1896 Gotham Presidential Election

Was the 9th presidential election in Gotham the Conservatives nominated bussinesse men and right-winger William Mckinley running against him was the young 36year old popular William Jennings Bryan of nebraska campaiging on a platform of Free Silver Vs Mckinleys Gold platform. The election was extermly close Bryan won every western state with the exception of Montana and Oregon and carried Indiana and Ohio but lost New York and Pennsylvania by decent margins barley losing the election Socialists called fraud meanwile Tammany Hall supported Mckinley reluctnly as Bryan opposed the machine many voters split in there votes Bryan also won traditional right-wing Missouri a state were the Conservatives had won everytime since 1864. The Socialists gained control of the house due to many new added states and winning in populist areas do to Bryans leftist-populist approch yet the Conservatives still barley held on to the senate Mckinley won by a margin of 50% to 49% and 1% for others/writeins as his Vice president Bryan chose millonare Arther Ship a rich shipbuilder from maine however shipbuilder wished to give away his wealth and help the poor Mckinleys vp was Donavan Holmes. Once in officie Mckinley did however make it able for Woman to vote. Bryan won large victorys in the west up to 83% in nevada and 62% in nebraska and 71% in utah 58% idaho well Mckinley recvived 74% of the vote in New Hampshire 64% in Masschuists and in Kentucky 69%. The election was down to New York however Bryan was finished there with Tammany backing Mckinley relctly and like many other labor union members who traditional voted Socialists opposed the silver politics of Bryan and some were forced in factorys to vote for Mckinley who were pro-gold such as West Virginia which Bryan lost and Illinois which Mckinley barley won this gave him the presidency along with his wins in big northern states by a electoral margin of 134 for Byran to 201 for Mckinley in the electoral college.