Published 2022
“…Despite his initial misgivings about this candidate, Page eventually campaigned vigorously for him, making his support especially clear in an open letter to the
New York Times in October 1912 (146). By affiliating himself with the Democratic Party and, indeed,
being comfortable enough in this
new home to accept Wilson's offer of
a diplomatic appointment, Page ultimately conformed to Virginian orthodoxy of the period, with the Democrats carrying the state in every presidential election cycle from 1876 until
Herbert Hoover's win for the Republicans in 1928. …”
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