The populist party began to weaken during the early parts of the 20th century. One trait that continue for the party itself was the progressives, which started when they supported Jennings Bryan, but then moved to a more traditional role and started supporting more and more Democratic candidates. This was during the time of the first party shift, in which big corporations headed before his death in 1913, John D. Rockefeller, the Republican Party. The Irish feeling neglected came out in doves for Jennings Bryan in the 1898 election against McKinley, and parts of the 20th century.
<span>The populist party gained national
attention when they supported Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan
as their presidential candidate. One of the reasons this led to a
decline in the populist party is because nominating Bryan alienated the African-American populists.</span><span>Populist Movement, in U.S. history,
politically oriented coalition of agrarian reformers in the Middle West
and South that advocated a wide range of economic and political
legislation in the late 19th century. ... Thus in 1892 their leaders
organized the Populist, or People's, Party, and the Farmers' Alliances melted away</span><span>The Populists focused on railroads, silver coinage, crop prices, and inflation. The Populist Party supported Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 election. Frances Willard chaired the first convention of the Populist Party, also called the “People's Party,” in 1892 in Omaha, Nebraska.</span>
The southern states reacted negatively to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. They were shocked and protested against Abraham Lincoln's election because they were not in favor of his propaganda to free the slave states (which mostly were in the Southern parts).
