Bryan-Stevenson Campaign Button, 1900
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In 1900, Democrat William Jennings Bryan made his second bid for the Presidency. His running mate was Adlai Stevenson, a longtime Democrat. Bryan continued to campaign for "Free Silver" (an economic issue from his 1896 campaign) but also spoke out against American imperial expansion. The Bryan-Stevenson ticket lost to Republicans William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1900, Democrat William Jennings Bryan made his second bid for the Presidency. His running mate was Adlai Stevenson, a longtime Democrat. Bryan continued to campaign for "Free Silver" (an economic issue from his 1896 campaign) but also spoke out against American imperial expansion. The Bryan-Stevenson ticket lost to Republicans William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1900
Creators
Allied Printing Trades Council (Newark, N.J.)
Place of Creation
United States, New Jersey, Newark
Creator Notes
Manufactured by the Whitehead & Hoag Company and the Allied Printing Trades Council, Newark, New Jersey.
Keywords
Buttons (Information artifacts)
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.312
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Tin (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Diameter: .875 in
Inscriptions
Front: BRYAN | STEVENSON Back: THE | WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. | NEWARK, N.J. | PATENTED | JULY 17, 1894 | APRIL 14, 1896 | JULY 21, 1898 [Allied Printing Trades Council union label]
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