Bryan-Kern Campaign Button, 1908
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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
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]