Template:Did you know nominations/Frank Elbridge Webb

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 13:01, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Frank Elbridge Webb

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• ... that when running for American president in 1928, the Farmer-Labor candidate published pamphlets entitled "Who the hell is Webb?"?

• Source: This remark was embraced by the party, with Webb and the Farmer–Labor Party issuing pamphlets with the remark and including it in party bulletins.

• ALT1: ... that the reason Frank Elbridge Webb refused to have J. Thomas Heflin as his vice presidential nominee in his 1928 presidential run was that Heflin attended cheap burlesque shows? Source: Webb refused to run alongside Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama because Webb believed Heflin went to cheap burlesque shows.
• ALT2: ... that Senator James A. Reed said "Who the hell is Webb?" when he was nominated to serve as his vice presidential nominee? Source: Senator James A. Reed of Missouri was nominated as the party's candidate for vice president, however he declined, remarking "Who the hell is Webb?"
• ALT3: ... that besides its support of prohibition, Frank Elbridge Webb's platform in the 1932 United States presidential election was described as very similar to Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposed New Deal? Source: The platform of the Liberty Party, with the exception of its first plank, was thought to be very similar to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proposed New Deal.
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• Comment: the first one's punctuation is so awkward

I was thinking of having one saying something along the lines of "... that Frank Elbridge Webb ran for president in two elections, under three parties, and six different vice presidential nominees?", but I don't think its allowed because it's just something I noticed and wasn't mentioned in any source (granted, there is almost nothing written about him after 1932).

Moved to mainspace by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 02:38, 14 March 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:44, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article looks alright. Hooks are cited and interesting; I prefer either ALT0 or ALT2. No QPQ needed. Should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:37, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

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