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/></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Nominees <br /> Bryan and Kern</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 7–10, 1908</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Caulkins_Opera_House" title="Ellie Caulkins Opera House">Denver Auditorium Arena</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/John_W._Kern" title="John W. Kern">John W. Kern</a> of <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="background:#73C2FB;">‹ <a href="/wiki/1904_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1904 Democratic National Convention">1904</a> · <a href="/wiki/1912_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1912 Democratic National Convention">1912</a> ›</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Jennings_Bryan_at_the_1908_DNC_(1)_(cropped1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/William_Jennings_Bryan_at_the_1908_DNC_%281%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg/220px-William_Jennings_Bryan_at_the_1908_DNC_%281%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/William_Jennings_Bryan_at_the_1908_DNC_%281%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg/330px-William_Jennings_Bryan_at_the_1908_DNC_%281%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/William_Jennings_Bryan_at_the_1908_DNC_%281%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg/440px-William_Jennings_Bryan_at_the_1908_DNC_%281%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1085" data-file-height="886" /></a><figcaption>Bryan addresses the convention</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>1908 Democratic National Convention</b> took place from July 7 to July 10, 1908, at <a href="/wiki/Ellie_Caulkins_Opera_House" title="Ellie Caulkins Opera House">Denver Auditorium Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>. </p><p>The event is widely considered a significant part of Denver's political and social history. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_convention">The convention</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1908 convention was the first <a href="/wiki/Political_convention" class="mw-redirect" title="Political convention">convention</a> of a major political party in a <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">Western</a> state. The city did not host another nominating convention until a century later, at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">2008 Democratic National Convention</a>. </p><p>The convention was the second Democratic National Convention to include female delegates.<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><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> They were <a href="/wiki/Mary_C._C._Bradford" title="Mary C. C. Bradford">Mary C. C. Bradford</a> (Colorado) and <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Pugsley_Hayward" title="Elizabeth Pugsley Hayward">Elizabeth Pugsley Hayward</a> (Mrs. Henry J. Hayward) (Utah). Alternate delegates were Mrs. Charles Cook (Colorado), Harriet G. Hood (Wyoming), and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sara_L._Ventress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sara L. Ventress (page does not exist)">Sara L. Ventress</a> (Utah).<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> </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=1908_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=2" 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=1908_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=3" 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: 978px;"> <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"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">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> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></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:George_Gray_Senator.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Judge George Gray of Delaware"><img alt="Judge George Gray of Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/George_Gray_Senator.jpg/93px-George_Gray_Senator.jpg" decoding="async" width="93" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/George_Gray_Senator.jpg/140px-George_Gray_Senator.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/George_Gray_Senator.jpg/187px-George_Gray_Senator.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="1385" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Judge<br /> <b><a href="/wiki/George_Gray_(Delaware_politician)" title="George Gray (Delaware politician)">George Gray</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a></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:John_Albert_Johnson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota"><img alt="Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/John_Albert_Johnson.jpg/80px-John_Albert_Johnson.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/John_Albert_Johnson.jpg/120px-John_Albert_Johnson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/John_Albert_Johnson.jpg/160px-John_Albert_Johnson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="527" data-file-height="788" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Albert_Johnson" title="John Albert Johnson">John A. Johnson</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></div></div> </li> </ul> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Convention_Hall,_Denver_LCCN2014696578.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Convention_Hall%2C_Denver_LCCN2014696578.jpg/200px-Convention_Hall%2C_Denver_LCCN2014696578.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Convention_Hall%2C_Denver_LCCN2014696578.jpg/300px-Convention_Hall%2C_Denver_LCCN2014696578.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Convention_Hall%2C_Denver_LCCN2014696578.jpg/400px-Convention_Hall%2C_Denver_LCCN2014696578.