Question
The 1912 Democratic National Convention took 46 chaotic ballots to choose a presidential nominee. Answer the following about the candidates, for 10 points each.
[10h] This Speaker of the House from Missouri, who had close ties to urban political machines, was the favorite before the convention but failed to get enough votes because Southern delegates had a veto.
ANSWER: Champ Clark [or James Beauchamp Clark]
[10e] Southern delegates favored Woodrow Wilson over Theodore Roosevelt and this other candidate, who won the election of 1908.
ANSWER: William Howard Taft
[10m] The balloting took so long because of so-called favorite son candidates, including an Indiana governor with this surname. An initiative launched by a politician with this surname replaced one named for Henry Morgenthau.
ANSWER: Marshall [or Thomas Marshall; or George C. Marshall]
<Indiana A, American History>
Summary
| California | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 83% | 67% | 17% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 17% | 17% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 83% | 50% | 17% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 8.00 | 60% | 20% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 14.00 | 80% | 50% | 10% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 67% | 67% | 17% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Cornell B | Maryland A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbia B | Johns Hopkins A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Columbia C | Maryland B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rutgers A | John Jay College | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Penn A | Vassar A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| NYU A | Yale A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |