Pattison 's success at a young age led him to be promoted for other offices . He was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Mayor of Philadelphia in 1893 , an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in 1896 , and an unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial nominee for a third term as governor in 1902 . The New York Times obituary of Pattison credited the stress of his final gubernatorial campaign against Samuel W. Pennypacker with leading to his death at the age of 53
Democratic National Convention in 1896
1896 Democratic National Convention
Robert E. Pattison