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Southern Democrats Defend White Supremacy in 1928 Campaign
United Press reports from southern leaders and editors that Alfred E. Smith will carry the South, but Republican threats demand active campaigning. Campaigns will stress white supremacy, alleged Republican corruption, and the threat to Democratic dominance, with Pat Harrison directing efforts to mobilize stay-at-home voters.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
South
Alfred E. Smith
Tennessee
Smith-Robinson
George Moses
New Hampshire
Republican Advisory Committee
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Teapot Dome
John Sharp Wiliams
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Herbert Hoover
Census Bureau
Washington