🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · June 27, 1896
Complete Issue · New historically significant issue documenting the Republican National Convention in St. Louis — William McKinley on the full front page as the newly nominated Republican candidate for president, a double-page centerfold of Senator Thurstons keynote address, scenes at the convention, and Garret Hobart as vice-presidential nominee. A primary document of the 1896 presidential campaigns Republican opening at one of the most consequential elections in American WILLIAM McKINLEY — REPUBLICAN FULL FRONT PAGE — "WILLIAM McKINLEY, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT"
A full front-page portrait of William McKinley — the former Governor of Ohio nominated on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in St. Louis on June 18, 1896, just nine days before this issue. McKinley — managed by the brilliant political strategist Mark Hanna and running on a platform of sound money (the gold standard) and protective tariffs — would go on to defeat William Jennings Bryan in one of the most dramatic presidential elections in American history. McKinleys victory over Bryans "Cross of Gold" campaign defined the contours of American economic policy for the next generation and launched the era of Republican dominance that would last until the New Deal. McKinley would be elected president twice and assassinated in 1901, making way for Theodore Roosevelt. This front-page portrait — published at the moment of his nomination — is a primary document of the beginning of one of the most consequential presidential careers of the Gilded Age.👤 THREE SMALL PORTRAITS — "GARRET AUGUSTUS HOBART, JOHN M. THURSTON, AND CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS"
Three portraits of key Republican figures — Garret Hobart of New Jersey (McKinleys running mate and Vice President until his death in 1899, after which Theodore Roosevelt was placed on the ticket), John M. Thurston (the conventions permanent chairman), and Charles Fairbanks (future Vice President under Roosevelt). A significant piece of Gilded Age Republican political THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — "THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — SENATOR JOHN M. THURSTON, THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN, DELIVERING HIS ADDRESS"
A double-page centerfold of Senator Thurston delivering the keynote address at the Republican National Convention — the full sweep of the convention hall in St. Louis, with thousands of delegates assembled beneath the banners and bunting of the party that had won the Civil War and was now fighting for the gold standard against Bryans agrarian populism. A vivid and very frameable piece of American political convention history.🏛️ FULL PAGE — "SCENES AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI"
A full page of scenes from the convention floor — delegates, demonstrations, and the political theater of the 1896 Republican gathering. A significant piece of American political INSIDE THE FULL PAGE — "SCENES FROM THE NEW COMIC OPERA EL CAPITAN AS PRESENTED BY DE WOLF HOPPER AT THE BROADWAY THEATRE, NEW YORK"
A full-page illustration of John Philip Sousas comic opera El Capitan — featuring the celebrated comedian De Wolf Hopper at the Broadway Theatre. El Capitan had premiered just months earlier in April 1896 and was Sousas most successful theatrical work. Sousa — already famous as "The March King" for Stars and Stripes Forever and other marches — had composed El Capitan as a vehicle for Hopper, and its Broadway run was one of the theatrical sensations of 1896. A significant piece of American musical theater history.🐴 FULL PAGE — "SCENES AT THE PHILADELPHIA OPEN AIR HORSE SHOW"
A full-page illustration of the Philadelphia Open Air Horse Show — one of the great equestrian and social events of the Gilded Age, a vivid piece of Philadelphia sporting and social history.🇨🇺 FULL PAGE — "THE CUBAN INSURRECTION"
A full-page illustration continuing Harpers Weeklys coverage of the Cuban War of Independence. A significant piece of Cuban history and Spanish-American War photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and dont hesitate to ask any questions — Im happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you ········ Harpers Weekly
Date ··············· June 27, 1896
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Complete SHIPPING & Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement
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