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style="width:320px;"><caption class="infobox-title">1896 Democratic National Convention</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election" title="1896 United States presidential election">1896 presidential election</a><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Jennings_Bryan_oval.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/William_Jennings_Bryan_oval.png/98px-William_Jennings_Bryan_oval.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/William_Jennings_Bryan_oval.png/147px-William_Jennings_Bryan_oval.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/William_Jennings_Bryan_oval.png/196px-William_Jennings_Bryan_oval.png 2x" data-file-width="579" data-file-height="726" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ArthurSewall.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ArthurSewall.png/98px-ArthurSewall.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ArthurSewall.png/147px-ArthurSewall.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ArthurSewall.png/196px-ArthurSewall.png 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="782" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Nominees <br /> Bryan and Sewall</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#34AAE0; color:#000;">Convention</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">July 7–11, 1896</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Coliseum" title="Chicago Coliseum">Chicago Coliseum</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#34AAE0; color:#000;">Candidates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presidential nominee</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William J. Bryan</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Vice-presidential nominee</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sewall" title="Arthur Sewall">Arthur Sewall</a> of <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="background:#73C2FB;">‹ <a href="/wiki/1892_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1892 Democratic National Convention">1892</a> · <a href="/wiki/1900_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1900 Democratic National Convention">1900</a> ›</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago_Coliseum_(Officialproceedi1896demo_0020)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Chicago_Coliseum_%28Officialproceedi1896demo_0020%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Chicago_Coliseum_%28Officialproceedi1896demo_0020%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" 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style="width:304px;max-width:304px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Inside the convention hall</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:302px;max-width:302px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896_DNC_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/1896_DNC_%282%29.jpg/300px-1896_DNC_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/1896_DNC_%282%29.jpg/450px-1896_DNC_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/1896_DNC_%282%29.jpg/600px-1896_DNC_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1474" data-file-height="1088" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:302px;max-width:302px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896_DNC_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/1896_DNC_%283%29.jpg/300px-1896_DNC_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/1896_DNC_%283%29.jpg/450px-1896_DNC_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/1896_DNC_%283%29.jpg/600px-1896_DNC_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1476" data-file-height="1230" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The <b>1896 Democratic National Convention</b>, held at the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Coliseum" title="Chicago Coliseum">Chicago Coliseum</a> from July 7 to July 11, was the scene of <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William Jennings Bryan</a>'s nomination as the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> presidential candidate for the <a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election" title="1896 United States presidential election">1896 U.S. presidential election</a>. </p><p>At age 36, Bryan was the youngest presidential nominee in <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" title="History of the United States">American history</a>, only one year older than the constitutional minimum. Bryan's keynote <a href="/wiki/Cross_of_gold_speech" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of gold speech">"Cross of Gold" address</a>, delivered prior to his nomination, lambasted Eastern monied classes for supporting the <a href="/wiki/Gold_standard" title="Gold standard">gold standard</a> at the expense of the average worker. This was a repudiation of <a href="/wiki/Presidencies_of_Grover_Cleveland" title="Presidencies of Grover Cleveland">Cleveland administration</a>'s policy, but proved popular with the delegates to the convention. </p><p>Bryan secured the nomination on the fifth ballot over <a href="/wiki/Richard_P._Bland" title="Richard P. Bland">Richard P. Bland</a>. Bryan declined to choose a Democratic vice presidential nominee, leaving the choice to his fellow delegates. <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sewall" title="Arthur Sewall">Arthur Sewall</a> of Maine was nominated on the fifth ballot. Bryan and Sewall ultimately lost to the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> candidates, <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Garret_Hobart" title="Garret Hobart">Garret Hobart</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Silver_in_control">Silver in control</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Silver in control"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For three years the nation had been mired in a <a href="/wiki/Panic_of_1893" title="Panic of 1893">deep economic depression</a>, marked by low prices, low profits, high unemployment, and violent strikes. Economic issues, especially silver or gold for the money supply, and tariffs, were central. President <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bourbon_Democrat" title="Bourbon Democrat">Bourbon Democrat</a> was pro-business and a staunch supporter of conservative measures such as the <a href="/wiki/Gold_standard" title="Gold standard">gold standard</a>; he was strongest in the Northeast. Opposed to him were the <a href="/wiki/Agrarianism" title="Agrarianism">agrarian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Free_silver" title="Free silver">silver</a> factions based in the South and West, which had been empowered after the <a href="/wiki/Panic_of_1893" title="Panic of 1893">Panic of 1893</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A two-thirds vote was required for the Democratic Party nomination and at the convention the silverites just barely had it despite the extreme regional polarization of the delegates. In a test vote on an anti-silver measure, the Eastern states (from Maryland to Maine), with 28% of the delegates voted 96% for gold. The delegates from the rest of the country voted 91% against gold, so the silverites controlled 67% of the delegates.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bryan_moves_up">Bryan moves up</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Bryan moves up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bryan was a talented orator. He gave speeches, organized meetings, and adopted resounding resolutions that eventually culminated in the founding of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Bimetallic_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Bimetallic League (page does not exist)">American Bimetallic League</a>, which then evolved into the National Bimetallic Union, and finally the National Silver Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time many inflationist farmers believed that by increasing the amount of currency in circulation, the crops they grew would receive higher prices. They were opposed by banks and bond holders who feared inflation, and by urban workers who feared inflation would further erode their purchasing power. The ultimate goal of the League was to garner support on a national level for the reinstatement of the coinage of silver.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With others, he made certain that the Democratic platform reflected the now strengthening spirit of the silverites. With his support, Charles H. Jones, of the <i>St Louis Post-Dispatch</i>, was put on the platform committee and Bryan's plank for free silver was adopted sixteen to one and silently added to the Chicago Democratic Platform, in order to avoid controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a minority member of the resolutions committee, Bryan was able to push the Democratic Party from its laissez-faire and <a href="/wiki/Small_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Small government">small government</a> roots towards its modern, interventionist character. Through these measures, the public and influential Democrats became convinced of his capacity to lead and bring change, resulting in his being mentioned as a possible chairman for the Chicago convention. Bryan delivered speeches across the country for free silver from 1894 to 1896, building a grass-roots reputation as a powerful champion of the cause. </p><p>At the 1896 convention, Bryan lambasted Eastern moneyed classes for supporting the <a href="/wiki/Gold_standard" title="Gold standard">gold standard</a> at the expense of the average worker. His <a href="/wiki/Cross_of_gold_speech" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of gold speech">"Cross of Gold" speech</a> made him the sensational new face in the Democratic party. At the start of the convention, former Missouri Congressman <a href="/wiki/Richard_P._Bland" title="Richard P. Bland">Richard P. Bland</a>, a strong supporter of <a href="/wiki/Bimetallism" title="Bimetallism">bimetallism</a>, was viewed as the favorite.