After one major defeat, this political party's leadership went to the conservative Georgia senator Tom Watson.
After one major defeat, this political party's leadership went to the conservative Georgia senator Tom Watson. The first presidential candidate for this party was James B. Weaver. Ignatius Donnelly wrote the preamble to this party's Omaha Platform, which demanded such reforms as the abolition of banks and free coinage of silver. This party fused with the Democrats in 1896 to support the candidacy of William Jennings Bryan. For 10 points, name this late nineteenth century party of workers and farmers.
After one major defeat, this political party's leadership went to the conservative Georgia senator Tom Watson.
{Populists} [or {People’s} Party]