An unsuccessful attempt was made to pass an amendment to the
Constitution of New Jersey in 1927. The legislature twice passed a
proposal, subject to a popular vote, intended to increase the length of
the terms of its members and the governor, with the text approved by the
state attorney general. Then, it was realized that though the
legislature intended that members of its lower house, the General
Assembly, be elected biennially (once in two years), the text actually
read that they were to be chosen "biannually" (twice a year). The press
was considerably amused by this. Democrats opposed the amendment as it
provided that the governor would be elected at the same time as the U.S.
president, something that they felt benefited Republicans. The
Democrats' political boss, Jersey City mayor Frank Hague (pictured),
spoke against it. On September 20, 1927, the people of New Jersey voted
down the proposal, and Assembly members served one-year terms until the
state passed a new constitution in 1947.
Read more:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_1927_biannual_elections_proposal>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1828:
The inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first
newspaper in a Native American language, was published.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Phoenix>
1866:
Lucy Hobbs Taylor became the first woman to receive a doctorate
from a dental college.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Hobbs_Taylor>
1929:
In the first battle of the Warlord Rebellion in northeastern
Shandong against the Nationalist government of China, a 24,000-strong
rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA
troops.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlord_Rebellion_in_northeastern_Shandong>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
pardon my French:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often humorous) To excuse the speaker's
frankness of expression or profanity.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pardon_my_French>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Putin thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. As you
know, Mr. President, I said to you at the beginning, he’s counting on
us not sticking together. He was counting on the inability to keep NATO
united. He was counting on us not to be able to bring in others on the
side of Ukraine. He thought he could outlast us. I don’t think
he’s thinking that right now.
--Joe Biden
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>
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