But much of the party rank and file appears solidly behind him.

He was removed from the party ranks and participated in the 1925 elections.

That proposal is critically important to the party rank and file.

"There seems to be a lot of dissension within the party ranks," she said.

He came to Washington less than a month after his sudden elevation from relatively obscure party ranks.

Nine months later, the party ranks had swelled to 50,000 members.

These changes met with some resistance in the party ranks.

"But our desire and objective is to work within party ranks."

Another challenge for Democrats is to hold party ranks.

After the trials he rose within the party ranks, being made leader of the highest court in 1957.