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Bland was strongly opposed by many in the South, in part because his wife and daughter were <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some bimetallist supporters tried to draft Republican Senator <a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Teller" title="Henry M. Teller">Henry M. Teller</a> of Colorado, but his candidacy never got off the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several state delegations, mostly from the Northeast, supported the gold standard and refused to take part in the nomination process.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many conservative Democrats looked to former Senator <a href="/wiki/David_B._Hill" title="David B. Hill">David B. Hill</a> of New York or Governor <a href="/wiki/William_Russell_(governor)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Russell (governor)">William Russell</a> of Massachusetts for leadership, but Russell was in poor health and Hill did not gain support for a presidential bid.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eight names were placed in nomination: Richard P. Bland, William J. Bryan, <a href="/wiki/Claude_Matthews" title="Claude Matthews">Claude Matthews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horace_Boies" title="Horace Boies">Horace Boies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Styles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn">Joseph Blackburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Roll_McLean" class="mw-redirect" title="John Roll McLean">John R. McLean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Pattison" title="Robert E. Pattison">Robert E. Pattison</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Pennoyer" title="Sylvester Pennoyer">Sylvester Pennoyer</a>. The only major candidate that did support the gold standard was former Pennsylvania Governor Pattison.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After five ballots, Bryan triumphed over Bland and Pattison.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bryan was also nominated for president by the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Party_(United_States)" title="People's Party (United States)">Populist Party</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Republican_Party" title="Silver Republican Party">Silver Republican Party</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidential_nomination">Presidential nomination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Presidential nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidential_candidates">Presidential candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Presidential candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 652px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamJBryan1902.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska"><img alt="Former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/WilliamJBryan1902.png/101px-WilliamJBryan1902.png" decoding="async" width="101" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/WilliamJBryan1902.png/151px-WilliamJBryan1902.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/WilliamJBryan1902.png/201px-WilliamJBryan1902.png 2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="619" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a> <b><a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William Jennings Bryan</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bland.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative Richard P. Bland of Missouri"><img alt="Former Representative Richard P. Bland of Missouri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Bland.png/94px-Bland.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Bland.png/141px-Bland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Bland.png/188px-Bland.png 2x" data-file-width="808" data-file-height="1030" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Richard_P._Bland" title="Richard P. Bland">Richard P. Bland</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RobertEPattison.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Governor Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania"><img alt="Former Governor Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/RobertEPattison.png/97px-RobertEPattison.png" decoding="async" width="97" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/RobertEPattison.png/145px-RobertEPattison.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/RobertEPattison.png/194px-RobertEPattison.png 2x" data-file-width="209" data-file-height="259" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Pennsylvania">Governor</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Pattison" title="Robert E. Pattison">Robert E. Pattison</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jblackburn.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senator Joseph Blackburn of Kentucky"><img alt="Senator Joseph Blackburn of Kentucky" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Jblackburn.jpg/80px-Jblackburn.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Jblackburn.jpg/120px-Jblackburn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Jblackburn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="225" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Styles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn">Joseph Blackburn</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HBoies.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Governor Horace Boies of Iowa"><img alt="Former Governor Horace Boies of Iowa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/HBoies.png/98px-HBoies.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/HBoies.png/148px-HBoies.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/HBoies.png 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="228" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Iowa">Governor</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Horace_Boies" title="Horace Boies">Horace Boies</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Roll_McLean.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Newspaper Publisher John R. McLean of Ohio"><img alt="Newspaper Publisher John R. McLean of Ohio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/John_Roll_McLean.jpg/86px-John_Roll_McLean.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/John_Roll_McLean.jpg/129px-John_Roll_McLean.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/John_Roll_McLean.jpg/172px-John_Roll_McLean.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1824" data-file-height="2548" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Media_proprietor" title="Media proprietor">Newspaper Publisher</a> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Roll_McLean" class="mw-redirect" title="John Roll McLean">John R. McLean</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ClaudeMatthews.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Governor Claude Matthews of Indiana"><img alt="Governor Claude Matthews of Indiana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/ClaudeMatthews.png/97px-ClaudeMatthews.png" decoding="async" width="97" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/ClaudeMatthews.png/145px-ClaudeMatthews.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/ClaudeMatthews.png/194px-ClaudeMatthews.png 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">Governor</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Claude_Matthews" title="Claude Matthews">Claude Matthews</a></b> of Indiana</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SylvesterPennoyer.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Governor Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon"><img alt="Former Governor Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SylvesterPennoyer.png/72px-SylvesterPennoyer.png" decoding="async" width="72" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SylvesterPennoyer.png/108px-SylvesterPennoyer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SylvesterPennoyer.png/144px-SylvesterPennoyer.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="414" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Oregon">Governor</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Pennoyer" title="Sylvester Pennoyer">Sylvester Pennoyer</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Declined">Declined</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Declined"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 652px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamERussell.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Governor William E. Russell of Massachusetts"><img alt="Former Governor William E. Russell of Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/WilliamERussell.png/78px-WilliamERussell.png" decoding="async" width="78" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/WilliamERussell.png/117px-WilliamERussell.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/WilliamERussell.png/156px-WilliamERussell.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="383" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor</a> <b><a href="/wiki/William_E._Russell_(politician)" title="William E. Russell (politician)">William E. Russell</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia"><img alt="Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/84px-John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/125px-John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/167px-John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4336" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a> <b><a href="/wiki/John_W._Daniel" title="John W. Daniel">John W. Daniel</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Not_nominated">Not nominated</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Not nominated"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 163px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JosephCSibley.