Opening session The 1904 Democratic National Convention was opened at two minutes past noon on July 6 in the Coliseum of the old St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall by
James K. Jones, chair of the
Democratic National Committee. Following the reading of the official call of the convention and delivery of an opening prayer,
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi was named the honorary chairman of the gathering, In a further defeat for Bryan, the Democrats adopted a conservative platform far different from the policies espoused in 1896 and 1900. However, Bryan would re-take control of the party in the
1908 Democratic National Convention.
Presidential candidates Image:AltonBParker.png|
Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker of
New York Image: William Randolph Hearst cph 3a49373 3x4.jpg |
Representative William Randolph Hearst of
New York Image: Senator Francis Marion Cockrell as a Member of the 55th US Congress.jpeg |
Senator Francis Cockrell of
Missouri Image:Richard Olney, Bain bw photo portrait, 1913.jpg|Former
Secretary of State Richard Olney of
Massachusetts Image:EdwardCWall.png|Former
State Representative Edward C. Wall of
Wisconsin Image:George Gray Senator.jpg|Former
Senator George Gray of
Delaware Image:Nelson A. Miles by Brands Studios, 1898.jpg|Former
General-in-Chief Nelson A. Miles of
Massachusetts Declined Image:John Sharp Williams.jpg|
Representative John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi Image: Unsuccessful 1908.jpg|
William Jennings Bryan from
Nebraska Image:StephenGroverCleveland.jpg|Former
President Grover Cleveland from
New York File:1904DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallotBefore.png| File:1904DemocraticPresidentialNomination1stBallotAfter.png| == Vice presidential nomination ==