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5772" data-file-height="4210" /></a><figcaption>Convention Hall, Denver</figcaption></figure> <p>Three names were placed in nomination: <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William Jennings Bryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Albert_Johnson" title="John Albert Johnson">John A. Johnson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/George_Gray_(Delaware_politician)" title="George Gray (Delaware politician)">George Gray</a>. Bryan was unanimously declared the candidate for president after handily winning the first ballot's roll call. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"><b>Presidential ballot</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>1st</th> <th>Unanimous </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William Jennings Bryan</a></th> <th>888.5</th> <th>1002 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/George_Gray_(Delaware_politician)" title="George Gray (Delaware politician)">George Gray</a></th> <th>59.5</th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/John_Albert_Johnson" title="John Albert Johnson">John A. Johnson</a></th> <th>46</th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Blank</th> <th>8</th> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <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:1908DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1st presidential ballot"><img alt="1st presidential ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/1908DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/120px-1908DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/1908DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/180px-1908DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/1908DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/240px-1908DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallot.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> </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=1908_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vice presidential nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:center; width:938px; font-size:120%; color:white; background:#3333FF;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/John_W._Kern" title="John W. Kern">John W. Kern</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Towne" title="Charles A. Towne">Charles A. Towne</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archibald_McNeil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Archibald McNeil (page does not exist)">Archibald McNeil</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Clark_Howell" title="Clark Howell">Clark Howell</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:9em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/John_Mitchell_(United_Mine_Workers)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Mitchell (United Mine Workers)">John Mitchell</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JohnWKern.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/JohnWKern.jpg/90px-JohnWKern.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/JohnWKern.jpg/135px-JohnWKern.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/JohnWKern.jpg/180px-JohnWKern.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4365" data-file-height="5824" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CharlesTowne.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/CharlesTowne.jpg/89px-CharlesTowne.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/CharlesTowne.jpg/134px-CharlesTowne.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/CharlesTowne.jpg 2x" data-file-width="168" data-file-height="225" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ArchibaldMcNeil.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/ArchibaldMcNeil.jpg/119px-ArchibaldMcNeil.jpg" decoding="async" width="119" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/ArchibaldMcNeil.jpg/179px-ArchibaldMcNeil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/ArchibaldMcNeil.jpg/239px-ArchibaldMcNeil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="966" data-file-height="972" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Howell_4865585795_82400a9e45_o.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Howell_4865585795_82400a9e45_o.jpg/86px-Howell_4865585795_82400a9e45_o.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Howell_4865585795_82400a9e45_o.jpg/130px-Howell_4865585795_82400a9e45_o.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Howell_4865585795_82400a9e45_o.jpg/173px-Howell_4865585795_82400a9e45_o.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2584" data-file-height="3582" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Mitchell_cph.3b35049.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/John_Mitchell_cph.3b35049.jpg/79px-John_Mitchell_cph.3b35049.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/John_Mitchell_cph.3b35049.jpg/119px-John_Mitchell_cph.3b35049.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/John_Mitchell_cph.3b35049.jpg/158px-John_Mitchell_cph.3b35049.jpg 2x" data-file-width="978" data-file-height="1483" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Former <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">State Senator</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><small>(1893–1897)</small> </td> <td>Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York's</a> <a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_14th_congressional_district" title="New York's 14th congressional district">14th District</a><br /><small>(1905–1907)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">Coal Merchant</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td>Former <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Senate">State Senator</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a><br /><small>(1901–1905)</small> </td> <td>5th President of the <a href="/wiki/United_Mine_Workers" class="mw-redirect" title="United