Bryan-Kern Campaign Button, 1908

Summary

William Jennings Bryan made his third and last attempt to become president in 1908. Bryan and his running mate, Indiana Senator John Kern, tried to distinguish themselves from their Republican opponents by championing a variety of domestic reforms. It didn't work. Voters chose the safe, well-qualified William Howard Taft -- President Roosevelt's hand-picked successor.

William Jennings Bryan made his third and last attempt to become president in 1908. Bryan and his running mate, Indiana Senator John Kern, tried to distinguish themselves from their Republican opponents by championing a variety of domestic reforms. It didn't work. Voters chose the safe, well-qualified William Howard Taft -- President Roosevelt's hand-picked successor.

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

1908

Creators

J.H. Shaw Company 

Allied Printing Trades Council (Philadelphia, Pa.) 

Place of Creation

United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 

Creator Notes

Manufactured by the J.H. Shaw Company and the Allied Printing Trades Council, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

72.31.323

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Tin (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: .875 in

Inscriptions

Front: DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES | 1908 | BRYAN & KERN Back: J.J. SHAW | BADGES BUTTONS | 1326 ARCH ST. | PHILA. [Allied printing Trades Council, Philadelphia union label]

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