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania"><img alt="Former Representative Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/JosephCSibley.png/94px-JosephCSibley.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/JosephCSibley.png/141px-JosephCSibley.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/JosephCSibley.png/188px-JosephCSibley.png 2x" data-file-width="201" data-file-height="257" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Sibley" title="Joseph C. Sibley">Joseph C. Sibley</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Balloting">Balloting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Balloting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Presidential Ballot</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>1st</th> <th>2nd</th> <th>3rd</th> <th>4th</th> <th>5th</th> <th>UN </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">Bryan</a> </th> <td style="background:#82caff">137 </td> <td style="background:#82caff">197 </td> <td style="background:#82caff">219 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">280 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">652 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">930 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Richard_P._Bland" title="Richard P. Bland">Bland</a> </th> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">235 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">281 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">291 </td> <td style="background:#82caff">241 </td> <td style="background:#c2dfff">11 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Pattison" title="Robert E. Pattison">Pattison</a> </th> <td style="background:#c2dfff">97 </td> <td style="background:#c2dfff">100 </td> <td style="background:#c2dfff">97 </td> <td style="background:#c2dfff">97 </td> <td style="background:#82caff">95 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Styles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn">Blackburn</a> </th> <td>82 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>27 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Horace_Boies" title="Horace Boies">Boies</a> </th> <td>67 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>33 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/John_Roll_McLean" class="mw-redirect" title="John Roll McLean">McLean</a> </th> <td>54 </td> <td>53 </td> <td>54 </td> <td>46 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Claude_Matthews" title="Claude Matthews">Matthews</a> </th> <td>37 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>36 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Tillman" title="Benjamin Tillman">Tillman</a> </th> <td>17 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Adlai_E._Stevenson_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Adlai E. Stevenson I">Stevenson</a> </th> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Pennoyer" title="Sylvester Pennoyer">Pennoyer</a> </th> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Teller" title="Henry M. Teller">Teller</a> </th> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/William_E._Russell_(politician)" title="William E. Russell (politician)">Russell</a> </th> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/David_B._Hill" title="David B. Hill">Hill</a> </th> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/James_E._Campbell" title="James E. Campbell">Campbell</a> </th> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/David_Turpie" title="David Turpie">Turpie</a> </th> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Blank </th> <td>178 </td> <td>160 </td> <td>162 </td> <td>161 </td> <td>162 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 815px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1st Presidential Ballot"><img alt="1st Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/120px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/180px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/240px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>1st Presidential Ballot</b></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2nd Presidential Ballot"><img alt="2nd Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/120px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/180px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/240px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>2nd Presidential Ballot</b></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="3rd Presidential Ballot"><img alt="3rd Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/120px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/180px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/240px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>3rd Presidential Ballot</b></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="4th Presidential Ballot"><img alt="4th Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png/120px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png/180px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png/240px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>4th Presidential Ballot</b></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination5thBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="5th Presidential Ballot"><img alt="5th Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination5thBallot.png/120px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination5thBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination5thBallot.png/180px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination5thBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination5thBallot.png/240px-1896DemocraticPresidentialNomination5thBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>5th Presidential Ballot</b></div></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vice_Presidential_nomination">Vice Presidential nomination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Vice Presidential nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the selection of Bryan, the convention turned its attention to picking a running mate.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Newspaper publisher <a href="/wiki/John_Roll_McLean" class="mw-redirect" title="John Roll McLean">John Roll McLean</a> of Ohio was viewed as a possible candidate, in part because his fortune could help fund the ticket.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Representative <a href="/wiki/George_F._Williams" title="George F. Williams">George F. Williams</a> of Massachusetts, businessman <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sewall" title="Arthur Sewall">Arthur Sewall</a> of Maine, and former Attorney General <a href="/wiki/Augustus_Hill_Garland" class="mw-redirect" title="Augustus Hill Garland">Augustus Hill Garland</a> of Arkansas were all mentioned as possible candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eight names were placed in nomination: Arthur Sewall, John R. McLean, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Sibley" title="Joseph C. Sibley">Joseph C. Sibley</a>, George F. Williams, <a href="/wiki/Walter_Clark_(jurist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Clark (jurist)">Walter Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._Hamilton_Lewis" title="J. Hamilton Lewis">J. Hamilton Lewis</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_W._Fithian" title="George W. Fithian">George W. Fithian</a>, and Sylvester Pennoyer.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After being placed in nomination, McLean, Sibley, and Fithian made it known to the convention that they were not candidates for the vice presidency. Sewall ultimately received the nomination on the fifth ballot. The <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Party_(United_States)" title="People's Party (United States)">Populist Party</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Republican_Party" title="Silver Republican Party">Silver Republican Party</a> also both nominated Bryan for president, but the Populists nominated former Georgia Representative <a href="/wiki/Thomas_E._Watson" title="Thomas E. Watson">Thomas E. Watson</a> instead of Sewell. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vice_Presidential_candidates">Vice Presidential candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Vice Presidential candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 489px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ArthurSewall.png" class="mw-file-description" title="President of the Maine Central Railroad Arthur Sewall of Maine"><img alt="President of the Maine Central Railroad Arthur Sewall of Maine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ArthurSewall.png/98px-ArthurSewall.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ArthurSewall.png/147px-ArthurSewall.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ArthurSewall.png/196px-ArthurSewall.png 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">President of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Central_Railroad_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine Central Railroad Company">Maine Central Railroad</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sewall" title="Arthur Sewall">Arthur Sewall</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_F._Williams.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative George F. Williams of Massachusetts"><img alt="Former Representative George F. Williams of Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/George_F._Williams.png/84px-George_F._Williams.png" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/George_F._Williams.png/126px-George_F._Williams.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/George_F._Williams.png/168px-George_F._Williams.png 2x" data-file-width="229" data-file-height="327" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a> <b><a href="/wiki/George_F._Williams" title="George F. Williams">George F. Williams</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WalterClark.png" class="mw-file-description" title="State Associate Justice Walter Clark of North Carolina"><img alt="State Associate Justice Walter Clark of North Carolina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/WalterClark.png/99px-WalterClark.png" decoding="async" width="99" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/WalterClark.png/148px-WalterClark.