During the 1928 presidential election, Bilbo helped Al Smith to carry the state despite overwhelming anti-Catholicism, by claiming that Herbert Hoover had met with a black member of the Republican National Committee and danced with her.
Bilbo helped Al Smith to carry the state despite overwhelming anti-Catholicism. This was by claiming that Herbert Hoover had met with a black member of the Republican National Committee and danced with her. This was during the 1928 presidential election.