William Jennings Bryan 1900 presidential campaign
William Jennings Bryan for President | |
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Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 1900 |
Candidate | |
Affiliation | Democratic Party |
Status | Lost general election |
The
The nomination fight
Initially, Admiral George Dewey was the front-runner for the 1900 Democratic presidential nomination after his 1898 victory at the Battle of Manila Bay (during the Spanish–American War).[2] However, the fact that he married a Catholic widow (and gave her a house that grateful citizens had donated to him) as well his lack of knowledge about the role and power of the U.S. Presidency (Dewey said that the U.S. President merely executed the laws that the U.S. Congress passed) caused support for Dewey's candidacy to crumble.[2]
With the implosion of Dewey's candidacy, 1896 Democratic presidential nominee and former
Meanwhile, the
Campaign
During the campaign, McKinley and the Republicans criticized Bryan's adherence support of free silver, claimed credit for the nation's economic recovery from Panic of 1893, called for lower taxes, a larger merchant marine, and an interoceanic canal in Central America.[2] In addition, McKinley argued that trusts were "dangerous conspiracies against the public good and should be made the subject of prohibitory or penal legislation."[2] Also, McKinley and the Republicans rejected both immediate independence for the Philippines and Bryan's idea of a protectorate for them, claiming that a Philippine protectorate would leave the U.S. responsible for the Philippines without the authority to meet its obligations.[2]
Meanwhile, McKinley's campaign manager and
Results
Ultimately, McKinley won the popular vote by a 52% to 46% margin and won the electoral vote by a 292 to 155 margin.
Overall, the 1900 election continued the political realignment which was begun by the 1896 election, having established the Republicans as the dominant political party in the U.S. until the 1920s.[6]
References
- ^ "HarpWeek | Elections | 1900 Overview". Elections.harpweek.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "HarpWeek | Elections | 1900 Overview". Elections.harpweek.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ a b c Gould, Lewis L. "William McKinley: Campaigns and Elections". Miller Center. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ Michael E. Eidenmuller. "William Jennings Bryan - "Against Imperialism"". American Rhetoric. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ "William Jennings Bryan Recognition Project". Agribusinesscouncil.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e f "HarpWeek | Elections | 1900 Overview". Elections.harpweek.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.