Article illustrates the influence of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan on the Oklahoma Constitution and Constitutional Convention. Robert D. Lewallen explores Bryan's political career as well as his populist beliefs, and the way populism was received by society at the time.
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Article illustrates the influence of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan on the Oklahoma Constitution and Constitutional Convention. Robert D. Lewallen explores Bryan's political career as well as his populist beliefs, and the way populism was received by society at the time.
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Abstract: Many sections of the Oklahoma Constitution, widely recognized as one of the lengthiest of all state constitutions, were drawn from the ideals of William Jennings Bryan, the common man's most vocal supporter. Robert D. Lewallen explores the philosophy of the Great Commoner, his influence on Oklahomans, and the document that most exemplified the reform era in the early twentieth century.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.