Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  US President - D Convention
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline July 06, 1896 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 07, 1896 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 11, 1896 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1897 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1901 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH February 22, 2019 03:46pm
Data SourcesConvention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris. Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined.
Description

17th Democratic National Convention, 1896

Temporary Chairman
& Keynote Speaker
Permanent Chairman
Presidential Nominee
Vice Presidential Nominee
U.S. Senator
John W. Daniel VA
U.S. Senator
Stephen M. White CA
Former U.S. Rep.
William J. Bryan NE
DNC Delegate
Arthur Sewall ME

Presidential Balloting

It had been clear from the first day of the convention that a silver ticket would be chosen. After Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech, it was unclear how easily he could obtain the nomination. Many state delegations were bound by their own state conventions. Some states bound the delegates on the first three or four ballots, others just for the first ballot.

On the first ballot, Bland led the pack with 235 votes. Non-voting sound money Democrats represented 178 delegate votes and placed second. Bryan placed third with 137, with the other c

[More...]

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/09/1893
NameGrover Cleveland Votes277 (62.39%)
Term03/04/1893 - 03/04/1897 Margin132 (+29.73%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/11/1897
NameWilliam McKinley Votes271 (60.63%)
Term03/04/1897 - 03/04/1901 Margin95 (+21.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President 01/11/1897

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Rep. William Jennings Bryan Rep. Richard P. "Silver Dick" Bland Gov. Robert Emory Pattison Sen. Joseph C. S. Blackburn Gov. Horace Boies John Roll McLean Gov. Claude Matthews
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 652 (48.99%) 291 (21.86%) 100 (7.51%) 82 (6.16%) 67 (5.03%) 54 (4.06%) 37 (2.78%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -361 (-27.12%) -552 (-41.47%) -570 (-42.82%) -585 (-43.95%) -598 (-44.93%) -615 (-46.21%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 5 652 (84.90%) 11 (1.43%) 95 (12.37%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 4 280 (36.41%) 241 (31.34%) 97 (12.61%) 27 (3.51%) 33 (4.29%) 46 (5.98%) 36 (4.68%)  
Ballot Round 3 219 (28.52%) 291 (37.89%) 97 (12.63%) 27 (3.52%) 36 (4.69%) 54 (7.03%) 34 (4.43%)  
Ballot Round 2 197 (25.58%) 281 (36.49%) 100 (12.99%) 41 (5.33%) 37 (4.81%) 53 (6.88%) 34 (4.42%)  
Ballot Round 1 137 (18.22%) 235 (31.25%) 97 (12.90%) 82 (10.90%) 67 (8.91%) 54 (7.18%) 37 (4.92%)  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bar
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LBR Old LW
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Sen. Benjamin R. "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman Vice President Adlai Ewing Stevenson Gov. Sylvester Pennoyer Sen. Henry M. Teller Gov. William E. Russell Gov. James E. Campbell Sen. David B. Hill
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 17 (1.28%) 10 (0.75%) 8 (0.60%) 8 (0.60%) 2 (0.15%) 1 (0.08%) 1 (0.08%)
Margin-635 (-47.71%) -642 (-48.23%) -644 (-48.38%) -644 (-48.38%) -650 (-48.84%) -651 (-48.91%) -651 (-48.91%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 5 0 (0.00%) 8 (1.04%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.13%)  
Ballot Round 4 0 (0.00%) 8 (1.04%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.13%)  
Ballot Round 3 0 (0.00%) 9 (1.17%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.13%)  
Ballot Round 2 0 (0.00%) 10 (1.30%) 8 (1.04%) 8 (1.04%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.13%)  
Ballot Round 1 17 (2.26%) 6 (0.80%) 8 (1.06%) 8 (1.06%) 2 (0.27%) 1 (0.13%) 1 (0.13%)  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Sen. David Turpie  
PartyDemocratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1 (0.08%)  
Margin-651 (-48.91%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Ballot Round 5 1 (0.13%)  
Ballot Round 4 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 3 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 2 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 1 0 (0.00%)  
Cash On Hand $--  
Website  
Entry Date --  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION