Dems may sense dj vu Jul 7, 2008
The 1908 Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan, a Nebraskan who had run for president - and lost - twice before. In earlier elections, Westerners had hoped Bryan would be the man to take back the country from the Eastern industrialists, who kept the country on the gold standard. (Durango Herald)
Plates tied to politics going up for auction Jul 6, 2008
The ticket holders heard a dramatic 1896 speech that propelled William Jennings Bryan to a presidential nomination, cheered John F. Kennedy accepting the Democratic nomination in 1960, and shouted at the top of their lungs for Wendell Willkie at the GOP's raucous 1940 convention in Philadelphia. "The tickets printed by these plates were used for admission to see and hear some of America's most important political events," said Q. David Bowers, co-chairman of Stack's, the Wolfeboro and New York... (Boston Globe)
Convene: Donkeys & Elephants Jul 4, 2008
At the 1908 convention in Denver, William Jennings Bryan was chosen as the Democratic presidential candidate. He lost decisively to Republican William Howard Taft on Election Day. (FastCompany)
Great games that shaped America Jul 2, 2008
William Jennings Bryan, with his populist and evangelical message addressing topics such as temperance, was the most popular Chautauqua speaker, until his death in 1925. Music also played an important part in early Chautauquas. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Catholic scholars try to bolster unions Jun 15, 2008
One hundred and twelve years ago, in an era of similar uncertainty, William Jennings Bryan, fueled partly by his devout Protestant faith, ran for president on a prounion platform ... Indeed, the Vatican beat William Jennings Bryan to the prolabor punch five years before his epochal 1896 campaign. (Boston Globe)
Obama Begins Campaign in Low-Key Style Jun 11, 2008
Republican John McCain recently dismissed the value of Obama's big events, comparing his fellow senator to William Jennings Bryan _ a famous speechmaker who failed in three tries for the White House. Obama, a Harvard-educated lawyer who worked as a community organizer in Chicago, lost many working-class Democrats to Clinton during the primaries. (Newsmax)
Barack, Bobby, and Bryan Jun 8, 2008
It bears the body of William Jennings Bryan the populist and pacifist three-time Democratic presidential nominee. He died in his sleep on a Sunday afternoon a few days after the ending of his Scopes trial showdown with Clarence Darrow. (Townhall.com)
Click for Full Story Jun 8, 2008
In 1915, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a disagreement with President Wilson over U-S handling of the sinking of the Lusitania. In 1948, the "Texaco Star Theater" made its debut on NBC-TV with Milton Berle guest-hosting the first program. (KWTX.com, TX)
Illinoisans who made the ballot before Obama Jun 7, 2008
William Jennings Bryan: Born in Salem, he practiced law in Jacksonville. Bryan served as a congressman from Nebraska and ran for president as a Democrat in 1896, 1900 and 1908. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
McCain says he won't run from Bush Jun 6, 2008
"If it was simply style, William Jennings Bryan would have been president." (Bryan, a noted orator, lost three presidential elections as the Democratic nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. . (USA Today)
Barack Obama's epic win (383) Jun 5, 2008
"But not since William Jennings Bryan in 1896 and Woodrow Wilson in 1912 have the Democrats nominated a candidate so new to the national stage.". Um, wat about Jimmy Carter. (Salon)
Church columnists: June 6, 2008 Jun 4, 2008
At the end of the trial, argued by William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, Mr. Scopes was found guilty of unlawfully teaching evolution and was fined one hundred dollars. But that ruling hardly ended the greater debate over our origins in the universe. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Around the Square -- The Great State of Illinois Jun 4, 2008
Here are a few of them: Jane Adams, social worker; Mary Astor, actress; Jack Benny, comedian; Black Hawk, Sauk Indian chief; Harry A. Blackmun, U.S. Supreme Court jurist; Ray Bradbury, author; William Jennings Bryan, orator and politician; Edgar Rice Burroughs, novelist; Gower Champion, choreographer; John Chancellor, television commentator; Jimmy Connors, tennis champion; Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago; and Miles Davis, musician. Other people of note from Illinois include Everett Dirksen,... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Barack Obama's epic win Jun 4, 2008
But not since William Jennings Bryan in 1896 and Woodrow Wilson in 1912 have the Democrats nominated a candidate so new to the national stage. Five years ago, Obama was a little-known Illinois state senator embarking on an uphill race for the U.S. Senate. (Salon)
