The 1900 Democratic National Convention was a United States presidential nominating convention that took place the week of July 4, 1900, at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri.
Admiral of the Navy George Dewey of Vermont
Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri
View from the inside
Californian and Hawaiian delegates to the convention as depicted by the San Francisco Examiner, June 30, 1900. In the center are former Congressman James G. Maguire and San Francisco Mayor James D. Phelan; fourth from right is Prince David Kawānanakoa of Hawaii.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Republican President William McKinley defeated his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan.
1900 Democratic National Convention
…nominated William Jennings Bryan for president and former Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for vice president. The ticket lost the general election to the Republican ticket of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Bryan had little opposition for the nomination after Spanish–American War hero…
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Gaylord Wilshire, Los Angeles publisher, during his 1900 congressional campaign on the Social Democratic ticket
McKinley campaigns on gold coin (gold standard) with support from soldiers, businessmen, farmers and professionals, claiming to restore prosperity at home and victory abroad