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| − | '''Al Smith''' was the dominant [[Democrat]]ic politician in [[New York State]] and was elected [[governor]] in 1918. <ref>http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/smith-al.html</ref> | + | '''Al Smith''' was the dominant [[Democrat]]ic politician in [[New York State]] and was elected [[governor]] in 1918. He was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928 – the first [[Catholic]] to win a major-party presidential nomination – but lost the election to [[Herbert Hoover]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/smith-al.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:21, January 22, 2008
Al Smith was the dominant Democratic politician in New York State and was elected governor in 1918. He was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928 – the first Catholic to win a major-party presidential nomination – but lost the election to Herbert Hoover.[1]
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