Because the difference is we all come from a certain type ethnicity and the votes compared to Ethnicity depends on wha type ethnicity we come from...
Political conservatives were worried about people being upset due to the large number of US soldiers(117,000) who died fighting in WWI.
In united states, the North East is the wealthiest.
The state of new York is located on the north east part of united States. This states is the centre of financial activities in the world.
Massive amount of stock investment was regulated in the new york stock exchange, whcih contributed to the most wealth in north eastern part.
