William McKinley versus William Jennings Bryan
The clashes between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan during the 1896 and 1900 presidential elections changed the course of American politics. Prior to Bryan''s candidacy, the Democratic Party was slightly more conservative than the Republican Party. At the 1896 Democratic National Convention, Bryan''s dramatic "Cross of Gold" speech stampeded the delegates left-of-center--a position ...
The clashes between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan during the 1896 and 1900 presidential elections changed the course of American politics. Prior to Bryan''s candidacy, the Democratic Party was slightly more conservative than the Republican Party. At the 1896 Democratic National Convention, Bryan''s dramatic "Cross of Gold" speech stampeded the delegates left-of-center--a position ...
