Newspaper endorsements in the 1900 United States presidential election

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Newspapers made endorsements of candidates in the 1900 United States presidential election. Incumbent President William McKinley was the Republican candidate, and William Jennings Bryan the Democratic candidate, a rematch of the 1896 election.

Newspaper1900 EndorsementLargest Reported Circ.Endorsement
date
State1896 EndorsementNotes
New York Herald [1] William McKinley75,000+ [2] 1900New York(blanks = to be filled in)
New York World [1] William McKinley75,000+ [2] 1900New York
New York Evening Post [1] William McKinley23,244 [2] 1900New York
Brooklyn Eagle [1] William McKinley20,000+ [2] 1900New York
The New York Times [3] [4] William McKinley20,000+ [2] November 4, 1900New YorkWilliam McKinley
Chicago Tribune [5] William McKinley75,000+ [2] 1900IllinoisWilliam McKinley
Country Topics [6] William McKinley89,000+ [2] 1900Parts UnknownWilliam McKinley
Baltimore Sun [7] William Jennings Bryan20,000+ [2] 1900MarylandWilliam McKinley
The Arizona Republican [8] William McKinley4,129 [2] 1900 Arizona Territory William McKinley
Canton Repository [9] William McKinley6,563 [2] 1900OhioWilliam McKinley [9]
New Yorker Staats-Zeitung [10] William McKinley20,000+ [2] 1900New YorkProminent German-language paper.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette [11] William Jennings Bryan1,000+ [2] 1900Indiana

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