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The Public Campaign Of The 1949 Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, William O. Hester
The Public Campaign Of The 1949 Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, William O. Hester
Master's Theses
That the South possesses a one-party system of choosing its state and national representatives is an axiom of Anericnn politics . On only three occasions since 1880 have Southern presidential electors cast their votes for any nominee other than that of the Democratic Party. On only four occasions in this period has a Governor of a Southern State been elected on any but a Democratic ticket. This record is convincing testimony that in the States of the late Confederacy the nominees of the Democratic Party are in reality the only candidates having any probability of election.
It would therefore behoove …