Before his term as governor ended , Matthews was nominated by David Turpie to run for president at the 1896 Democratic National Convention held in Chicago . Matthews was a leading candidate until the sixth ballot when his supporters switched to William Jennings Bryan after Bryan delivered an impassioned speech . Matthews left office and returned to his farm . He continued making occasional public appearances and delivering speeches . While delivering a speech in Montgomery County , he suffered a stroke and died three days later in an Indianapolis hospital on August 28 , 1898 . His body was returned to his home town and buried in a Clinton cemetery
1896 Democratic National Convention
1896 Democratic National Convention
Claude Matthews