Rudd, the lion who squeaked May 30, 2008
"It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy. But whenever there is danger, my heart begins to beat fast."The author of The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, Frank Baum, is thought to have modelled the lion on the US Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan, the father of the American populist movement. Yet Baum still held out hope. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
From the Star Courier files at Kewanee Public Library May 28, 2008
A staunch Democrat and close personal friend of presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, Mr. Ladd was often mistaken for the popular orator when they traveled together since they looked a great deal alike. - With necks and arms well sunburned, the senior class members who were on the picnic at Saxon yesterday returned last evening after spending a delightful day in the woods swimming, playing baseball and enjoying other typical picnic games. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
What a woman wants May 23, 2008
For about 75 years following Republican William McKinley's 1896 election victory over populist firebrand Democrat William Jennings Bryan, American politics settled into a fairly comfortable and predictable pattern - business and the economic elite voting for the Republicans, more middle and lower income, "popular" interests going for the Democrats. It was McKinley's political guru, Mark Hanna, the Karl Rove of his day, who engineered this significant political "realignment". (Asia Times Online)
Gavel from 1908 Democratic convention in Denver found May 21, 2008
DENVER -- Legend has it that the gavel used to open and close the 1908 Democratic Convention in Denver was hand-carved from a tree on the Nebraska farm of the Great Commoner and presidential nominee, William Jennings Bryan. And, the legend goes on, at the end it was presented as a gift to Mary C.C. Bradford, a Colorado suffragist who was one of five female delegates at the convention. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Long history of open and closed avenues May 21, 2008
That policy lasted more than 120 years until William Jennings Bryan, attempting to curb Latin American revolutions, adopted a de jure policy, negotiating only with those governments we deemed had a "right" to be in power. That Pandora's box has plagued us ever since. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
The Presidency of William Taft May 20, 2008
After William Howard Taft (1857-1930) won the 1908 election against three-time losing candidate William Jennings Bryan (321 electoral votes to 162), he took over the Presidency from , fully intent on continuing his predecessors "progressive" agenda. Reform Legislation. (Suite101.com)
Festival harmonizes with Florida island vibe May 18, 2008
Inside a white-domed county courthouse where William Jennings Bryan delivered a campaign speech, we sat in the jury box while the venerable Guarneri Quartet played beneath the judge's bench. "What makes the festival special is its home-grown quality. Even the lack of a conventional concert hall has been turned into a plus," says Michael Tree, the quartet's violist. (Boston Globe)
'Evangelical intelligentsia' explored May 16, 2008
Defense attorney Clarence Darrow told his opponent, William Jennings Bryan, that: "You insult every man of science and learning in the world because he does not believe in your fool religion.". Two years later, Sinclair Lewis's "Elmer Gantry" poked at the anti-intellectualism of leading evangelicals and cast them as corrupt frauds. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Obama rises from obscurity to verge of history May 11, 2008
Other great orators have fallen short of the presidency, including Daniel Webster and William Jennings Bryan. 1. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Petersen missed mark in column Apr 13, 2008
He likened William Jennings Bryan to the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz, calling him a blustering coward who tried to exploit public ignorance and anxiety for political gain ... Calvin_Petersen wrote on Apr 12, 2008 8:14 PM:" "Grand evolution" and "general evolution"? I have the impression that Mr. Nielsen has been reading creationist tracts, as I know of no legitimate scientist who makes such a distinction. However, as "grand evolution" appears to mean the evolution of new species, this is... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Celebrating 100 years of a 'simple' life Apr 6, 2008
The World Link: Celebrating 100 years of a 'simple' life. Celebrating 100 years of a 'simple' life. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Record photo by Jonathan David Phillips Anson Extension Director Janine Rywak stands in front of the old extension logo. Apr 5, 2008
