Talk:William Jennings Bryan 1896 presidential campaign

Question
Why was Bryan "abandoned by party leaders and by Democratic newspapers" after a different VP candidate was selected? Or was that the reason, or what? MathewTownsend (talk) 21:42, 8 April 2012 (UTC)


 * No, because they considered him a radical for his views, especially on silver. It started right after the convention ended.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:49, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

New edits
I fixed some of the citations and added new ones. The article was too heavily reliant on a handful of older studies. Nasaw is the one who argues silver mine owners like Hearst also had gold intefrests. Rjensen (talk) 23:46, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Please answer the concerns that your citations do not represent the material as claimed.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:49, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I can pull up Google Books just like you can. Nasaw only discusses the Hearst family. He says nothing about any other investor.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:51, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I think I've now added new cites that cover the material--is something still unsourced, let me know. Historians agree that the silver mine owners did not give as generously to Bryan as expected. Nasaw suggests why by focusing on the richest one of them all. Rjensen (talk) 23:59, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Please see the GA page. Several of your cites appear unsupported.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:02, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Unless you straighen it out quickly, I'm going to delete the whole thing. Your citations to Bensel, Horner, Nasaw and the book on Teller do not seem to claim the material which is claimed for it.  We cannot have this.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:10, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * better recheck for example Bensel (note 138) exactly matches the text. The Nasaw reference now works. The Teller campaign is covered in Ellis. Horner quotes Dawes giving credit to Hanna for inventing the system  of campaign financing. Rjensen (talk) 00:16, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * How is Dawes able to opine on what the system of campaign financing has been ever since?--Wehwalt (talk) 00:21, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * There is nothing on Page 217 of Koenig, which you changed, to support what you say about the Populist Party. Unless you supply the material you are relying on, I'm forced to revert.  Then we can discuss each edit you want to make.  I find your methods extremely sloppy.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:43, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Dawes did not spend $3.5 million. He spent $1.969 million.  It's on page 301 of Pixton.  The work which you cite.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:49, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Birthplace
There's a picture of Bryan when he was younger, and also a reference to his birthplace. Should File:William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home.jpg be added? Should a link to William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home be added? 98.223.196.72 (talk) 04:56, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll add the link as a pipe but I think the file would be too much. This is not Bryan's article, the bio info is there as background.--Wehwalt (talk) 05:21, 11 November 2012 (UTC)