Eugene Talmadge first gained the support of voters in Georgia because he
C) lowered the price of automobile tags in the state by making an executive order.
Step-by-step explanation:
- Eugene Talmadge first gained the support of voters in Georgia because he
- C) lowered the price of automobile tags in the state by making an executive order.
- Talmadge contributed for governor, started appealing to the rural Georgia by idealizing the small farmers and preaching what he said about the true values of rural America.
- He also made twelve campaign promises, the most controversial of them which was to lower the price of an automobile license to 3 dollars and putting them within reach of the poorest farmers.
- Talmadge made a pledge to defend the “sovereignty of our states and local self-government” at the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
- The County Unit System also gave power to the rural counties, which were based on Talmadge.