William Jennings Bryan: 1896 Democratic National Convention press ticket and floorplan

Ticket admitting a journalist to the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1896. American Bank Note Co., New York. Complete w/ stubs for seven sessions. Very light handling wear. Nominated William Jennings Bryan for president. Together with a diagram of the convention floor, as found. The latter is the first we have seen, very few of which must have survived.