1900 Democratic National Convention
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1900 presidential election |
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Nominees
Bryan and Stevenson |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | July 4–6, 1900 |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Venue | Convention Hall |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | William J. Bryan of Nebraska |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois |
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.
The convention nominated William Jennings Bryan for President and former Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for his former office. The ticket was to lose the general election to the Republican ticket of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
Former Representative William J. Bryan of Nebraska
Admiral of the Navy George Dewey of Vermont
Bryan had little opposition for the nomination after Spanish–American War hero Admiral George Dewey dropped out in May after being quoted in newspapers that he thought the President's job would be easy, because the president merely followed the orders of Congress to enforce laws. Bryan's strongest opposition at the convention came from Richard Croker of New York's Tammany Hall. Bryan was also nominated by a branch of the Populist Party.
The 1900 Democratic National Convention was the first time a woman served as a delegate to a major party convention. Elizabeth M. Cohen of Salt Lake City, Utah, became a delegate when one of the Utah delegates could not serve, and she seconded the nomination of William Jennings Bryan.
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