Talk:1919 Brazilian presidential election

Paraiba Republican Party
There is a discrepancy here between the assertion that Pessoa was from the Paraiba Republican Party (but supported by the Sao Paulo Republicans), and that of the Portuguese Wikipedia that he was the actual nominee of the Sao Paulo Republicans, which makes a lot more sense, as his political background was as an office-holder from Sao Paulo State (Senator, etc). So I question the sources (unnamed) which asserts his membership of the Paraiba Republicans — a state he he nothing evident to do with. David Cannon (talk) 08:09, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The source is the Nohlen book, which I've just checked again and does state that he was the candidate of the Paraiba Republican Party, supported by the Paulista and Mineiro Republican parties. Unfortunately the Brazilian source for the results is dead (and not available on the web archive). Pessoa was from Paraiba and his pt.wiki biography states that "His candidacy was supported by Minas Gerais". Number   5  7  12:52, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Nohlen is wrong here, see:
 * 1: "O nome de Epitácio, lançado pelo Partido Republicano Mineiro (PRM), surgiu, então, como alternativa capaz de manter a unidade dos setores políticos situacionistas".
 * 2: "A solução consistiu em indicar Epitácio Pessoa, político nordestino que, por acaso ou destino, desempenhava naquele momento função de relevo internacional. A iniciativa partira do Partido Republicano Mineiro (PRM)."
 * 3: "Assim, em 28 de julho de 1919, no Congresso Nacional, ocorreu a sessão solene [...] na qual Epitácio Pessoa [...] vencedor do Partido Republicano Mineiro obteve 286,373 votos"
 * 4: "Enquanto isso, na Paraíba, a força política de Epitácio Pessoa atinge o ápice. Em 1919, em eleição suplementar para a presidência da República, tendo em vista o falecimento do eleito, Rodrigues Alves, o nome de Epitácio, por conta de sua “neutralidade”, é indicado pelo Partido Republicano Mineiro (PRM).
 * Torimem (talk) 00:42, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, feel free to reinstate it with whichever one of the sources you feel is most appropriate to use (a new source is needed for the results table as if anyone checks the current source, they will see it lists the Paraiba party). Cheers, Number   5  7  01:15, 30 May 2024 (UTC)