Al Smith Carried South Carolina In 1928 By Faith And Prohibition
The 1928 South Carolina result showed Al Smith winning every county with 62 700 votes to 5 858 for Hoover on two tickets. Prohibition and religion were debated, but the analysis notes few defections from the Solid South and highlights states rights as a key slogan.
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Columbia
South Carolina
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Smith
Sumter
Womens Christian Temperance Union
Happy Warrior
Albany
N.Y
Hoover
Chesnee
Spartanburg
H. L. Mencken
Baltimore Sun
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John G. Richards
Shivers Attacks Kennedy Experience In Foreign Affairs
Former Texas Governor Allan Shivers mocked John Kennedy for limited foreign experience calling him a proponent of intervention in the economy. At a Charleston South Carolina fund dinner he urged voters to back Nixon and Lodge, noting Lyndon Johnson’s Mexico trips. Byrnes introduced him.
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Charleston
D.C
Allan Shivers
Texas
John Kennedy
Shivers
Kennedy
United States
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Truman
Byrnes
France
Lyndon Johnson
Mexico
Nixon
Lodge
Ohio Historic Pattern Seen In Ohio Presidential Vote
Ohio voters have backed the national winner in 14 of 15 recent elections with 25 electoral votes at stake. Kennedy and Nixon campaign across the state amid crosscurrents, while Republicans hope to keep Ohio’s delegation intact and win the crucial Buckeye vote.
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Ohio
White House
Buckeye
Richard M. Nixson
Republican Standard-Bearjer
John F
U.S
House of Representatives
Kennedy
Nixon
Wil
Liam L. Coleman
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