Follette
Proper noun
Meaning
Follette (plural Follettes)
A surname from French.
Examples
But La Follette carried no section, and he was second in only 2 sections, the Mountain and Pacific areas.
A man of ability had to be chosen and one who would also bring strength to the ticket in areas where La Follette could potentially run well.
Coolidge had a majority in 1,217 counties and Davis in 1,193 counties while La Follette had a majority in 137 counties.
Davis carried only the traditionally Democratic Solid South and Oklahoma; due to liberal Democrats voting for La Follette, Davis lost the popular vote to Coolidge by 25.2 percentage points.
He also claimed La Follette had made huge profits from his investments while he, McCarthy, had been away fighting for his country.
His efforts paid off in the first presidential primary in North Dakota; Coolidge won, La Follette ran second, and Johnson was far behind La Follette.