to count the votes.

The children had curses flung at them in the street, and on occasion of Mr. Wesley's absence at Lincoln to record his vote, many cowardly devices were resorted to by way of alarming the family at all hours of the night.

This action shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Delegates.

Hunt proposing a vote of thanks to Lord Anglesey and O'Connell, and Lord Darnley!

Nevertheless he stood for Canterbury in the year of the Reform Bill and polled 275 votes, and in the following year he started a paper called the Lion which ran to eighteen numbers.

Third, the supreme object of these orations, so different from the majority of political speeches, is not to win approval or to gain votes, but to establish the truth.

Few of the proposed changes ever won a two-thirds vote in both Congressional Houses; and of those few not one had ever appealed to the necessary overwhelming majority of State legislatures.

Judge SWEENEY wished to know if Mr. PENDRAGON had any political relations, or could influence any votes?

I never would sell my vote, and I should be vexed if things went wrong.'

XVII Giustinian Giustiniani had been among the electors and had listened to that strict canvassing of acts, both private and official, which preceded the final vote for the Prince of Venetia.

At the moment when M. Baze, one of the Questors, ascended the Tribune to deposit his vote, a Representative, belonging to what was called "Les Bancs Elyséens" approached him, and said in a low tone, "To-night you will be carried off."

I have always heard it said that the best political speech never changed a vote.

He that joins instruction with delight, Profit with pleasure, carries all the votes.

They had too many ways of controlling the vote.

233 Verbs to Use for the Word  voting