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* * * 田磊 William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) politician—democrat， the 41st United States Secretary of State one of the best known orators a Presbyterian(长老教会员) a peace advocate a prohibitionist(禁酒主义者) an opponent of Darwinism The Great Commoner. Three times of Presidential election Chautauqua[t???t??kw?; ?-]circuit（巡回演说） Fighting the theory of evolution Three times of Presidential election A Republican satire on Bryans Cross of Gold speech In1896,at the age of 36, Bryan became (and still remains) the youngest presidential nominee of a major party in American history. He demandeded Bimetallism(金银二本位制）and free silver(银币的自由铸造） McKinley (麦金来，第25任美国总统）won by a margin of 271 to 176 in the electoral college.But the popular vote was much closer. The second time(1900) :approved anti-imperialism(反帝国主义) McKinley won the electoral college with a count of 292 votes compared to Bryans 155. The third time (1913):He lost the electoral college 321 to 162, his worst defeat yet. In his three presidential election bids, Bryan received a total of 493 electoral votes - the most of any candidate in American history who never won the presidency. Chautauqua[t???t??kw?] circuit(巡回演说) An example With over 500 speeches in 1896, Bryan invented the national stumping(政治演说）tour, in an era when other presidential candidates stayed home. He mostly spoke about religion, but covered a wide variety of topics. The Prince of Peace,The Value of an Ideal Fighting the theory of evolution Question: what reasons do you think that Bryan was an opponent of Darwinism? Fighting the theory of evolution Two reasons He believed that what he considered a materialistic account(唯物主义价值观）of the descent of man through evolution undermined the Bible. . He saw Social Darwinism as a great evil force in the world promoting hatred and conflicts, especially the World War. Scopes trial(1925) Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan * *