This union leader and Socialist candidate ran for president 5 times, getting nearly a million votes in 1912. A) Samuel Gompers B) Eugene V. Debs Eliminate C) Clarence Darrow D) Robert LaFollette

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Adam Burnett

4 September, 06:43

This union leader and Socialist candidate ran for president 5 times, getting nearly a million votes in 1912. A) Samuel Gompers B) Eugene V. Debs Eliminate C) Clarence Darrow D) Robert LaFollette

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Allyson Massey · Answer 1

The answer is letter B. Eugene V. Debs.

Eugene V. Debs is one of the best known socialist in the United States. He was known for his advocacy on labour issues such as pay cuts and other problems with regards to labour. He was able to get the support of many workers and businessmen. He was then the founding father of the Socialist Democratic, the first socialist party in the US