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American presidential election, 1896
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Category: History & Society
Date:
November 3, 1896
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William Jennings Bryan
Garret A. Hobart
William McKinley
Thomas E. Watson
John M. Palmer
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United States presidential election of 1896, American presidential election held on November 3, 1896, in which Republican William McKinley defeated Democrat-Populist William Jennings Bryan. The presidential campaign of 1896 was one of the most exciting in American history. The central issue was the country’s money supply. An economic depression had begun in 1893, and public opinion—and even the Democratic Party—was split between those who favoured the gold standard and those who favoured free silver, a type of currency inflation, to help alleviate the depression. Most Republicans, as well as Democratic supporters of Pres. Grover Cleveland, were in favour of the ...(100 of 545 words)

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