Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-21
Political Gossip.
washington Post)


The youth Of William Jennings Bryan
gives certain picturesqueness TO his can
didacy for President. If elected he VIII
not have reached his 9th year at the
date Of his Inauguration. Thus he would
not be fully two years beyond the age
required i'm a President by the Consti-
tuition. II he fail Of election, he viii be
the youngest man ever defeated for Presi-
dent who had received the nomination Of
a great party. or. who was ever voted for
with any prospect OF success.
The youngest defeated candidate.
as the record now stands, Is
General George p. Mcclellan. He
was born on December 8. 1896,
and was the nominee of the Democratic
party in 1864, at the age Of 80. Henry Clay
was defeated for President three times;
first in 1921, at the age Of AZ. when he ran
as the nominee Of the Kentucky Legisla-
ture: again In 1892, at the age Of 80. when
he was nominee OF the National Republi-
can party and finally in 1874, at the age
Of CT. when he was the candidate OF the
Whig party which he had largely Gre
ated. William Henry Harrison was de-
feated in 1896. at the age Of GO, when he was
the candidate Of the Wing party. Four
years later, as the nominee OF the same
party. he rode into the White House on
the first political tidal wave known 20 our
history. only 10 die within a month az
his Inauguration, and less than two
months after he had celebrated his sSth
birthday. being the first Of our Presi-
dents to die in Office.
Martin Van Buren,, after being elected
in 1896, at the age Of 81. as the candidate
Of the Democratic party. was defeated
four years later, at the age of IS, as the
candidate Of the same party. Lewis Cass
was defeated at the age OF &C, as the
candidate Of the Democratic party in lSlS
Winfield Scott was defeated In 1852. at the
age Of &C.. as the candidate OF the Wing
party. this campaign being the last ap-
pearance of that party as a national
organization, though a remnant met in
1886 and endorsed lthe nomination OF
Millard Fillmore by the Know Nothings
Fillmore being then g. John c. Fremont
was defeated in 1856, at the age Of 49,
as the first candidate OF the Republican
party. Stephen A. Douglas, who had
sought the Democratic nomination as
early as 1882. when but 80. was defeated
In 1850. at the age Of AZ. as the nominee Of
one wing of the Democratic party John
c. Breckenridge. who was the nominee
of the other wing OF the Democratic
party. I'm 1860 was but 80. Both he and
Douglas We're defeated as was also John
Bell the candidate OF the Constitutional
mour was defeated in 1865. at the age OF
So as the nominee OF the Democratic
party.
Horace Greeley was defeated in 1872 at
the age Of 81. as the candidate of the
Liberal Republicans and Democrats.
Samuel j. Tiden was defeated in 1876, at
the age Of g.. Peter Cooper who was
nominee OF the Greenback party in 1876.
was So years old. by years older than any
other man ever voted for Presi-
dent General Hancock was de-
feated In 1850. AT the age OF
IS. as the Democratic nominee. james
c. Blaine. who had sought the nomlna-
ton of his party as early as 1876. when
he was 49, was nominated and defeated
I'm 1881, at the age Of 81 Gene
raj BENJAMIN F. Butler. who ran
as the Greenback party nominee
that year. In the hope and for the
purpose OF defeating Grover Cleveland,
was &C. Grover Cleveland was AZ In 1884,
when he was elected. and 81 when he was
defeated in 1855. General Benja-
min Harrison was 50 In lsSS
when he vas elected and 50
when he was defeated In 1872. General
James Il. Weaver was AZ when he was