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William McKinley's campaign for US president was successful, defeating William Jennings Bryan , who was both the Democratic and Populist nominee, on November 3, 1896. McKinley, a former Governor of Ohio , refused to deal with eastern bosses such as Thomas Platt and Matthew Quay , who supported favorite son candidates to run against him for the Republican nomination. The large, efficient McKinley organization, run by his friend and political manager Mark Hanna , swept him to a first ballot victory at the 1896 Republican National Convention , with New Jersey's Garret Hobart as his running mate . McKinley intended to run mainly as a protectionist , but free silver became the issue of the day. After Bryan captured the Democratic nomination as a foe of the gold standard , Hanna raised and spent millions to convince voters that free silver would be harmful. McKinley stayed at home in Canton, Ohio , running a front porch campaign that reached millions through press coverage of his speeches, while Bryan toured the nation by rail. McKinley forged an electoral coalition of the well-to-do, urban dwellers, and prosperous farmers that kept the Republicans in power most of the time until 1932. (Full article... )
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