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Despite his family heritage, Pipes left the Democratic Party to express outrage over the selection of Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace of [[Iowa]] as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. Pipes' Confederate father, who had fought at the battle of [[Shiloh]] in [[Tennessee]], as well as Gettysburg, had been a die-hard post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] Democrat, having served in the state senate.
Despite his family heritage, Pipes left the Democratic Party to express outrage over the selection of Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace of [[Iowa]] as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. Pipes' Confederate father, who had fought at the battle of [[Shiloh]] in [[Tennessee]], as well as Gettysburg, had been a die-hard post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] Democrat, having served in the state senate.
In 1940, however, many sugar growers in south Louisiana opposed the quotas that Secretary Wallace had established. Many of the growers had also supported the Republican presidential nominee [[Warren G. Harding]] of [[Ohio]] in his successful national campaign in 1920. Harding polled just over 30 percent of the popular vote in Louisiana and had carried fourteen sugar-growing parishes, some by large majorities.<ref>Billy Hathorn, ''The Republican Party in Louisiana, 1920-1980,'' ([[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]: [[Northwestern State University]], 1980), pp. 9, 34.</ref>
In 1940, however, many sugar growers in south Louisiana opposed the quotas that Secretary Wallace had established. Many of the growers had also supported the Republican presidential nominee [[Warren G. Harding]] of [[Ohio]] in his successful national campaign in 1920. Harding polled just over 30 percent of the popular vote in Louisiana and had carried fourteen sugar-growing parishes, some by large majorities.<ref>Billy Hathorn, ''The Republican Party in Louisiana, 1920-1980,'' ([[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]: [[Northwestern State University]], 1980), pp. 9, 34.</ref>
Pipes announced that he would run as a Republican against Democratic State Representative James R. Domengeaux of Lafayette for the U.S. House. Though he had scant chance of victory, Pipes was making a political statement for the long-term future of Louisiana politics. Pipes became a Republican about the time that [[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles]] became the first whites in decades to register with the GOP in Lafayette Parish. The deGravelleses would later serve as party chairman and national committeewoman, respectively.
Pipes announced that he would run as a Republican against Democratic State Representative James R. Domengeaux of Lafayette for the U.S. House. Though he had scant chance of victory, Pipes was making a political statement for the long-term future of Louisiana politics. Pipes became a Republican about the time that [[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles]] became the first whites in decades to register with the GOP in Lafayette Parish. The deGravelleses would later serve as party chairman and national committeewoman, respectively.