1896 Democratic National Convention

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1896_Democratic_National_Convention
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political event
gptkbp:adoptedPlatform gptkb:1896_Democratic_Party_platform
gptkbp:city gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:delegatesCount 930
gptkbp:endDate 1896-07-11
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1900_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major split in Democratic Party over monetary policy
rise of William Jennings Bryan as a national figure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1896 Democratic National Convention
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago_Coliseum
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national press
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkb:Arthur_Sewall
gptkbp:notableSpeaker gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkb:Cross_of_Gold_speech
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Bimetallism
gptkb:Free_silver
Gold standard
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1892_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:startDate 1896-07-07
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cross_of_Gold_speech
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6