Question

What is a central reason why McKinley won the 1896 presidential election?
A. His personal life was exemplary.
B. Farmers and the working class supported him.
C. The temperance and abolition movements supported him.
D. Businesses and corporations donated large sums of money for his campaign advertisements.

Answer 1

Farmers and the working class supported him that is the reason why McKinley won the 1896 presidential election. William McKinley served as the 25th President of the United States from March 4, 1897, he was assassinated last September 1901.  The answer is B. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. Senator Hanna was one of the most powerful men in Washington and he was the campaign manager of McKinley to the White House.

The campaign of 1896 was very well organized and still today is one of the most modern, best financed and with the most professional organization in the history.