Other suggestions from 45 countries suggest the "double nothings", "zilches", "oh-zone", "oh-something". The Know Nothings tried to stir up anti-Catholic sentiments. This extravagance angered the taxpayers, and few Know Nothings were reelected. Outsiders derisively called them "Know Nothings", and the name stuck. Many were appalled by the Know Nothings. The Know Nothings caucused with the Opposition coalition. It merged into the Know Nothings in the 1850s. Ex-Whigs joined the Know Nothings or the newly formed Republican Party. Some anti-Catholic political movements appeared&colon; the Know Nothings in the 1840s. Thus, the 1856 presidential election became a three-sided contest between Democrats, Know Nothings, and Republicans. In Louisiana and Maryland, the Know Nothings enlisted native-born Catholics. In 1854 the Know Nothings took control of the Massachusetts legislature. In 1855, the Know Nothings first entered politics under the American Party label. The main support for the Know Nothings was urban and working class. Republicans held 109 seats, Democrats 101, and the combination of Oppositionists and Know Nothings 27.