The first clash over federal power : Wilson versus Hughes in the Presidential Election of 1916 /

The drama of the often overlooked 1916 election and how it revealed the two parties' fast-evolving philosophies of both the Republicans and Democrats on the role and reach of federal power.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gould, Lewis L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Series:American presidential elections
Subjects:
Hughes, Charles Evans, > 1862-1948.
Wilson, Woodrow, > 1856-1924.
1900-1999
Federal government > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Election > 1916.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Federal government.
Politics and government.
Presidents > Election.
United States > Politics and government > 1913-1921.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1913-1921.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The legacy of 1912
  • The 1914 election, the Great War, and beyond
  • The Republican field
  • The state of the Democrats
  • The selection of Hughes and the launching of the Republican campaign
  • The campaign becomes ideological
  • The final month
  • The election and its meaning
  • Appendix A: Votes cast in Republican primaries, 1916
  • Appendix B: Electoral votes 1916
  • Appendix C: Woodrow Wilson's Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1917.

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