I'm not quite sure what the question is, that is more of a statement but if it is true or false then the answer would be true. Even though the populist party never really gained a presidential nominee their ideas were adopted by many larger, more influential parties. Especially the progressives.
Dole declared Hawaii an independent republic. Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley.
