He defeated his Democratic rival, William Jennings Bryan, after a front-porch campaign in which he advocated for the gold standard, as opposed to "free silver", pushed by Bryan in his campaign.
He defeated his Democratic rival after a front-porch campaign in which he advocated for the gold standard, as opposed to "free silver". The gold standard was pushed by Bryan in his campaign. This was as opposed to "free silver". William Jennings Bryan were his Democratic rival.