According to the Text, Which of the Following Did NOT

According to the text, which of the following did NOT happen during the 1896 presidential election?

A) Conservative Democrats deserted their party to join the Republicans.
B) Businesses warned each other and their workers in no uncertain terms about the dangers of a Populist-Democratic victory.
C) Newly formed business organizations, such as the National Association of Manufacturers, spread the alarm about a possible Democratic victory.
D) Southern conservatives tended to vote for the Republican party.
E) Efforts to intimidate potential black voters increased dramatically.