There was a controversy over gold and silver.
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Bimetallism
Tight money
they joined with the democrats to support William Jennings Bryan
he supported many populist policies
Election of 1896
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The 1896 United States presidential election was a contest between William McKinley, representing the Republican Party, and William J. Bryan, representing the Democratic Party. McKinley won the election.
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William McKinley won the 1896 presidential election defeating William J. Bryan. In the 1896 presidential election William McKinley received 271 electoral votes and William Bryan received 176 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were McKinley 7,108,480 and Bryan 6,511,495.
William McKinley/Garet A.Hobart William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall
Tight money
He supported many Populists policies
He supported many Populists policies