Word: dakotas
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Another conjectured reason for the failure of the Democratic Party is "betrayal" by William G. McAdoo. Of ten western states that at the Democratic Convention were listed as McAdoo states-California, Idaho, Iowa. Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, North Dakota-Mr. Davis carried not one; in fact he ran third in all of them except Kansas. "Is not McAdoo holding out on us," some Democrats cried at the time, "trying to prove that he is the only man who could carry the West...
...polls from one-half to one million votes; the endorsement of the American Federation of Labor with some three million members; and an endorsement from the Steuben Society, which promised the support of 6,000,000 German-Americans. It had the support of the Non-Partisan League of North Dakota, of the Farmer-Laborites and of the "discontented" farmers who had elected insurgent Republicans. Its paper strength was around twelve millions. Actually it was between four and five millions. Compared with Roosevelt's historic third party, Senator LaFollette carried one state and thirteen electoral votes to Roosevelt...
...would then readily upset the Republicans' narrow "working majority." That this defection may take place is far from unlikely in many cases, if one considers only the present personnel without accounting for the strayings from the fold of such newcomers as Schall of Minnesota or McMaster of South Dakota...
...Kansas 10 .. .. Kentucky Not Reported Louisiana .. 10 .. Maine 6 .. .. Maryland Not Reported Massachusetts 18 .. .. Michigan 15 .. .. Minnesota Not Reported Mississippi 10 .. .. Missouri Not Reported Montana Not Reported Nebraska 8 .. .. Nevada Not Reported New Hampshire 4 .. .. New Jersey 14 .. .. New Mexico Not Reported New York 46 .. .. North Carolina .. 12 .. North Dakota Not Reported Ohio 24 .. .. Oklahoma Not Reported Oregon 5 .. .. Pennsylvania 88 .. .. Rhode Island 5 .. .. South Carolina .. 9 .. South Dakota 5 .. .. Tennessee .. 12 .. Texas .. 20 .. Utah 4 .. .. Vermont 4 .. .. Virginia .. 12 .. Washington Not Reported West Virginia Not Reported Wisconsin .. .. 13 Wyoming 3 .. .. Total...
...Illinois 29 .. .. Indiana 15 .. .. Iowa 13 .. .. Kansas 10 .. .. Kentucky .. 13 .. Louisiana .. 10 .. Maine 6 .. .. Maryland .. 8 .. Massachusetts 18 .. .. Michigan 15 .. .. Minnesota .. .. 12 Mississippi .. 10 .. Missouri .. 18 .. Montana .. .. 4 Nebraska .. 8 .. Nevada 3 .. .. New Hampshire 4 .. .. New Jersey 14 .. .. New Mexico 3 .. .. New York 45 .. .. North Carolina .. 12 .. North Dakota .. .. 5 Ohio 24 .. .. Oklahoma .. 10 .. Oregon 5 .. .. Pennsylvania 38 .. .. Rhode Island 5 .. .. South Carolina .. 9 .. South Dakota .. .. 5 Tennessee .. 12 .. Texas .. 20 .. Utah 4 .. .. Vermont 4 .. .. Virginia .. 12 .. Washington .. .. 7 West Virginia .. 8 .. Wisconsin .. .. 13 Wyoming 3 .. .. Total 281 200 50 Necessary to elect...