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/WalterClark.png/198px-WalterClark.png 2x" data-file-width="495" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">State Associate Justice</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Clark_(jurist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Clark (jurist)">Walter Clark</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamilton_lewis.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Representative Nominee J. Hamilton Lewis of Washington (Ineligible, not yet 35 years of age)"><img alt="Representative Nominee J. Hamilton Lewis of Washington (Ineligible, not yet 35 years of age)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Hamilton_lewis.jpg/87px-Hamilton_lewis.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Hamilton_lewis.jpg/130px-Hamilton_lewis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Hamilton_lewis.jpg/173px-Hamilton_lewis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="844" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative Nominee</a> <b><a href="/wiki/J._Hamilton_Lewis" title="J. Hamilton Lewis">J. Hamilton Lewis</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> (<i>Ineligible, not yet 35 years of age</i>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SylvesterPennoyer.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Governor Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon"><img alt="Former Governor Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SylvesterPennoyer.png/72px-SylvesterPennoyer.png" decoding="async" width="72" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SylvesterPennoyer.png/108px-SylvesterPennoyer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SylvesterPennoyer.png/144px-SylvesterPennoyer.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="414" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Oregon">Governor</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Pennoyer" title="Sylvester Pennoyer">Sylvester Pennoyer</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Declined_2">Declined</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Declined"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 489px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Roll_McLean.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Newspaper Publisher John R. McLean of Ohio"><img alt="Newspaper Publisher John R. McLean of Ohio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/John_Roll_McLean.jpg/86px-John_Roll_McLean.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/John_Roll_McLean.jpg/129px-John_Roll_McLean.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/John_Roll_McLean.jpg/172px-John_Roll_McLean.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1824" data-file-height="2548" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Media_proprietor" title="Media proprietor">Newspaper Publisher</a> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Roll_McLean" class="mw-redirect" title="John Roll McLean">John R. McLean</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bland.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative Richard P. Bland of Missouri"><img alt="Former Representative Richard P. Bland of Missouri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Bland.png/94px-Bland.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Bland.png/141px-Bland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Bland.png/188px-Bland.png 2x" data-file-width="808" data-file-height="1030" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Richard_P._Bland" title="Richard P. Bland">Richard P. Bland</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JosephCSibley.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania"><img alt="Former Representative Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/JosephCSibley.png/94px-JosephCSibley.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/JosephCSibley.png/141px-JosephCSibley.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/JosephCSibley.png/188px-JosephCSibley.png 2x" data-file-width="201" data-file-height="257" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Sibley" title="Joseph C. Sibley">Joseph C. Sibley</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia"><img alt="Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/84px-John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/125px-John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/167px-John_W._Daniel_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4336" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a> <b><a href="/wiki/John_W._Daniel" title="John W. Daniel">John W. Daniel</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HBoies.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Governor Horace Boies of Iowa"><img alt="Former Governor Horace Boies of Iowa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/HBoies.png/98px-HBoies.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/HBoies.png/148px-HBoies.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/HBoies.png 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="228" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Iowa">Governor</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Horace_Boies" title="Horace Boies">Horace Boies</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GeorgeWFithian.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative George W. Fithian of Illinois"><img alt="Former Representative George W. Fithian of Illinois" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/GeorgeWFithian.png/91px-GeorgeWFithian.png" decoding="async" width="91" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/GeorgeWFithian.png/137px-GeorgeWFithian.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/GeorgeWFithian.png/183px-GeorgeWFithian.png 2x" data-file-width="457" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a> <b><a href="/wiki/George_W._Fithian" title="George W. Fithian">George W. Fithian</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Balloting_2">Balloting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Balloting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Vice Presidential Ballot</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>1st</th> <th>2nd</th> <th>3rd</th> <th>4th</th> <th>5th</th> <th>UN </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sewall" title="Arthur Sewall">Sewall</a> </th> <td style="background:#c2dfff">100 </td> <td>37 </td> <td style="background:#c2dfff">97 </td> <td style="background:#82caff">261 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">568 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">930 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/John_Roll_McLean" class="mw-redirect" title="John Roll McLean">McLean</a> </th> <td style="background:#82caff">111 </td> <td style="background:#82caff">158 </td> <td style="background:#82caff">210 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">298 </td> <td style="background:#c2dfff">32 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Richard_P._Bland" title="Richard P. Bland">Bland</a> </th> <td>62 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">294 </td> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">255 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Sibley" title="Joseph C. Sibley">Sibley</a> </th> <td style="background:#5cb3ff">163 </td> <td style="background:#c2dfff">113 </td> <td>50 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/George_F._Williams" title="George F. Williams">G.F. Williams</a> </th> <td>76 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>9 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/John_W._Daniel" title="John W. Daniel">Daniel</a> </th> <td>11 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td style="background:#c2dfff">54 </td> <td style="background:#82caff">36 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Walter_Clark_(jurist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Clark (jurist)">Clark</a> </th> <td>50 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>46 </td> <td>22 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/James_R._Williams_(politician)" title="James R. Williams (politician)">J. Williams</a> </th> <td>22 </td> <td>13 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/William_F._Harrity" title="William F. Harrity">Harrity</a> </th> <td>19 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>11 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Styles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn">Blackburn</a> </th> <td>20 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Horace_Boies" title="Horace Boies">Boies</a> </th> <td>20 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/J._Hamilton_Lewis" title="J. Hamilton Lewis">Lewis</a> </th> <td>11 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Pattison" title="Robert E. Pattison">Pattison</a> </th> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/George_W._Fithian" title="George W. Fithian">Fithian</a> </th> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Teller" title="Henry M. Teller">Teller</a> </th> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Stephen_M._White" title="Stephen M. White">White</a> </th> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Blank </th> <td>260 </td> <td>255 </td> <td>255 </td> <td>250 </td> <td>251 </td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 815px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1st Presidential Ballot"><img alt="1st Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/120px-1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/120px-1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/180px-1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/240px-1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>2nd Presidential Ballot</b></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="3rd Presidential Ballot"><img alt="3rd Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/120px-1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/180px-1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/240px-1896DemocraticVicePresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>3rd Presidential Ballot</b></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" 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U. of Wisconsin Press. