Taking a new look at journalistic washington recently , mr. villard found the situation sharply changed ; in contrast to the previous barrenness he found the city had acquired " a newspaper in which it takes genuine pride , whose influence is growing so steadily that it has to be watched day by day by the white house as well as by the members of congress and the higher officeholders . "
《华盛顿邮报》也已经摆上了近164,000位普通民众的早餐桌,影响力巨大。
The two principal officeholders wield enormous power .
这两个主要官员掌握着巨大的权力。
For example , the president appoints officeholders and chooses the overall goals of his administration ;
例如,总统任命政府官员并选择其任职期内的总体目标;
The nearly 800 superdelegates are democratic officeholders and party activists who are not bound by the results of caucuses and primaries and can vote for either candidate at the convention .
He proved to be an ardent supporter of the congressional policies of the radical republicans and of freedmen 's rights , and controversially disqualified a number of antebellum state officeholders in texas , replacing them with loyal unionists .