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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"North Dakota -- Politics and government"”.
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Wild Bill goes to Washington : a reassessment of the Senate career of North Dakota's William Langer
… Langer is firmly established as a legend in North Dakota history. The legend began during his controversial terms as attorney general (1916-1920) and governor (1932-1934 and 1936-1938). A maverick in the United States Senate after his election to the upper chamber in 1940, admirers saw him as …
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Porter James McCumber : evolution of a senator
… nothing has been written about the early life and career of Porter James McCumber, who served North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1899-1922. Contributing to the lack of written material about the man is the fact that there are very few sources available concerning his social and …
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Race of the century : Guy vs. Young, 1974 North Dakota U.S. Senate election
… ability to defeat his apparent opponent, former North Dakota Governor William L. Guy. Results of public opinion surveys added credibility to the perception of Young's weakness. Guy saw an opportunity to achieve his long-held goal of becoming a U.S. Senator and cautiously laid the groundwork for …
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The 1944 Senatorial Election: The Defeat of Gerald P. Nye
… level. This included research in personalities and public episodes concurrent with Nye's year in the Senate. It also included a careful analysis of the North Dakota newspapers regarding the 1944 Senatorial election.</p> <p>The results of the studies made on the state level largely remove …
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A Chemist in the Senate: Edwin Fremont Ladd, 1921-1925
… Fremont Ladd, a native of :Maine, migrated to North Dakota in 1890 to join the chemistry faculty of the Agricultural College. In the following three decades, his work in the pure-food crusade and in the fight for fair grain grading and reasonable rail rates earned him a reputation for personal …