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/presidentialelec0000unse_a2u3/page/212">212</a>–43.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+presidential+election+of+1896&rft.pages=212-43&rft.pub=U.+of+Wisconsin+Press&rft.date=1964&rft.au=Stanley+L.+Jones&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fpresidentialelec0000unse_a2u3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1896+Democratic+National+Convention" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Walter Dean Burnham, "The System of 1896: An Analysis," in Paul Kleppner et al., <i>The Evolution of American Electoral Systems</i> (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1981), 147—202 at pp 158–60</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Paulo E. Coletta, <i>William Jennings Bryan: Volume I, Political Evangelist, 1860–1908</i>, (1964) p. 107.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Paxton Hibben, <i>The Peerless Leader, William Jennings Bryan</i> (1929), 175.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hibben, <i>The Peerless Leader, William Jennings Bryan</i> p 184.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nyt2-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nyt2_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyt2_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/18960707convention-dem-ra.html">"The Silver Fanatics are Invincible"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. 7 June 1896<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 October</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=The+Silver+Fanatics+are+Invincible&rft.date=1896-06-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpartners.nytimes.com%2Flibrary%2Fpolitics%2Fcamp%2F18960707convention-dem-ra.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1896+Democratic+National+Convention" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nyt1-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nyt1_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyt1_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyt1_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyt1_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyt1_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyt1_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyt1_7-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/18960711convention-dem-ra.html">"Bryan, Free Silver, and Repudiation"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. 11 July 1896<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(2002). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/greattaxwars00weis/page/167"><i>The Great Tax Wars: Lincoln to Wilson-The Fierce Battles over Money That Transformed the Nation</i></a></span>. Simon & Schuster. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/greattaxwars00weis/page/167">167–168</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-684-85068-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-684-85068-0"><bdi>0-684-85068-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Great+Tax+Wars%3A+Lincoln+to+Wilson-The+Fierce+Battles+over+Money+That+Transformed+the+Nation&rft.pages=167-168&rft.pub=Simon+%26+Schuster&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=0-684-85068-0&rft.aulast=Weisman&rft.aufirst=Steven+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fgreattaxwars00weis%2Fpage%2F167&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1896+Democratic+National+Convention" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Official proceedings of the Democratic national convention held in Chicago, Ill., July 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th, 1896."; pg. 350 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://archive.org/stream/officialproceedi1896demo#page/350/mode/2up/search/sewall">[1]</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Coletta, Paulo E. <i>William Jennings Bryan: Volume I, Political Evangelist, 1860–1908</i>, (1964)</li> <li>Geer, John G., and Thomas R. Rochon. "William Jennings Bryan on the Yellow Brick Road." <i>Journal of American Culture</i> 16.4 (1993): 59–63. Bryan resembles the Wizard of Oz</li> <li>Harpine, William D. "Bryan's “a cross of gold:” The rhetoric of polarization at the 1896 democratic convention." <i>Quarterly Journal of Speech</i> 87.3 (2001): 291–304. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=aiken_communications_facpub">online</a></li> <li>Jones, Stanley L. <i>The presidential election of 1896</i> (1964).</li> <li>Nevins, Allan. <i>Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage</i> (1932) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/groverclevelands0000nevi_h6d0">online</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_sources">Primary sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Primary sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chester, Edward W <i>A guide to political platforms</i> (1977) pp 127–135 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/guidetopolitical0000ches">online</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1896/">1896 Democratic National Convention</a> at the <i><a href="/wiki/Political_Graveyard" class="mw-redirect" title="Political Graveyard">Political Graveyard</a></i></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29586">Democratic Party Platform of 1896</a> at <i>The American Presidency Project</i></li></ul> <table class="wikitable" 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Morton">Levi P. Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Allison" title="William B. Allison">William B. Allison</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:right;font-weight:normal;;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #3333FF;"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a></b><br />(<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Convention</a>)<br /><small><span style="color:#ACE1AF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Party_(United_States)" title="People's Party (United States)">Populist</a> · <span style="color:#A3BFBA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Silver_Party" title="Silver Party">Silver</a></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nominees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>President: <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William Jennings Bryan</a></b></li> <li><b>Vice President: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sewall" title="Arthur Sewall">Arthur Sewall</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Populist VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_E._Watson" title="Thomas E. 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Blackburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Matthews" title="Claude Matthews">Claude Matthews</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Third_party_and_independent_candidates" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> candidates</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FFD700;"><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="National Democratic Party (United States)">National Democratic Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/John_M._Palmer_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="John M. Palmer (politician)">John M. Palmer</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Simon_Bolivar_Buckner" title="Simon Bolivar Buckner">Simon Bolivar Buckner</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Edward_S._Bragg" title="Edward S. Bragg">Edward S. Bragg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Vilas" title="William F. Vilas">William F. Vilas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a> (incumbent)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_G._Carlisle" title="John G. Carlisle">John G. Carlisle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Sterling_Morton" title="Julius Sterling Morton">Julius Sterling Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lyne_Wilson" title="William Lyne Wilson">William Lyne Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Watterson" title="Henry Watterson">Henry Watterson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FF00FF;"><a href="/wiki/Prohibition_Party" title="Prohibition Party">Prohibition Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Levering" title="Joshua Levering">Joshua Levering</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Hale_Johnson" title="Hale Johnson">Hale Johnson</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/L._C._Hughes" title="L. C. Hughes">L. C. Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Eugene_Bentley" title="Charles Eugene Bentley">Charles E. Bentley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #DD051D;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labor_Party_of_America" title="Socialist Labor Party of America">Socialist Labor Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Charles_H._Matchett" title="Charles H. Matchett">Charles H. Matchett</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Maguire_(labor_activist)" title="Matthew Maguire (labor activist)">Matthew Maguire</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 silver;"><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election#National_Party_nomination" title="1896 United States presidential election">National Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Eugene_Bentley" title="Charles Eugene Bentley">Charles E. Bentley</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/James_H._Southgate" title="James H. Southgate">James H. Southgate</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b>Other 1896 elections</b>: <a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_and_1897_United_States_Senate_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 and 1897 United States Senate elections">Senate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Democratic_Party" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#B0CEFF;;background:#3333FF; color:white"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Template:Democratic Party (United States)"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Template talk:Democratic Party (United States)"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Democratic Party (United States)"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Democratic_Party" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Democratic Party</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#B0CEFF;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="History of the Democratic Party (United States)">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Party_System" title="Second Party System">Second Party System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Party_System" title="Third Party System">Third Party System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Party_System" title="Fourth Party System">Fourth Party System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Party_System" title="Fifth Party System">Fifth Party System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Party_System" title="Sixth Party System">Sixth Party System</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#B0CEFF;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_National_Convention" title="Democratic National Convention">National<br />conventions</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Democratic_Party_presidential_tickets" title="List of United States Democratic Party presidential tickets">presidential<br />tickets</a>,<br />and<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="List of Democratic Party presidential primaries">presidential<br />primaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1828_United_States_presidential_election#Democratic_Party_nomination" title="1828 United States presidential election">1828 (None)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Jackson</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_C._Calhoun" title="John C. Calhoun">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1832 Democratic National Convention">1832 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Jackson</a>/<a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1835 Democratic National Convention">1835 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Van Buren</a>/<a href="/wiki/Richard_Mentor_Johnson" title="Richard Mentor Johnson">R. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1840 Democratic National Convention">1840 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Van Buren</a>/<i>None</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1844 Democratic National Convention">1844 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">Polk</a>/<a href="/wiki/George_M._Dallas" title="George M. Dallas">Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1848 Democratic National Convention">1848 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cass" title="Lewis Cass">Cass</a>/<a href="/wiki/William_Orlando_Butler" class="mw-redirect" title="William Orlando Butler">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1852 Democratic National Convention">1852 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Pierce" title="Franklin Pierce">Pierce</a>/<a href="/wiki/William_R._King" title="William R. King">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1856 Democratic National Convention">1856 (Cincinnati)</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">Buchanan</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_C._Breckinridge" title="John C. Breckinridge">Breckinridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Democratic_National_Conventions" title="1860 Democratic National Conventions">1860 (Charleston/Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas" title="Stephen A. Douglas">Douglas</a>/<a href="/wiki/Herschel_V._Johnson" title="Herschel V. Johnson">H. Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_C._Breckinridge" title="John C. Breckinridge">Breckinridge</a>/<a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lane" title="Joseph Lane">Lane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Democrats" title="Southern Democrats">SD</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1864 Democratic National Convention">1864 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_B._McClellan" title="George B. McClellan">McClellan</a>/<a href="/wiki/George_H._Pendleton" title="George H. Pendleton">Pendleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1868 Democratic National Convention">1868 (New York)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Horatio_Seymour" title="Horatio Seymour">Seymour</a>/<a href="/wiki/Francis_Preston_Blair_Jr." title="Francis Preston Blair Jr.">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1872 Democratic National Convention">1872 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Horace_Greeley" title="Horace Greeley">Greeley</a>/<a href="/wiki/B._Gratz_Brown" title="B. Gratz Brown">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1876 Democratic National Convention">1876 (Saint Louis)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Samuel_J._Tilden" title="Samuel J. Tilden">Tilden</a>/<a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Hendricks" title="Thomas A. Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1880 Democratic National Convention">1880 (Cincinnati)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott_Hancock" title="Winfield Scott Hancock">Hancock</a>/<a href="/wiki/William_Hayden_English" title="William Hayden English">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1884 Democratic National Convention">1884 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Cleveland</a>/<a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Hendricks" title="Thomas A. Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1888 Democratic National Convention">1888 (Saint Louis)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Cleveland</a>/<a href="/wiki/Allen_G._Thurman" title="Allen G. Thurman">Thurman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1892 Democratic National Convention">1892 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Cleveland</a>/<a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_I" title="Adlai Stevenson I">Stevenson I</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1896 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">W. Bryan</a>/<a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sewall" title="Arthur Sewall">Sewall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1900 Democratic National Convention">1900 (Kansas City)</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">W. Bryan</a>/<a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_I" title="Adlai Stevenson I">Stevenson I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1904 Democratic National Convention">1904 (Saint Louis)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alton_B._Parker" title="Alton B. Parker">Parker</a>/<a href="/wiki/Henry_G._Davis" title="Henry G. Davis">H. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1908 Democratic National Convention">1908 (Denver)</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">W. Bryan</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_W._Kern" title="John W. Kern">Kern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1912 Democratic National Convention">1912 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Wilson</a>/<a href="/wiki/Thomas_R._Marshall" title="Thomas R. Marshall">Marshall</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1912_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1912 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1916 Democratic National Convention">1916 (Saint Louis)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Wilson</a>/<a href="/wiki/Thomas_R._Marshall" title="Thomas R. Marshall">Marshall</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1916_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1920 Democratic National Convention">1920 (San Francisco)</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_M._Cox" title="James M. Cox">Cox</a>/<a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1924 Democratic National Convention">1924 (New York)</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_W._Davis" title="John W. Davis">J. Davis</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Bryan" title="Charles W. Bryan">C. Bryan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1924_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1928 Democratic National Convention">1928 (Houston)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Al_Smith" title="Al Smith">Smith</a>/<a href="/wiki/Joseph_T._Robinson" title="Joseph T. Robinson">Robinson</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1928_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1928 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1932 Democratic National Convention">1932 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_Nance_Garner" title="John Nance Garner">Garner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1932_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1932 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1936 Democratic National Convention">1936 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_Nance_Garner" title="John Nance Garner">Garner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1936_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1936 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1940 Democratic National Convention">1940 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a>/<a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Wallace" title="Henry