In 1824, the U.S. was in the midst of one-party rule under the Democratic-Republican Party and James Monroe prepared to exit office after the end of his second term. 1824 was the last time that a Democratic-Republican candidate would win the office of the presidency before the party fr...
Who led the Dixiecrats in the presidential election of 1948? Dixiecrats: The term "Dixiecrats" is a colloquial name for politicians from the South who split with the Democratic Party during the presidential election of 1948. The proper name for the Dixiecrat party in the election was the Stat...
as the manner elections were done produced a tie between the Democratic-Republican candidate and his running mate for the vice presidency. Although the problem was eventually resolved, the country was forced to create the 12th Amendment to the constitution in order to prevent a repetition of this ...
but there is no question in my mind that this is the most important election of my lifetime, and probably the most important since 1860 when Abraham Lincoln was elected to the presidency and the fate of the country was in the balance," said ABC News presidential historian...
1, 1939" and "The Shield of Achilles"; poems on cultural and psychological themes such as The Age of Anxiety; and poems on religious themes such as "For the Time Being" and "Horae Canonicae".He was born in York, grew up in and near Birmingham in a professional middle-class family. ...
A biography of the 19th century Democratic politician John C. Breckinridge is presented. He is described as the candidate who came closest in Electoral College votes to defeating Abraham Lincoln for the U.S. presidency in the 1860 election. Breckinridge was born on January 16, 1821 in Lexington...
, 1903-06; Governor of Rhode Island, 1907-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1916. Catholic. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. First Catholic governor of Rhode ...
U.S.House of Representatives.In 1856,Lincoln changed his political alliance to the Republican Party,but lost a Senate election to Democratic Senator Stephen A.Douglas.By 1860,Lincoln was a well-known presidential candidate.He was inaugurated in March of 1861 as the sixteenth President of the ...
Tried arresting Garner at a later time, when he was in a better mood? Dropped the matter, gone away, and left Garner be? Before answering, understand that society has no ability to secure themselves against lawless individuals, absent the ability to physically compel participation in the process...
The election of 1876 saw the Republican Rutherford B. Hayes v. the Democrat Samuel Tilden. Tilden carried the Democratic stronghold of the South, and was initially declared the winner until allegations of voter irregularity and fraud were leveled....