I'm referring to his strong support for the death penalty.
Would that matter in 1918?
Opponents of the death penalty did exist then (notably including Marshall, who iirc made an unsuccessful attempt to abolish it in Indiana) but I didn't think it was a hot button issue at that time.
I'm looking for a liberal fellow to balance out Britten; how about William Allen White?![]()
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Could be. I'm not sure what counts as "liberal" in the Republican Party at that time. Would Charles G Dawes qualify? Of course there's Hiram Johnson, but getting him to accept the Vice-Presidency could be a tough call.