A. Wallace">Wallace</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1940 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1944 Democratic National Convention">1944 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a>/<a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Truman</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1944_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1944 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1948 Democratic National Convention">1948 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Truman</a>/<a href="/wiki/Alben_W._Barkley" title="Alben W. Barkley">Barkley</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1952 Democratic National Convention">1952 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Stevenson II</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_Sparkman" title="John Sparkman">Sparkman</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1952_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1956 Democratic National Convention">1956 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Stevenson II</a>/<a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Kefauver</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1956 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1960 Democratic National Convention">1960 (Los Angeles)</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">Kennedy</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1964 Democratic National Convention">1964 (Atlantic City)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey" title="Hubert Humphrey">Humphrey</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1964 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1968 Democratic National Convention">1968 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey" title="Hubert Humphrey">Humphrey</a>/<a href="/wiki/Edmund_Muskie" title="Edmund Muskie">Muskie</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1968_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1972 Democratic National Convention">1972 (Miami Beach)</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_McGovern" title="George McGovern">McGovern</a>/(<a href="/wiki/Thomas_Eagleton" title="Thomas Eagleton">Eagleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sargent_Shriver" title="Sargent Shriver">Shriver</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1976 Democratic National Convention">1976 (New York)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Carter</a>/<a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Mondale</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1980 Democratic National Convention">1980 (New York)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Carter</a>/<a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Mondale</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1984 Democratic National Convention">1984 (San Francisco)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Mondale</a>/<a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Ferraro" title="Geraldine Ferraro">Ferraro</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1984_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1988 Democratic National Convention">1988 (Atlanta)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Dukakis</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Bentsen</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1992 Democratic National Convention">1992 (New York)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">B. Clinton</a>/<a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Gore</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1992 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1996 Democratic National Convention">1996 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">B. Clinton</a>/<a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Gore</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2000 Democratic National Convention">2000 (Los Angeles)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Gore</a>/<a href="/wiki/Joe_Lieberman" title="Joe Lieberman">Lieberman</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2004 Democratic National Convention">2004 (Boston)</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">Kerry</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_Edwards" title="John Edwards">Edwards</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">2008 (Denver)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Obama</a>/<a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Biden</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2012 Democratic National Convention">2012 (Charlotte)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Obama</a>/<a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Biden</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2016 Democratic National Convention">2016 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">H. Clinton</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tim_Kaine" title="Tim Kaine">Kaine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2020 Democratic National Convention">2020 (Milwaukee/other locations)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Biden</a>/<a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Harris</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2024 Democratic National Convention">2024 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Harris</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Walz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#B0CEFF;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States" title="List of presidents of the United States">Presidential</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Administration_(government)" title="Administration (government)">administrations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Andrew_Jackson" title="Presidency of Andrew Jackson">Jackson</a> (1829–1837)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Martin_Van_Buren" title="Presidency of Martin Van Buren">Van Buren</a> (1837–1841)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_James_K._Polk" title="Presidency of James K. Polk">Polk</a> (1845–1849)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Franklin_Pierce" title="Presidency of Franklin Pierce">Pierce</a> (1853–1857)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_James_Buchanan" title="Presidency of James Buchanan">Buchanan</a> (1857–1861)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Andrew_Johnson" title="Presidency of Andrew Johnson">A. Johnson</a> (1868–1869)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidencies_of_Grover_Cleveland" title="Presidencies of Grover Cleveland">Cleveland</a> (1885–1889; 1893–1897)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Woodrow_Wilson" title="Presidency of Woodrow Wilson">Wilson</a> (1913–1921)</li> <li>Roosevelt (<a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt,_first_and_second_terms" title="Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, first and second terms">1933–1941</a>; <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt,_third_and_fourth_terms" title="Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, third and fourth terms">1941–1945</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Harry_S._Truman" title="Presidency of Harry S. Truman">Truman</a> (1945–1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Presidency of John F. Kennedy">Kennedy</a> (1961–1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson">L. B. Johnson</a> (1963–1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter" title="Presidency of Jimmy Carter">Carter</a> (1977–1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Bill_Clinton" title="Presidency of Bill Clinton">Clinton</a> (1993–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama" title="Presidency of Barack Obama">Obama</a> (2009–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden" title="Presidency of Joe Biden">Biden</a> (2021–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#B0CEFF;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">U.S. House<br />leaders</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives">Speakers</a>,<br />and<br /><a href="/wiki/House_Democratic_Caucus" title="House Democratic Caucus">Caucus<br />chairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stevenson" title="Andrew Stevenson">A. Stevenson</a> (1827–1834)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Bell (Tennessee politician)">Bell</a> (1834–1835)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">Polk</a> (1835–1839)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Winston_Jones" title="John Winston Jones">J. W. Jones</a> (1843–1845)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Davis" title="John Wesley Davis">Davis</a> (1845–1847)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howell_Cobb" title="Howell Cobb">Cobb</a> (1849–1851)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linn_Boyd" title="Linn Boyd">Boyd</a> (1851–1855)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Jones_(Tennessee_politician)" title="George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)">G. W. Jones</a> (1855–1857)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lawrence_Orr" title="James Lawrence Orr">Orr</a> (1857–1859)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Houston" title="George S. Houston">Houston</a> (1859–1861)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_E._Niblack" title="William E. Niblack">Niblack</a>/<a href="/wiki/Samuel_J._Randall" title="Samuel J. Randall">Randall</a> (1869–1871)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_E._Niblack" title="William E. Niblack">Niblack</a> (1873–1875)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_C._Kerr" title="Michael C. Kerr">Kerr</a> (1875–1876)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_J._Randall" title="Samuel J. Randall">Randall</a> (1876–1881)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_G._Carlisle" title="John G. Carlisle">Carlisle</a> (1883–1889)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_S._Holman" title="William