Mine Workers">UMW</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a><br /><small>(1898–1907)</small> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td><b><abbr title="Nomination Withdrawn">NW</abbr>:</b> <small>Before 1st Ballot</small> </td> <td><b><abbr title="Nomination Withdrawn">NW</abbr>:</b> <small>Before 1st Ballot</small> </td> <td><b><abbr title="Nomination Withdrawn">NW</abbr>:</b> <small>Before 1st Ballot</small> </td> <td><b><abbr title="Declined To Be Nominated">DTBN</abbr></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; width:938px; font-size:120%; color:white; background:#3333FF;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="width:9em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Bartholomew_Sullivan" title="Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan">Jerry B. Sullivan</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/David_R._Francis" title="David R. Francis">David R. Francis</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/George_Gray_(Delaware_politician)" title="George Gray (Delaware politician)">George Gray</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;">William G. Conrad </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_R._Francis_cph.3a00321.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/David_R._Francis_cph.3a00321.jpg/85px-David_R._Francis_cph.3a00321.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/David_R._Francis_cph.3a00321.jpg/127px-David_R._Francis_cph.3a00321.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/David_R._Francis_cph.3a00321.jpg/170px-David_R._Francis_cph.3a00321.jpg 2x" data-file-width="996" data-file-height="1405" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Gray_Senator.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/George_Gray_Senator.jpg/93px-George_Gray_Senator.jpg" decoding="async" width="93" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/George_Gray_Senator.jpg/140px-George_Gray_Senator.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/George_Gray_Senator.jpg/187px-George_Gray_Senator.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="1385" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawyer" title="Lawyer">Attorney at Law</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td>20th <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Interior" title="United States Secretary of the Interior">U.S. Secretary of the Interior</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><small>(1896–1897)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">Federal Appeals Judge</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a><br /><small>(1899–1914)</small> </td> <td>Banker and Businessman<br />from <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><b><abbr title="Declined To Be Nominated">DTBN</abbr></b> </td> <td><b><abbr title="Declined To Be Nominated">DTBN</abbr></b> </td> <td><b><abbr title="Declined To Be Nominated">DTBN</abbr></b> </td> <td><b><abbr title="Declined To Be Nominated">DTBN</abbr></b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Speculated_candidates">Speculated candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908_Democratic_National_Convention&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Speculated candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="7" style="text-align:center; width:1313px; font-size:120%; color:white; background:#3333FF;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Stuyvesant_Chanler" title="Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler">Lewis S. Chanler</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/John_B._Stanchfield" title="John B. Stanchfield">John B. Stanchfield</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/John_Albert_Johnson" title="John Albert Johnson">John A. Johnson</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Judson_Harmon" title="Judson Harmon">Judson Harmon</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/William_H._Berry" title="William H. Berry">William H. Berry</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_J._O%27Brien" title="Morgan J. O'Brien">Morgan J. O'Brien</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Herman_A._Metz" title="Herman A. Metz">Herman A. Metz</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_York_at_the_Jamestown_Exposition,_Norfolk,_Virginia,_April_26_to_December_1,_1907_(1909)_(14596140317).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/New_York_at_the_Jamestown_Exposition%2C_Norfolk%2C_Virginia%2C_April_26_to_December_1%2C_1907_%281909%29_%2814596140317%29.jpg/86px-New_York_at_the_Jamestown_Exposition%2C_Norfolk%2C_Virginia%2C_April_26_to_December_1%2C_1907_%281909%29_%2814596140317%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/New_York_at_the_Jamestown_Exposition%2C_Norfolk%2C_Virginia%2C_April_26_to_December_1%2C_1907_%281909%29_%2814596140317%29.jpg/129px-New_York_at_the_Jamestown_Exposition%2C_Norfolk%2C_Virginia%2C_April_26_to_December_1%2C_1907_%281909%29_%2814596140317%29.jpg 1.5x, 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York's 16th congressional district">16th District</a><br /><small>(1907–1913)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Massachusetts">42nd</a> <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a><br /><small>(1905–1906)</small> </td> <td>Former <a href="/wiki/Borough_president" title="Borough president">Borough President</a><br />of <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><small>(1904–1905)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky's</a> <a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 1st congressional district">1st District</a><br /><small>(1903–1913)</small> </td> 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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. 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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. 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