William Jennings Bryan stepped off the train at ... As a congressman from Lincoln, Nebraska, his eloquent "Cross of Gold" speech won him the first of three presidential nominations.

It reached its electoral pinnacle in 1896 with the nomination of William Jennings ... as well as gold to reflate the economy. But while Bryan is best known for his “Cross of Gold” speech ...

Before Woodrow Wilson became the standard bearer for the Democratic Party, that honor belonged to William Jennings Bryan ... mankind upon a cross of gold." It gained Bryan the presidential ...