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After the 1896 election, Bryan remained the titular leader of the Democrats and frontrunner for the nomination in 1900.

Much of the newspaper speculation about who would run as the party's vice-presidential candidate centered on Indiana Senator Benjamin Shively.

When reporter Arthur Wallace Dunn interviewed Shively at the convention, the senator said he " did not want the glory of a defeat as a vice presidential candidate.

" Disappointed, Dunn said that he still had to file a story on the vice-presidential nomination, and then added: " I believe I'll write a piece about old Uncle Adlai.

" Shively responded