After 1904, the Bourbons faded away. Southerner Woodrow Wilson made a deal in 1912 with the leading opponent of the Bourbons, William Jennings Bryan: Bryan endorsed Wilson for the Democratic nomination and Wilson named Bryan Secretary of State.
Following 1904, the Bourbon dynasty lost its power. In 1912, Woodrow Wilson, a Southerner, made an agreement with William Jennings Bryan, a prominent opponent of the Bourbons.  Bryan supported Wilson for the Democratic nomination and Wilson appointed him as Secretary of State.