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Hace 2 días · Smith’s chief rival, William Gibbs McAdoo, had been treasury secretary under Wilson and was considered friendly to the Ku Klux Klan, then enjoying a great revival. In those days (and until 1936) a two-thirds majority was needed for nomination by the Democrats—a means of ensuring a southern veto over any candidate the party would select.
Hace 13 horas · That year, the Democrats were badly divided between an urban wing, led by Smith, and a conservative, rural wing, led by William Gibbs McAdoo. On the 101st ballot, the nomination went to John W. Davis, a compromise candidate who suffered a landslide defeat in the 1924 presidential election.
Hace 5 días · (The novel The Gaudi Facade by J. S. Raynor, casts these businessmen as Edward T. Carlton, an American hotelier, and William Gibbs McAdoo, the president of the New York and New Jersey...
Hace 4 días · Appointed assistant secretary of the navy by President William McKinley, he vociferously championed a bigger navy and agitated for war with Spain. When war was declared in 1898, he organized the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, known as the Rough Riders, who were sent to fight in Cuba.
Hace 5 días · McADOO, Albert J. Massachusetts native, longtime Tampa resident, died peacefully on June 25, 2024, at the age of 92. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 19, 1932, he was the son of William...
Hace 5 días · William enlisted in the 17th Lancers number L/5181 on 10th January 1914 and disembarked in France on 16th February 1915. He remained with the Lancers until his temporary transfer to the Labour Corps on 10th August 1918.
Hace 5 días · McAdoo, Albert J, Massachusetts native; longtime Tampa resident died peacefully on June 25, 2024, at the age of 92. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts February 19, 1932, he was the son of William...
