The manna for the Southern Democrats were the govt. programs that local demo fiefs controlled with “nice work if you can get it” govt. jobs-— the CCC, WPA, and many others. Hence FDR maintained his machine in the South.
“Hence FDR maintained his machine in the South”
Senators Byrd and Glass of Virginia, Bailey of NC, and VP Landon of Texas were members of the bipartisan conservative coalition that opposed FDR and his policies. The conservative coalition in Congress forced FDR to abandon a lot of his proposals, especially when WWII began.
The CCC, the WPA and other programs existed all over the country, they were an attempt to relieve the massive unemployment that existed during the Depression.