Published: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 9:30 AM CDT William Howard Taft easily defeated William Jennings Bryan to be named the President of the United States in 1908. Henry Ford produced his first Model-T. Mother s Day was celebrated for the first time. (Anson Record, NC)
Letters for April 2, 2008 Apr 3, 2008
Californian Columnists. HotJobs Local Search. (North County Times)
National Press Club Releases '100 Key Dates in NPC History' Mar 31, 2008
April 3, 1915 - One of the first transcontinental phone calls is made from the NPC by William Jennings Bryan. May 16, 1916 - President Woodrow Wilson warns of U.S. involvement in the Great War while speaking at the NPC. June 30, 1919 - Prohibition begins at midnight in the District of Columbia, and the NPC sells beer and fine liquors to members for little to nothing. (PR Newswire)
Rich get richer, and older Mar 25, 2008
wrote on Mar 24, 2008 11:31 AM:" Democrats have, since the days of William Jennings Bryan, been more activist in modernizing government; Wilson completed the 'progressive' reforms in the 19teens and then FDR established effective regulatory agencies for banking and investment during the '30s while at same time going for some innovative public works programs that included a 'federal circus' (featuring a young virile trapeze artist named Burt Lancaster from Harlem, NY), part of the Federal Theater... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
What's in a name? How about the White House Mar 17, 2008
The biggest loser of all time is William Jennings Bryan, the Democrat who ran for the presidency three times, had the superior name three times, and lost three times. "He really screws up my average," Smith said. (AZCentral -- News)
Nominate in Haste, Repent at Leisure Mar 8, 2008
Grown men have been known to tear up at the sight of Mister Cool wooing the masses, making comparisons to JFK, William Jennings Bryan and the Beatles at the drop of a notebook. Somebody really ought to tell these fans in the guise of commentators to curb their enthusiasm before they say still more embarrassing things. (Townhall.com)
A Critique of Inherit the Wind Mar 7, 2008
Fundamentalist crusader Matthew Harrison Brady (a caricature of William Jennings Bryan), a nationally-known politician and lawyer (and former three-time presidential candidate) sweeps into Hillsboro to help prosecute Cates ... William Jennings Bryan was not disappointed with Scopes' $100 fine (as portrayed in the film) ... Brady is the perfect picture of the aging firebrand, William Jennings Bryan. (Suite101.com)
The Long Goodbye Mar 6, 2008
"If Mr. Kennedy is feeling no great financial pressure to get out of the race," the New York Times reported on June 11, "he also appears to be feeling no great pressure to withdraw to avoid splitting the Democratic party." Days before the convention, Kennedy announced he would break precedent to become the first Democrat since William Jennings Bryan to address the convention before the first roll callthe gesture of an active candidate, not a peacemaker. He ultimately surrendered at the... (Slate)
The Word from Huey Long Mar 5, 2008
This is no William Jennings Bryan reciting his Cross of Gold speech with dramatic gestures. It's more like a reincarnation of John F. Kennedy's restrained elegance. (Townhall.com)
Division and unityHow party conventions have played a key role in US political history Mar 3, 2008
Thirty-six years later, in Chicago, the Democratic Party convention was in turn mesmerised by a young orator from Nebraska, William Jennings Bryan, who advocated "soft money" to help struggling farmers in the Midwest ... William Jennings Bryan, Democratic Convention, 1896. (BBC News -- Americas)
The challenge of being a populist in 2008 Mar 2, 2008
They included impassioned orators like William Jennings Bryan, Tom Watson, and "Fighting Bob" LaFollette ... William Jennings Bryan. (Yahoo News)
Predicts 'Nasty' & 'Vicious' GOP Attacks on Obama Feb 29, 2008
" ... Mr. Obama's middle name, which is Muslim in origin, comes from his late father, Barack Hussein Obama Sr., a Kenyan. Mr. Cunningham, like some other conservative commentators, uses it frequently when referring to Mr. Obama, apparently to draw attention to his ancestry. Mr. Obama has been dogged by whispered rumors that he is a Muslim; he is a Christian. END of Excerpt For the story in full: So is the phrase "Barack Hussein Obama" forbidden in the Times, since it is apparently terribly... (MediaResearch.org)
Fear-peddlers degrade election discourse Feb 29, 2008
I'm sure William F. Buckley is already in a hot debate with Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan over some scholarly matter. God bless you, Bill. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Letters to the Editor - 2/22/2008 Feb 23, 2008
