1908 Democratic National Convention

1908 Democratic National Convention

1908 Presidential Election
Nominees Bryan and Kern
Convention
Date(s)	July 7–July 10, 1908
City	Denver, Colorado
Venue	Denver Auditorium Arena
Candidates
Presidential nominee	William J. Bryan of Nebraska
Vice Presidential nominee	John W. Kern of Indiana

The 1908 Democratic National Convention was the quadrennial Democratic National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party. It 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 would 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] The female delegates 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 Candidates

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  Former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska

• Delaware

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  Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota

Declined to Seek Nomination

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  Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas

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  Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri

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  Former Representative William Randolph Hearst of New York

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  Former Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker of New York

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  President of Princeton University Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey

The delegates to the convention nominated Delaware and John A. Johnson of Minnesota.

Vice Presidential Candidates

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  Former State Senator John W. Kern of Indiana

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  Former Representative Charles A. Towne of New York (Withdrawn)

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  Coal Merchant Archibald McNeil of Connecticut (Withdrawn)

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  Georgia (Withdrawn)

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.

References

External links

• Official report of the proceedings of the Democratic national convention, held in Denver, Colorado, July 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1908
• More Photos of 1908 Democratic National Convention
• Once Every 100 Years
• 1908's Hot Ticket was to DNC
• 1908 Gathering was Bathed in Red Lights