Opposition to protective tariffs was part of the original populist ... the nomination of William Jennings Bryan — dubbed the “Great Commoner” — as the Democratic Party’s nominee.

Before Woodrow Wilson became the standard bearer for the Democratic Party, that honor belonged to William Jennings Bryan, known both as "the Great Commoner" and the "Boy Orator of the Platte." ...

It was the only time a third party had won even one ... One is that the Democratic nominee, William Jennings Bryan, adopted important parts of the Populist platform. The other is that the ...

William Jennings Bryan stepped off the train at Dayton in ... Great Commoner had been a progressive force in the Democratic Party. As a congressman from Lincoln, Nebraska, his eloquent "Cross ...