He was again elected on the Tammany ticket New York County D.A. , and took office on January 1 , 1894 . He had been a delegate to all Democratic National Conventions from 1868 on . He also was a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention but repudiated William Jennings Bryan , the Democratic candidate nominated on a Free Silver platform and joined the " Gold Democrats " . In September 1896 , he was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in Indianapolis which nominated the Palmer - Buckner ticket for the 1896 United States presidential election
1896 Democratic National Convention
1896 Democratic National Convention
John R. Fellows