1896 Democratic National Convention
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The 1896 Democratic National Convention was a pivotal U.S. political gathering in Chicago where the Democratic Party nominated William Jennings Bryan for president and dramatically embraced a pro–silver, anti–gold standard platform.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party national convention
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United States political convention ⓘ |
| adoptedPlatformOn |
bimetallism
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free silver ⓘ opposition to the gold standard ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Populism in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Free Silver movement
NERFINISHED
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agrarian interests in the American West and South ⓘ |
| attendedBy | delegates from all U.S. states and territories ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfFamousSpeech | 1896-07-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1896-07-11 ⓘ |
| era | Fourth Party System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor | "Cross of Gold" speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1900 Democratic National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
cemented free silver as central to Democratic Party platform in 1896
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marked the ascendancy of William Jennings Bryan as a national political figure ⓘ |
| ideologicalShift | from conservative, pro-gold leadership to pro-silver, populist leadership ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
federal income tax
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monetary policy ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Illinois ⓘ |
| mainOppositionPartyConvention | 1896 Republican National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy | major U.S. newspapers of the 1890s ⓘ |
| nominatedForOffice |
President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedTicket | Bryan–Sewall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBallotsForNomination | 1 ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | gold standard ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1896 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformAdopted | 1896 Democratic Party platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformPlank |
criticism of Supreme Court income tax decision
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denunciation of injunctions in labor disputes ⓘ opposition to national banks issuing currency ⓘ support for Cuban independence ⓘ support for arbitration in labor disputes ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1892 Democratic National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialNominee | William Jennings Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejectedIncumbentWingOf | President Grover Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | shift of Democratic Party toward agrarian and populist interests ⓘ |
| significantSpeechBy | William Jennings Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1896-07-07 ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy | free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 ratio with gold ⓘ |
| venue | Chicago Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialNominee | Arthur Sewall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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