Remember William Jennings Bryan ... Again, I would point to LIBERAL populist Democratic Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, a devout Christian, who also argued the prosecution (pro-creation) side in the Scopes trial against Clarence Darrow. (North County Times)
Huckabee and Modern-Day Clarence Darrows: Inheriting the Wind on Evolution Feb 17, 2008
Under the leadership of the late William Jennings Bryan [Scopess primary antagonist], the forces of ignorance and intolerance were marshalled (sic) from Maine to California, and from Canada to Mexico ... William Jennings Bryan pointed out that the doctrine that Darrow and the evolutionists would teach in the schools is the very same one that gives us Nietzsche ... Under the leadership of the late William Jennings Bryan [Scopess primary antagonist], the forces of ignorance and... (Townhall.com)
K.J. gets overlooked, but shouldn't | Braves Feb 9, 2008
And the ghost of William Jennings Bryan preaches every night. To save the lonely souls in the dashboard lights. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Dollar requires mint freshener Feb 7, 2008
This lie was exposed by William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic presidential candidate in 1896 when he denounced the power-grab in describing it as "the Crime of 1873". He was referring to the closing of the US mint to silver in 1873, the first major violation of the Constitutions monetary provisions. (Asia Times Online)
A GREAT CONTEST Feb 2, 2008
A William Jennings Bryan populist. And, although they recently dropped out, we also had a new son of the Old South and an Italian-American mayor in the mix. (New York Post -- Opinions)
A Fair Defense for the Fair Tax Jan 29, 2008
William Jennings Bryan promised that an income tax would fair and tax only the rich ... William Jennings Bryan promised that an income tax would fair and tax only the rich. (Townhall.com)
Obama or Clinton? Jan 24, 2008
It all started in 1908, when William Jennings Bryan, a presidential front-runner, visited the Lexington, Va ... It all started in 1908, when William Jennings Bryan, a presidential front-runner, visited the Lexington, Va. (Townhall.com)
'08 RACE: SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT Jan 23, 2008
Someone should tell him the joke that another populist, William Jennings Bryan, told on himself after losing three presidential elections as the Democrats' nominee. A man tried three times to enter a saloon and three times was tossed out. (New York Post -- Opinions)
A Clear Narrative in Primary Season Jan 22, 2008
Someone should tell him the joke that another populist, William Jennings Bryan, told on himself after losing three presidential elections (1896, 1900 and 1908) as the Democrats' nominee ... Someone should tell him the joke that another populist, William Jennings Bryan, told on himself after losing three presidential elections (1896, 1900 and 1908) as the Democrats' nominee. (Townhall.com)
From rat killing to opera old Coliseum saw it all Jan 20, 2008
For example, William Jennings Bryan appeared there in 1899, Clarence Darrow in 1910, and Will Rogers in 1928. Back in April 1910, an advertisement for Charles A. Towne, the so-called Cicero of the Senate, promised ticket buyers a witchery of word painting. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Young evangelicals embrace Huckabee Jan 13, 2008
His singular style Christian traditionalism and the common-man populism of William Jennings Bryan, leavened by an affinity for bass guitar and late-night comedy shows has energized many young and working-class evangelicals. Their support helped his shoestring campaign come from nowhere to win the Iowa Republican caucus and join the front-runners in Michigan, South Carolina and national polls. (MSNBC -- Race)
Questions for the Fair Tax Crowd Jan 10, 2008
When the income tax was originally promoted by William Jennings Bryan and other populists it was labeled as being fairer, since it would not hit the poor ... When the income tax was originally promoted by William Jennings Bryan and other populists it was labeled as being fairer, since it would not hit the poor. (Townhall.com)
Different styles, same audience for Obama and Huckabee Jan 5, 2008
In Democrat Obama's oratory, Kathleen Hall Jamieson hears echoes of Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and even that old populist preacher, William Jennings Bryan. Republican Huckabee, meanwhile, follows the homespun path of GOP icon Ronald Reagan. (Boston Globe)
Bold reformers are mere performers Jan 5, 2008
In their wake - and this list barely skims the surface - came the Chartists and their campaign to expand voting rights; William Gladstone, the Liberal politician who championed public education; William Jennings Bryan, the American progressive populist, whose "Cross of Gold" speech articulated the fight of the working class against the self-seeking monied interests; Theodore Roosevelt, the trust-busting president who tamed the repulsive Gilded Age of Capitalism; his distant cousin Franklin, who... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Goldilocks Needs Tax-Reform, Not Populism Jan 5, 2008
