From his Senate seat , he then ran a powerful political machine , using A.D.
As a leader of the state Democratic Party , Simmons led the 1898 - 1900 White Supremacy campaigns that effectively disfranchised black voters for a half - century .
From Simmons ' Senate seat , Simmons then ran a powerful political machine , using A.D.
As a leader of the state Democratic Party , Simmons led the 1898 - 1900 White Supremacy campaigns that effectively disfranchised black voters for a half - century .