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William Jennings Bryan was born in rural Salem, Illinois, in 1860.His father, Silas Bryan, was a Jacksonian Democrat, judge, lawyer, and local party activist. [1] As a judge's son, the younger Bryan had ample opportunity to observe the art of speechmaking in courtrooms, political rallies, and at church and revival meetings.
The national popular vote was rather close, as McKinley defeated Bryan by 602,500 votes, receiving 51% to Bryan's 46.7%: a shift of 53,000 votes in California, Kentucky, Ohio and Oregon would have won Bryan the election despite McKinley winning the majority of the popular vote, but due to the joint Democratic-Populist ticket, this also would ...
The 1896 Democratic National Convention, held at the Chicago Coliseum from July 7 to July 11, was the scene of William Jennings Bryan's nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate for the 1896 U.S. presidential election.
The First Battle: A Story of the Campaign of 1896 (1897), speeches from 1896 campaign. National Democratic Committee (1896). Campaign Text-book of the National Democratic Party. National Democratic committee. Democratic campaign text Book. This is the handbook of the Gold Democrats and strongly opposed Bryan. Chandler, William E. (August 1896 ...
William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections.
Bryan won the state by a margin of 15.13%, As a result of his win in the state, Bryan would become the first Democratic [c] presidential candidate to win Washington state. He would later lose the state against McKinley in 1900 and then against William Howard Taft in 1908.
1896 United States presidential election in North Carolina [2] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic: William Jennings Bryan 174,408 52.64% 6 Populist: William Jennings Bryan: 0 0.00% 5 Total: William Jennings Bryan: 174,408: 52.64%: 11: Republican: William McKinley: 155,122 46.82% 0 Prohibition: Joshua Levering: 635 0.19% ...
Bryan won the state by a narrow margin of 3.69%. With his win in the state, Bryan became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state of Kansas. Bryan would later lose Kansas to McKinley four years later during their rematch and would later lose the state again to William Howard Taft in 1908.