"In which Box will the Voter of '96 put his Ballot?"
In the Congressional elections of 1894, the Populist vote increased by more than 40%. Democratic party losses were catastrophic and Republicans gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The small Populist contingent held the balance of power in the US Senate. A fluid three-way political struggle for power seemed probable for the all important 1896 general election.
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