In the election of 1896, William McKinley easily defeated the Democrats' nominee, populist William Jennings Bryan. President McKinley believed in consensus building and diplomacy. In response to ...

In 1896, there were seven tickets on the ballot for the presidential election, and each had presidential and vice presidential ...

In the election of 1896 the Democrats fused with the Populists and nominated William Jennings Bryan, shutting themselves out of presidential politics for most of the next thirty-six years.

While his wife served beverages to visitors on the lawn, he “sat cross legged and looking wise until after the election.” The 1896 presidential clash saw major changes. William Jennings Bryan ...

With his second election to the White House, Cleveland became the nation’s 24th president. He served another four-year term and was not nominated by the Democrats to run in 1896. Cleveland was ...

In the presidential election of 1888, Harrison received 100,000 ... Harrison returned to Indianapolis and continued to practice law. In 1896, Harrison went on to marry the widowed Mary Dimmick ...

Karl writes a weekly op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, is a Fox News contributor and is the author of "The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters," and The New York ...

There is a Republican cult of William McKinley, and Donald Trump has joined it. In a new interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, the 45th president can’t stop talking about the 25th president.

U.S. stocks typically do especially well during August in presidential election years like this one. On average since its inception in 1896, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA has gained 2.8% ...

The first is that this reputation derives from Septembers of the first three years of the U.S. presidential term. During ...

Dan Bishop and Jeff Jackson are part of a national trend of politicians leaving Congress to run for state attorney general.

For Halifax County residents wanting to get a jump start on the Nov. 5 election — even as fierce campaigns begin to heat up — ...