The party, as in the modern period, attracted the disenfranchised and out-groups. But the dominant issue during this time was slavery. Finally, in 1860, slavery divided the Democratic party.

In 1860, Democrats split largely into Northern ... In short, Carville's suggestion, should it materialize, would destroy the Democratic Party and thereby help Americans. But it will not ...

HARRISBURG, Monday, March 12, 1860. The Democratic Convention lately ... and really influential members of the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania. The defeats they had suffered in two successive ...

Born in Salem, Illinois in 1860, Bryan was imbued with both a ... By the 1912 election, Bryan was essentially the Democratic Party's "king maker"; though he himself would not be nominated ...