| 1908 presidential election | |
  Nominees Bryan and Kern | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 7–10, 1908 |
| City | Denver,Colorado |
| Venue | Denver Auditorium Arena |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | William J. Bryan ofNebraska |
| Vice-presidential nominee | John W. Kern ofIndiana |
| ‹ 1904 · 1912 › | |
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The1908 Democratic National Convention took place from July 7 to July 10, 1908, atDenver Auditorium Arena inDenver,Colorado.
The event is widely considered a significant part of Denver's political and social history.
The 1908 convention was the firstconvention of a major political party in aWestern state. The city did not host another nominating convention until a century later, at the2008 Democratic National Convention.
The convention was the second Democratic National Convention to include female delegates.[1][2] They wereMary C. C. Bradford (Colorado) andElizabeth Pugsley Hayward (Mrs. Henry J. Hayward) (Utah). Alternate delegates were Mrs. Charles Cook (Colorado), Harriet G. Hood (Wyoming), andSara L. Ventress (Utah).[3]
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Three names were placed in nomination:William Jennings Bryan,John A. Johnson, andGeorge Gray. Bryan was unanimously declared the candidate for president after handily winning the first ballot's roll call.
| Presidential ballot | ||
| 1st | Unanimous | |
|---|---|---|
| William Jennings Bryan | 888.5 | 1002 |
| George Gray | 59.5 | |
| John A. Johnson | 46 | |
| Blank | 8 | |
| John W. Kern | Charles A. Towne | Archibald McNeil | Clark Howell | John Mitchell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FormerState Senator fromIndiana (1893–1897) | FormerU.S. Representative forNew York's14th District (1905–1907) | Coal Merchant fromConnecticut | FormerState Senator fromGeorgia (1901–1905) | 5th President of theUMW fromIllinois (1898–1907) |
| NW:Before 1st Ballot | NW:Before 1st Ballot | NW:Before 1st Ballot | DTBN | |
| Jerry B. Sullivan | David R. Francis | George Gray | William G. Conrad | |
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| Attorney at Law fromIowa | 20thU.S. Secretary of the Interior fromMissouri (1896–1897) | Federal Appeals Judge fromDelaware (1899–1914) | Banker and Businessman fromMontana | |
| DTBN | DTBN | DTBN | DTBN | |
| Lewis S. Chanler | John B. Stanchfield | John A. Johnson | Judson Harmon | William H. Berry | Morgan J. O'Brien | Herman A. Metz |
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| 46thLieutenant Governor ofNew York (1907–1908) | Attorney at Law fromNew York | 16thGovernor of Minnesota (1905–1909) | 41stU.S. Attorney General fromOhio (1895–1897) | State Treasurer ofPennsylvania (1907–1908) | Justice of the First Judicial Department fromNew York (1896–1906) | New York City Comptroller fromNew York (1906–1909) |
| [4][5][6][7] | [5] | [5][8][9] | [5] | [10] | [7] | [7] |
| Francis B. Harrison | William L. Douglas | Martin W. Littleton | Ollie Murray James | William J. Gaynor | Herman Ridder | Joseph W. Folk |
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| U.S. Representative forNew York's16th District (1907–1913) | 42ndGovernor of Massachusetts (1905–1906) | FormerBorough President ofBrooklyn fromNew York (1904–1905) | U.S. Representative forKentucky's1st District (1903–1913) | Justice of the Second Judicial Department fromNew York (1905–1909) | President and Editor of theNew Yorker Staats-Zeitung fromNew York (1907–1915) | 31stGovernor of Missouri (1905–1909) |
| [7][11] | [7][8] | [8][11] | [9] | [12][11][13] | [11] | [14] |
John W. Kern ofIndiana was unanimously declared the candidate for vice-president without a formal ballot after the names ofCharles A. Towne,Archibald McNeil, andClark Howell were withdrawn from consideration.
| Vice presidential ballot | |
| Unanimous | |
|---|---|
| John W. Kern | 1002 |
| Preceded by | Democratic National Conventions 1908 | Succeeded by |