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Samuel J. Tilden 1876 Democratic Presidential CandidateThe Democratic candidates for the 1876 Presidential election were Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas Hendricks The other candidates were Rutherford B. Hayes - William A. Wheeler (Republican), Peter Cooper - Samuel Fenton Cary (Greenback Labor), and Green Clay Smith - Gideon T. Stewart (Prohibition). Rutherford B. Hayes won the election to become the 19th President of the United States. President Hayes was in office from March 4, 1877 to March 4, 1881.
The populists were, for the most part, unelectable on a national level. Their strong anti-elite, pro-agrarian platform lead to a voter base consisting almost completely of white farmers. In 1896, the Democratic party picked up many of the populist party's platform points. Realizing this, the populist leadership began debating whether to run their own candidate in the presidential election or to endorse the more electable Democrat, William Jennings Bryan. After a heated debate, the party came out in support of Bryan. During the election, Bryan took most of the populist vote. Unfortunately for them, Bryan lost the election. The populists were severely demoralized by this, and began to fracture as groups left for the more stable democrats or fought to gain control of the party.
Cross of gold speech appealed to the Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in 1896. William Jennings Bryan delivered the speech, which is considered one of the greatest political speeches in our nation's history.
counting the votes, he had less votes. (end of the first answer) Bryan favored the coining of silver , the end of protective tariffs and a federal income tax. He was called the "Great Commoner" with some reason. His ideas favored the farmers and the working people at the expense of the bankers, investors and factory owners. In this case, the Eastern establishment were able to put the Republican candidate, William McKinley into office. Bryan was only 36 , something of a fire-brand with little political experience. He may have scared some potential backers into voting for the solid, more experienced McKinley.
In the John T. Scopes Monkey Trial, a school teacher, Scopes, was put on trial for violating Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in school. Clarence Darrow did a good job of defending Scopes and it became central to the larger debate on evolution versus creationism. Some would contend that Darrow humiliated the prosecution William Jennings Bryan -- a Democratic presidential candidate -- in his arguments asserting theh validity of evolutionary theory. Scopes did end up being found guilty, but he was only fined in the end, and it was a noteworthy installment in the battle for evolutionary theory.
William Jennings Bryant
William Jennings BryanThe 1896 Democratic Party presidential candidate who was the strong advocate of free silver was George McClellan.
William Jennings Bryan
In 1896, President William McKinley defeated the Democratic candidate, William Jennings Bryan. In 1900, he defeated William Jennings Bryan again.
McKinley won the election of 1896. William Jennings Bryan was the defeated Democratic candidate,
Party Nominees in the 1896 U.S. Presidential Election:Republican Party - William McKinleyDemocratic Party - William Jennings BryanNational Democratic Party - John M. PalmerPopulist Party - William Jennings BryanSocialist Labor Party - Charles H. MatchettProhibition Party - Joshua LeveringProhibition Party - Charles E. Bentley
William Jennings Bryan won the South and all of the West except California in 1896.
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska was the Democratic Party U. S. Presidential candidate in the elections of 1896, 1900 and 1908.
he supported many populist policies