Why Did Senator Henry Cabot Lodge's Bill to Create a Bipartisan

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why did Senator Henry Cabot Lodge's bill to create a bipartisan federal election board fail to pass in the Senate in 1890?

• A) Northern liberals were afraid that it provided for too much democracy.
• B) Urban bosses objected to its assumptions about immigrants.
• C) Northern manufacturers feared it would empower urban workers.
• D) President Benjamin Harrison threatened to veto the legislation.

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