The Official Report of the Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention is a comprehensive record of the party's activities during the pivotal election year of 1908. In addition to the nomination of William Jennings Bryan for president, the convention also addressed key policy issues and debated the platform of the Democratic Party. This edition includes annotations and historical context to highlight the significance of the convention for American political history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.