1900 Democratic National Convention

U.S. political event held in Kansas City, Missouri February 2026 1900 Democratic William Jennings Bryan oval.png 125px DV1900.png 125px Nominees Bryan and Stevenson July 4–6, 1900 Convention Hall Kansas City, Missouri William J. Bryan Nebraska Adlai E. Stevenson Illinois 1896 1904 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 vice president. The ticket lost the general election to the Republican ticket of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Presidential nomination Presidential candidate Declined left vertical 275 Kc-convention-hall.jpg Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri Nat. Dem. Conv. LCCN2014717399 Trim.jpg View from the inside 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.http://old.nationalreview.com/convention/diary/diaryprint.html Convention Diary: NRO Total Convention 2011-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018030030/http://old.nationalreview.com/convention/diary/diaryprint.html 2012-10-18 dead 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 Utah served as a delegate. She had been an alternate delegate, and was able to serve as a delegate after one of the members of her state's delegation fell sick. She seconded the nomination of William Jennings Bryan.http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/conventional-facts.html Smithsonian: Conventional Facts 2012-11-01 2012-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120829092952/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/conventional-facts.html dead McLellan Printing Co https://archive.org/details/official00demo Official Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention (1900) 1900 91, 148, 267Freeman Jo A Room at a Time: How Women Entered Party Politics https://books.google.com/books?id=IM6aOVQWJsgC May 20, 2013 2000 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Lanham, Maryland 0-8476-9804-1 65Milestones for Women in American Politics https://cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/milestones-women-american-politics cawp.rutgers.edu Center for American Women and Politics (Rutgers University) 28 April 2023 en thumb|right|upright=1.2|Californian and Hawaiian delegates to the convention as depicted by the San Francisco Examiner, June 30, 1900. In the center are former Congressman James G. Maguire and San Francisco Mayor James D. Phelan; fourth from right is Prince David Kawānanakoa of Hawaii. The convention marked the first time that a member of royalty attended a U.S. national nominating convention as a delegate. David Kawananakoa, heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii, represented the newest United States territory. Prince David was to break a tie about inserting a free silver plank into the convention platform. The Democrats included planks in the platform denouncing Republican imperialism and expansion, as had been demonstrated in the Spanish–American War. Kansas City had the convention thanks to its new Convention Hall, which opened on February 22, 1899. The hall was destroyed in a fire on April 4, 1900, but was rebuilt in 90 days in time for the convention. Harry S. Truman served as a page at the convention. Presidential BallotWilliam Jennings Bryan 936 Source: US President – D Convention. Our Campaigns. (March 10, 2011). Vice presidential candidates At the start of the convention, former Representative Charles A. Towne of Minnesota was considered the favorite for the vice presidential nomination, as both the Populists and the Silver Republican Party backed Towne. Other names mentioned as possible candidates included former New York Senator David B. Hill, former New York Senator Edward Murphy Jr. and John W. Keller, New York City's Commissioner of Public Charities.WJ Bryan to be Nominated Today https://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/19000704convention-dem-ra.html 8 October 2015 New York Times 4 July 1900June 28, 1900 Murphy Not a Candidate https://www.newspapers.com/image/344602976/ Buffalo Morning Express Buffalo, NY subscription 1 Newspapers.com Seven names were placed in nomination: Adlai Stevenson, David B. Hill, Charles A. Towne, Abraham W. Patrick, Julian S. Carr, John W. Smith, and J. Hamilton Lewis. Former Representative Lewis thanked the convention for its generosity but did not wish to be considered for the vice presidency. Governor Smith declined to allow the use of his name, and it was withdrawn before the result was announced. Former Senator Hill was opposed to including a pro-silver plank in the party platform, so he spoke against his own nomination and declared that he would not take it if offered. Former Vice President Stevenson won the nomination with the help of Bryanites who wanted to keep Hill off of the ticket.Adlai E. Stevenson for Vice President https://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/19000707convention-dem-ra.html 8 October 2015 New York Times 7 July 1900 The choice of Stevenson alienated the Populists and Silver Republicans, who had planned to nominate the Democratic ticket. Vice presidential candidates Declined Vice Presidential Ballot1st (Before Shifts) 1st (After Shifts)Stevenson 559.5936Hill 2000Towne 89.50Patrick 460Carr 230Smith 160Danforth 10Hogg 10 See also History of the United States Democratic Party List of Democratic National Conventions U.S. presidential nomination convention 1900 United States presidential election 1900 Republican National Convention References Official Report of the Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention, Held in Kansas City, Missouri, July 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1900 External links Wind River history of convention https://web.archive.org/web/20070928191616/http://www.windingriver.com/Reprints/rfp032304c/rfp032304c.htm 2007-09-28 Harpers Weekly Cartoon and History of Convention Democratic Party Platform of 1900 at The American Presidency Project 1896Chicago, Illinois Democratic National Conventions 1904St. Louis, Missouri Democratic Category:1900 in Missouri Category:20th century in Kansas City, Missouri Category:United States presidential nominating conventions in Kansas City, Missouri Category:Missouri Democratic Party Category:Democratic National Conventions Category:July 1900 in the United States Category:Tammany Hall Category:William Jennings Bryan Category:Adlai Stevenson I