1908 Democratic National Convention

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Bryan addresses the convention

The 1908 Democratic National Convention took place from July 7 to July 10, 1908, at Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver, Colorado.

The event is widely considered a significant part of Denver's political and social history.

The convention

The 1908 convention was the first convention of a major political party in a Western state. The city did not host another nominating convention until a century later, at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

The convention was the second Democratic National Convention to include female delegates.[1][2] They were Mary C. C. Bradford (Colorado) and Elizabeth Pugsley Hayward (Mrs. Henry J. Hayward) (Utah). Alternate delegates were Mrs. Charles Cook (Colorado), Harriet G. Hood (Wyoming), and Sara L. Ventress (Utah).[3]

Presidential nomination

Presidential candidates

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Convention Hall, Denver

Three names were placed in nomination: William Jennings Bryan, John A. Johnson, and George Gray. Bryan was unanimously declared the candidate for president after handily winning the first ballot's roll call.

Presidential ballot
1st Unanimous
William Jennings Bryan 888.5 1002
George Gray 59.5
John A. Johnson 46
Blank 8


Vice presidential nomination

Candidates

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John W. Kern Charles A. Towne Archibald McNeil Clark Howell John Mitchell
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Former State Senator
from Indiana
(1893–1897) 		Former U.S. Representative
for New York's 14th District
(1905–1907) 		Coal Merchant
from Connecticut 		Former State Senator
from Georgia
(1901–1905) 		5th President of the UMW
from Illinois
(1898–1907)
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Jerry B. Sullivan David R. Francis George Gray William G. Conrad
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Attorney at Law
from Iowa 		20th U.S. Secretary of the Interior
from Missouri
(1896–1897) 		Federal Appeals Judge
from Delaware
(1899–1914) 		Banker and Businessman
from Montana
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Speculated candidates

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Lewis S. Chanler John B. Stanchfield John A. Johnson Judson Harmon William H. Berry Morgan J. O'Brien Herman A. Metz
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46th Lieutenant Governor
of New York
(1907–1908) 		Attorney at Law
from New York 		16th Governor of Minnesota
(1905–1909) 		41st U.S. Attorney General
from Ohio
(1895–1897) 		State Treasurer
of Pennsylvania
(1907–1908) 		Justice of the First
Judicial Department
from New York
(1896–1906) 		New York City Comptroller
from New York
(1906–1909)
[4][5][6][7] [5] [5][8][9] [5] [10] [7] [7]
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Francis B. Harrison William L. Douglas Martin W. Littleton Ollie Murray James William J. Gaynor Herman Ridder Joseph W. Folk
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U.S. Representative
for New York's 16th District
(1907–1913) 		42nd Governor of Massachusetts
(1905–1906) 		Former Borough President
of Brooklyn
from New York
(1904–1905) 		U.S. Representative
for Kentucky's 1st District
(1903–1913) 		Justice of the Second
Judicial Department
from New York
(1905–1909) 		President and Editor of
the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
from New York
(1907–1915) 		31st Governor of Missouri
(1905–1909)
[7][11] [7][8] [8][11] [9] [12][11][13] [11] [14]

John W. Kern of Indiana was unanimously declared the candidate for vice-president without a formal ballot after the names of Charles A. Towne, Archibald McNeil, and Clark Howell were withdrawn from consideration.

Vice presidential ballot
Unanimous
John W. Kern 1002

See also

References

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External links

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