1908 Democratic National Convention

1908 Democratic National Convention

1908 Presidential Election
Nominees Bryan and Kern
Convention
Date(s)	July 7 - July 10
City	Denver, Colorado
Venue	Denver Auditorium Arena
Candidates
Presidential Nominee	William J. Bryan (NE)
Vice Presidential Nominee	John W. Kern (IN)
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The 1908 Democratic National Convention was the quadrennial Democratic National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party. It took place from July 7 to July 10, 1908 at Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver, Colorado.

The delegates to the convention nominated William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska for President and John W. Kern of Indiana for Vice President as the Democratic ticket in the 1908 presidential election. The event is widely considered a significant part of Denver's political and social history.

The 1908 convention was the first convention of a major political party in a Western state. The city would not host another nominating convention until a century later, at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The convention was the second Democratic National Convention to include female delegates.^[1][2] The female delegates were Mary C.C. Bradford (Colorado) and Elizabeth Pugsley Hayward (Mrs. Henry J. Hayward) (Utah). Alternate delegates were Mrs. Charles Cook (Colorado), Harriet G. Hood (Wyoming), and Sara L. Ventress (Utah).^[3]

References

External links

• More Photos of 1908 Democratic National Convention
• Once Every 100 Years
• 1908's Hot Ticket was to DNC
• 1908 Gathering was Bathed in Red Lights