Senator Benjamin Tillman led the initial charge in promoting the main platform for one party in this election.
Senator Benjamin Tillman led the initial charge in promoting the main platform for one party in this election. Minor candidates in this election included Joshua Levering and Charles Horatio Matchett, and it was the first presidential election in which the state of Utah participated. One candidate ran with two running mates and was vague as to which he would choose as vice president if elected, Thomas (*) Watson or Arthur Sewall. The Republicans published fake dollars that said "In God We Trust… For the Other 53 Cents," an attack on the opposition's support of the silver standard. Seeing Mark Hanna push the Republican candidate to pursue a "front porch" campaign, FTP, name this presidential election in which William Jennings Bryan lost to William McKinley despite Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech.
Senator Benjamin Tillman led the initial charge in promoting the main platform for one party in this election.
Presidential Election of {1896}