S. Holman">Holman</a> (1889–1891)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Frederick_Crisp" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Frederick Crisp">Crisp</a> (1891–1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_B._Culberson" title="David B. Culberson">D. B. Culberson</a> (1895–1897)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_D._Richardson" title="James D. Richardson">Richardson</a> (1897–1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sharp_Williams" title="John Sharp Williams">Williams</a> (1903–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Clark" title="Champ Clark">Clark</a> (1909–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Kitchin" title="Claude Kitchin">Kitchin</a> (1921–1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finis_J._Garrett" title="Finis J. Garrett">Garrett</a> (1923–1929)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nance_Garner" title="John Nance Garner">Garner</a> (1929–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Thomas_Rainey" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Thomas Rainey">Rainey</a> (1933–1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Byrns" title="Jo Byrns">Byrns</a> (1935–1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Bankhead" title="William B. Bankhead">Bankhead</a> (1936–1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rayburn" title="Sam Rayburn">Rayburn</a> (1940–1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._McCormack" title="John W. McCormack">McCormack</a> (1962–1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Albert" title="Carl Albert">Albert</a> (1971–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tip_O%27Neill" title="Tip O'Neill">O'Neill</a> (1977–1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Wright" title="Jim Wright">Wright</a> (1987–1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Foley" title="Tom Foley">Foley</a> (1989–1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Gephardt" title="Dick Gephardt">Gephardt</a> (1995–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Pelosi</a> (2003–2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries" title="Hakeem Jeffries">Jeffries</a> (2023–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#B0CEFF;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">U.S. Senate<br />leaders</a><br />and<br /><a href="/wiki/Senate_Democratic_Caucus" title="Senate Democratic Caucus">Caucus<br />chairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Stevenson" title="John W. Stevenson">J. W. Stevenson</a> (1873–1877)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_A._Wallace" title="William A. Wallace">Wallace</a> (1877–1881)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._Pendleton" title="George H. Pendleton">Pendleton</a> (1881–1885)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_B._Beck" title="James B. Beck">Beck</a> (1885–1890)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_P._Gorman" title="Arthur P. Gorman">Gorman</a> (1890–1898)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Turpie" title="David Turpie">Turpie</a> (1898–1899)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_K._Jones" title="James K. Jones">J. K. Jones</a> (1899–1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_P._Gorman" title="Arthur P. Gorman">Gorman</a> (1903–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._C._S._Blackburn" title="J. C. S. Blackburn">Blackburn</a> (1906–1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Culberson" title="Charles A. Culberson">C. A. Culberson</a> (1907–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hernando_Money" title="Hernando Money">Money</a> (1909–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Martin" title="Thomas S. Martin">Martin</a> (1911–1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Kern" title="John W. Kern">Kern</a> (1913–1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Martin" title="Thomas S. Martin">Martin</a> (1917–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Hitchcock" title="Gilbert Hitchcock">Hitchcock</a> (1919–1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Underwood" title="Oscar Underwood">Underwood</a> (1920–1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_T._Robinson" title="Joseph T. Robinson">Robinson</a> (1923–1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alben_W._Barkley" title="Alben W. Barkley">Barkley</a> (1937–1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_W._Lucas" title="Scott W. Lucas">Lucas</a> (1949–1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_McFarland" title="Ernest McFarland">McFarland</a> (1951–1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Johnson</a> (1953–1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mansfield" title="Mike Mansfield">Mansfield</a> (1961–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Byrd" title="Robert Byrd">Byrd</a> (1977–1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell">Mitchell</a> (1989–1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Daschle" title="Tom Daschle">Daschle</a> (1995–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid">Reid</a> (2005–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">Schumer</a> (2017–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#B0CEFF;;width:1%">Chairs of<br />the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee" title="Democratic National Committee">DNC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Hallett" title="Benjamin F. Hallett">Hallett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Milligan_McLane" title="Robert Milligan McLane">McLane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Allen_Smalley" title="David Allen Smalley">Smalley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_Belmont" title="August Belmont">Belmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustus_Schell" title="Augustus Schell">Schell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abram_Hewitt" title="Abram Hewitt">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Barnum" title="William Barnum">Barnum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_S._Brice" title="Calvin S. Brice">Brice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Harrity" title="William F. Harrity">Harrity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_K._Jones" title="James K. Jones">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Taggart" title="Thomas Taggart">Taggart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_E._Mack" title="Norman E. Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._McCombs" title="William F. McCombs">McCombs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vance_C._McCormick" title="Vance C. McCormick">McCormick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homer_Stille_Cummings" title="Homer Stille Cummings">Cummings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_White_(Ohio_politician)" title="George White (Ohio politician)">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordell_Hull" title="Cordell Hull">Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clem_L._Shaver" title="Clem L. Shaver">Shaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Raskob" title="John J. Raskob">Raskob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Farley" title="James Farley">Farley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Flynn" title="Edward J. Flynn">Flynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_C._Walker" title="Frank C. Walker">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Hannegan" title="Robert E. Hannegan">Hannegan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Howard_McGrath" title="J. Howard McGrath">McGrath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Boyle" title="William M. Boyle">Boyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_E._McKinney" title="Frank E. McKinney">McKinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Mitchell_(politician)" title="Stephen A. Mitchell (politician)">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Butler_(lawyer)" title="Paul Butler (lawyer)">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Jackson" title="Henry M. Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Moran_Bailey" title="John Moran Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_R._Harris" title="Fred R. Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean_Westwood_(politician)" title="Jean Westwood (politician)">Westwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_S._Strauss" title="Robert S. Strauss">Strauss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_M._Curtis" title="Kenneth M. Curtis">Curtis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Coyle_White" title="John Coyle White">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Manatt" title="Charles Manatt">Manatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_G._Kirk" title="Paul G. Kirk">Kirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Brown" title="Ron Brown">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wilhelm" title="David Wilhelm">Wilhelm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debra_DeLee" title="Debra DeLee">DeLee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Dodd" title="Chris Dodd">Dodd</a>/<a href="/wiki/Donald_Fowler" title="Donald Fowler">Fowler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Romer" title="Roy Romer">Romer</a>/<a href="/wiki/Steven_Grossman_(politician)" title="Steven Grossman (politician)">Grossman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Rendell" title="Ed Rendell">Rendell</a>/<a href="/wiki/Joe_Andrew" title="Joe Andrew">Andrew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_McAuliffe" title="Terry McAuliffe">McAuliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Dean" title="Howard Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Kaine" title="Tim Kaine">Kaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Wasserman_Schultz" title="Debbie Wasserman Schultz">Wasserman Schultz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Perez" title="Tom 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