Why did the Populists nominate Tom Watson for vice president in the 1896 election?

a. They felt that he was a stronger candidate than William Jennings Bryan.
b. They wanted a Republican vice president to balance the ticket with a Democratic president.
c. Watson, unlike William Jennings Bryan, supported free coinage of silver, which the Populists also supported.
d. They thought that Watson would ensure that voters would elect a Populist president.
e. They were endorsing the Democratic candidate for president and so wanted their own candidate for vice president.


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