Todays John Edwards/Mike Huckabee anti-business populism sounds more like William Jennings Bryan than Adam Smith ... Todays John Edwards/Mike Huckabee anti-business populism sounds more like William Jennings Bryan than Adam Smith. (Townhall.com)
What about the cities? Jan 4, 2008
John Edwards may be fighting for the rural, populist mantle of William Jennings Bryan, but his antipoverty policies could help inner cities if his economic populism doesn't destroy urban entrepreneurship first. Hillary Clinton's pragmatic centrism will do the least to fight urban poverty, but her focus on education and innovation may well be the best thing for cities in the long run. (Boston Globe)
Edwards uses fighting words in White House quest Jan 1, 2008
According to historians, Edwards's message echoes another of that era's famed crusaders, three-time Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. "He's channeling the legacy of economic populism from Andrew Jackson onward," said Michael Kazin, a Georgetown University professor and author of a Bryan biography. (Boston Globe)
Mark Joseph: Huckabee Rise Exposes Conservative Rift Jan 1, 2008
For Huckabee is an unreconstructed and unapologetic pre-1980 Republican who has more in common with William Jennings Bryan than Ronald Reagan and whose views expose the deep rift that has always existed between social and economic conservatives ... In short, Reagan, making arguments that appealed to their Biblical heritage, argued for a wholesale reversal of decades of soft-hearted Evangelical politics and convinced millions of American Christians that they were in reality full-throated... (Fox News)
For sound bites, they're go-to guys Dec 28, 2007
Who will win the Democratic caucus: "I can tell you who won in 1908. 2008 is harder." For the record, Nevada voted for William Jennings Bryan, who lost to William Howard Taft. Turnout: "30,000. 50,000 if the weather's nice.". (Las Vegas Sun)
Huckabee on the Chautauqua Dec 27, 2007
Mike Huckabee says he wants his party to be "inclusive" and he has been compared to William Jennings Bryan, a devout Christian who ran for president against William McKinley in 1896 ... As one of the Iowa locals told The New York Times: "Huckabee's a moral man. He's a preacher. And he lost a hundred pounds. He's going to do all right in Iowa. What I don't know is how he's going to go with the rest of the country." Maybe he should channel William Jennings Bryan ... Mike Huckabee says he wants his... (Townhall.com)
Can Al Gore Save Christmas? Dec 24, 2007
William Jennings Bryan led this same battle (if I recall correctly, called Fundamentalists at the time) against the creeping Progressivism spreading from the large urban population centers. Bryan led the battle right up to his death in 1925. (Human Events Online)
The Politics Of Delusional Pundits Dec 23, 2007
The youthful William Jennings Bryan brought down the house and swept up the nomination with his famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1896 only to be crushed by the dreary William McKinley in November. Political journalists have never been immune to the delusional style. (CBS News)
Can Anyone Win This Thing? Dec 23, 2007
Perhaps the premier populist in American history, William Jennings Bryan was also the premier loser -- nominated three times for president by the Democratic Party without ever winning. Recent history suggests that to win the presidency, you have to be a white male from the South or West, preferably with experience as a governor. (Townhall.com)
Mike Huckabee's ascending chariot Dec 22, 2007
Democrats even today shiver at the memory of William Jennings Bryan, another implacable foe of Charles Darwin, who ran on a silver platform in the late 19th century. George Wallace, a redneck governor out of Alabama, ran as an independent presidential candidate in 1968, and Richard Nixon was terrified that he would steal enough votes to throw the race to the Democrat, Hubert Humphrey. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Looking for Mr. Right Dec 22, 2007
He's more like William Jennings Bryan than like Ronald Reagan ... He's more like William Jennings Bryan than like Ronald Reagan. (Townhall.com)
14 comments Dec 20, 2007
William Jennings Bryan was, and he died in 1925. This is an OLD struggle. (Human Events Online)
Church restoration to earn award Dec 13, 2007
Its annual meetings were home to some of the nation's most prominent public speakers and social reformers, including William Jennings Bryan, Henry Ward Beecher and Frederick Douglass. Dennis Yusko can be reached at 581-8438 or by e-mail at dyusko@timesunion. (Albany Times Union)
