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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kingsif talk 02:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

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Henry Quincy Alexander

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  • Source: His nomination came as a shock, as Alexander had never been affiliated with the Farmer–Labor Party in any way whatsoever.[1]
  • ALT1: ... that one of the reasons Henry Quincy Alexander accepted the Farmer–Labor Party's nomination for vice president was that Senator James A. Reed[disambiguation needed] had refused it in a rude way? Source: He accepted the nomination for four reasons: in a spirit of protest of the major party platforms; out of respect for the Farmer–Labor Party's effort to improve the conditions of farmers and laborers; out of appreciation for the offer itself; and because he believed Senator Reed had refused it in a rude manner.[2]
  • ALT2: ... that becoming the Farmer–Labor Party's vice presidential nominee led Henry Quincy Alexander to enthusiastically support the Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith? Source: After withdrawing as the Farmer–Labor Party's vice presidential nominee, Alexander became an active supporter of Al Smith, co-leading an organization, the La Follette musketeers, intended to get La Follette voters to back Smith.[3][4][5]
  • ALT3: ... that as the Farmer–Labor Party's vice presidential nominee, Henry Quincy Alexander repeatedly endorsed the Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith? Source: Despite accepting the nomination, he still intended to vote for Al Smith.[6][7]
  • ALT4: ... that Farmers’ Union leader Henry Quincy Alexander opposed American entry into World War I, causing many union members to quit? Source: His anti-war stance was widely criticized across the state and led to the departure of many union members…[8]
  • ALT5: ... that Henry Quincy Alexander quit as the Farmer–Labor Party's nominee for vice-president after a week?
  • ALT6: ... that Henry Quincy Alexander said his twin daughters were more important than becoming the Farmer–Labor Party's vice-presidential nominee? Source: Not presently in article, but it could definitely be there and Tar Heel quotes him on it.
  • ALT7: ... that there was an attempt to abolish North Carolina’s Board of Agriculture because Henry Quincy Alexander was a member of it?Source: In 1919, an unsuccessful effort was made to remove Alexander from the State Board of Agriculture due to his opposition to the war. The effort would've entailed the abolition of the board, and then the creation of a State Board of Agriculture whose sole difference was Alexander not being a member.[9]
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  • Comment: The entire reason I decided to make this article was the 1928 stuff, so it may be blinding me a little, but I think it is easily the most hooking info about him, even if it was only a week or two long.
Moved to mainspace by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 02:09, 16 April 2025 (UTC).

  • @1brianm7: Everything looks good, except the hooks are kind of boring. I created hook Alt4 above. 1brianm7: can you look at hook 4 and see if you like it? If not maybe hook 1 would be acceptable. Hooks 0,2,3 are pretty boring. Noleander (talk) 16:31, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
@Noleander: Sorry if this is formatted weirdly, it's not letting me reply in visual and I'm not the best with wikitext. I think ALT4 is fine, I got the sense researching him that he was against the war because he didn't think the U.S. had a reason to be in it and was suspicious of the motives of those pushing it (thinking they were bought by war manufacturers and whatnot), but that's honestly a pointless subtle distinction. My philosophy when writing the DYK was "a fact so confusing that they can't help but click on the article to make sense of it" because I couldn't really find one that went "a fact so interesting that they can't help but click on the article to learn more about them ". I do probably like ALT1 better, though that may be a bit bias coming from the fact that I just had a DYK about the exact same thing. My thoughts with 0, 2, and 3 were that it is very unusual to endorse another party's candidate and to be nominated by a party without ever talking to them. I added ALT5 and ALT6 for other options. 1brianm7 (talk) 03:43, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
@1brianm7: Okay, I approved this for DYK. Regarding the hook: it looks like we both think ALT4 is acceptable (I still think all the others are too boring). I removed "pacifist" from ALT4 since the sources do not say he was a pacifist by nature, but rather was opposed specifically to WW I. If you decide you want another hook, I think there is a process you can use, after today, to change the hook again, but I'm not a DYK expert, so I do not know what that process is. Congratulations on the DYK! Noleander (talk) 14:42, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
@Noleander: Okay, thanks. I fixed up the formatting of ALT4 a bit to give the promoter an easier job.1brianm7 (talk) 17:41, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Reviewer & nominator both think ALT4 is acceptable. Noleander (talk) 16:12, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "Tar Heel Country Doctor Learns Suddenly That He Is Candidate For Vice Presidency of Nation". The Salisbury Post. 1928-09-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  2. ^ Alexander, Henry (September 15, 1928). "The Doctor Tells Why He Accepted and Why He is for Smith". The Charlotte Observer. p. 8. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Farmer-Laborite to Back Smith". The New York Times. September 26, 1928.
  4. ^ "Jimison Working To Secure Voters For Democrats". The Charlotte News. October 18, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "Another Al Smith Movement Started". News and Record. October 26, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  6. ^ "Tar Heel Country Doctor Learns Suddenly That He Is Candidate For Vice Presidency of Nation". The Salisbury Post. 1928-09-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  7. ^ Alexander, Henry (September 15, 1928). "The Doctor Tells Why He Accepted and Why He is for Smith". The Charlotte Observer. p. 8. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  8. ^ Loomis, Charles (October 1930). "Activities of the North Carolina Farmers' Union". The North Carolina Historical Review. 7 (4): 443–462. JSTOR 23515092.
  9. ^ Dickson, G. G. (February 11, 1919). "The Legislature May Legislate Alexander Out Of State Office". News and Record. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2025.


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