john c breckenridge
the democrats were able to control the southern states
John C. Breckinridge. Stephen A. Douglas was the nominee for the Northern Democrats.
Northern Whigs became Republicans, Southern Whigs became Democrats
Fillmore was not nominated by the Whigs in 1852. He was a strong candidate for the nomination, being favored by the Southern delegates, but General Winfield Scott eventually won the nomination on the 53th ballot.
Because President Abraham Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from the southern states.
john breckinridge
He was John C. Breckenridge from Kentucky.
Northern Democrats nominated Sen. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois; Southern Democrats nominated Vice Pres. John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky.
the Democrats were able to control the southern states
John Breckinridge from Tennessee and John Bell from Kentucky won the slave-state vote.
Southern democrats split from the their party
the Democrats were able to control the southern states
the democrats were able to control the southern states
the Democrats were able to control the southern states
The Southern Democrats Supported Slavery & They Elected John Breckenridge As Their Democratic Presidential Candidate.
John C. Breckinridge. Stephen A. Douglas was the nominee for the Northern Democrats.
Harry Truman received the national Democratic Party nomination. Thomas Dewey was the Republican nominee. Southern Democrats bolted the national party that year and nominated Strom Thurmond as the candidate for the States' Rights Party, commonly called the Dixiecrats. Henry Wallace received the Progressive Party's nomination. Truman won the election.