This group's longtime second-in-command was a man who held posts such as chairman of theState Compensation Board, Everett Randolph Combs.
This group's longtime second-in-command was a man who held posts such as chairman of theState Compensation Board, Everett Randolph Combs. James Hubert Price was the only governor foralmost forty years elected without this machine's approval. This dynasty's first success was defeatinga bond issue for highway construction, implementing the longtime slogan "pay-as-you-go." Thisgroup's power was broken with the election of Linwood Holton as governor in 1969, following adecline begun when member Lindsay Almond's closure of (*) schools in Front Royal was rebuked bythe Supreme Court. This organization oversaw the "Massive Resistance" campaign against integration, andits leader won fifteen electoral votes in 1960. For 10 points, name this Democratic political machine whichcontrolled Virginia from 1932 to 1970.
This group's longtime second-in-command was a man who held posts such as chairman of theState Compensation Board, Everett Randolph Combs.
Byrd Organization [or Byrd Machine, etc.]