Date Original
1908 July 7
Description
This collection contains one guest's ticket for the Democratic National Convention held in Denver, Colorado. The ticket is dated July 7, 1908.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Democratic National Convention is a presidential nominating convention that has been held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic party. It has been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention. The primary goal of the convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for president and vice president, adopt comprehensive party platform, and unify the party. Pledged delegates from all fifty U.S. states and from American dependencies and territories such as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and superdelegates attend the convention to cast their votes to choose the party's presidential candidate. It marks the end of the primary election period and the beginning of the general election season. The 1908 Democratic National Convention took place from July 7 to July 10, 1908, at Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver, Colorado. It was the first convention of a major political party in a western state. The city did not host another nominating convention until 2008. At the 1908 convention, William J. Bryan was unanimously declared the candidate for president.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.178.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Democratic National Convention ticket, SMC.178.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Democratic National Convention ticket, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
