Sidney Catts won the 1916 Democratic primary to become the nominee for Florida governor, but the party leaders were upset that the "outsider" pastor and insurance salesman with no political experience was to become their standard-bearer.
Minister Who Would Be Governor of Florida
Sidney Catts won the 1916 Democratic primary to become the nominee for Florida governor, but the party leaders were upset that the "outsider" pastor and insurance salesman with no political experience was to become their standard-bearer.