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ith He Has Trodden from Obscurity to Fame. A ji OF THE PEOPLE. rly Di ys and Public Services ol Our Candidate. Itrltlum* « “"'I M.isnetic Per , Hi' '1 11 “"lily lMr«. lirv.lll ,1 ‘" Musiot Siu lau M Hrcmi.e Her tliisluinil I. und rtulies hlilfil. Ilrcollar K,,. | >( „. Went r»r Joy in Hie t onn .I.l’ri.iti. the 1 • * standard biarer, Uas born in Mar on I'c-mi.i. 111. to. M iM'ui. Tin- Hillin' Salem is noted t-lory of 111 no-.s. i..r wa< ■■■■ , .0 \-w S.. loin ili.i- Xbra’i.'io ■M ;i ~..t n ■ .i" 1 d lb" .'oars of his y..tinz 1 h It is 11 1 h'sS Olirio,,- to 11 >t • ; bl ' ' Llin oln circled to lrl of th" tinted S:at< I" ■K,,, Virginia ancestry. His ■ ■.. v, Brian. was born Ib'ii'", "i- d t" >...- a resident of Illinois. He of till' i’ir.'llit Colin Wil! was born, lb scrv< I iyears. wlnn In' resigned. In - Brian r.n th.'i II'"'!"? ' i k'i. bn: tin' narrow pluialit.i of gio votes. . i.e.l in issn. Mr. Brian's EHras Maria 111 zabeth .lemiings. Sh • |^K., h | H , r:i In Marion Comity. Illinois. sin' Lied all her life. Sin- <1 led I r-'.-n'i. a prot MM f iling Brian reeeiied n - edma.imi IK the public s-bools of Salem ami at IM1.II"'S c..i!.-_ ■ in .l.i- k- w

■ MB 111 ■■ l 'r// XiX't IM , (' S / X \Xr I IV / " \> W I I <7 / % \/ Isl 7 / 13®. \ \ 11// ’• \ I *’ K /Jr ’ Ijw/ I I v \ ’’••••.7 .>’‘* /y BEB Mill. MILLIAM .1. BUY AX.

was graduated in ixxl. Here lie ■ prominent In every phase of eolIMrgr life during his eouise. He «as a ■ ■;o.hl debater. but ua - rvi'ii more fa- !, “ 11,1 '’onn'l athlete. He was I Htuie of the b< s' baseball platers the I Klege ever had. and it was said that ho I.Spitrhod as good ball as any man over IHat the college Then he was a good I ■batter. who could be depended upon to I ■get at least a base hit nearly every tinecame to the bat. In Hold sports lie ■■was also active, and lie holds to this I the record for the hop. skip and I ■jump. Several years after lie loft the I .■college he attendisl its games, and. alI ■though not in training, outshipped tlie ■ men in several field events. bSß'l'o this day the college takes pride ill IlHh.s literary and athletic achievements I ■ alike, and when the Sigma I'lii LiterI ■ary Society thereof held its triennial I ■reunion last .lune during commenceI {■inent week. Im was chosen to be the I Iw <>rittl>r of the occasion. 11 is st 11 Wils K ti in.uderli effort, and delivered wall ■ ■that Kame splendid eloquence which ■ »■captivated the Chicago convention. Hfll While at the Illinois college. Mr. I ■Bryan met Miss Miry E. Baird. the of a meiebitni in i’-rry. 111. ■ was a student in the Annex, ami graduated the same year with Mr. Bryan, and. like him. carried off the

_ "1 I • \li $r V ’f I y rwwW| I > o I ’ Jar/" . ‘lll I' wwfh ■yi I i *i. Jrl QUACK BKYAN.

I highest honors of her class. Ills elo- ■ quence stampeded her love. At a coun- ■ try school house, In those (lays she lisI toned to his recitation one Friday ttlter- ■ noon when the of the Legion ■ 'was enjoying the early stages of its ■ popularity in provincial oratory. Ihe S foundation of a pretty romance was la id.

SI ' t) wj william j - bryan ’ of nebraska ' (WkfliS eMt President of the United Staten.

The young people met frequently. In i the course of time young Bryan pro- v posed. That was the sweetest speech he ever made, according to the girl who was made happy by its delivery, , Bryan moved from Salem to Jackson-, ville. He was poor. She said that she would wait, st nd she did. The Strug- , gllng young lawyer finally saved i enough money to pave the way for a | marriage certificate and a humble < home. He had meantime pursued a ] study of law iu Chicago, where lie was a student in the office of Judge Trumbull, afterward being graduated nt the Union College of Law. Admitted to the bar In 18M. after a brief experience 1 in the office of Brown. Kirby & Bussell, > at Jacksonville, he commenced the independent practice of his chosen proses-1 sion, following the same with good success for three years. His "first ease" is yet a reminiscent detail witli his old ■ associate*!. He was sent to the local; justice court to look after a suit involv- | Ing S2O or so which had arisen between | two farmers. He was as careful in | . preparing his argument as if he had t been arguing before the United States t Supreme Court. He won the case, and | <

’tWfiwv’wwffi t T7 W. .1. BEVAN'S RESIDENCE, LINCOLN, NEB.

Mr. Brown, solicitor of tin" Alton Kail- | road Company, recalls with enthusiasm ; the young lawyer's beaming face, ns he reported at the office, all smiles, and : shouted, "I have won my first ease!" While in Jacksonville Mr. Bryan was very active in )*>lltlcs. His lals»rs were always In behalf of some one else, however, and lie was never a candidate for office. Then as now lie was a Democrat. Finally. Mr. Bryan thought of going West and picked out Nebraska ns his destination. He felt that a wider Held would open before him, and in this he found bls convictions correct. In 1887 the young couple moved to Lincoln, Neb., and there Mr. Bryan entered upon his profession and also engaged In politics. At n bound he sprang Into prominence, and his silver tongue was an incaluculable re-enforcement to the Democratic party, long accustomed to defeat. He gave life and force to the tenets of Democracy and he was recognized ns a leader of men. Possessed of a magentlc personality and a tongue of velvet he soon made a hit In county politics. Then his fame spread to State politics, anil finally he sis-tired the Congressional nomination through the efforts of Edgar Howard I and others. His wife was ever at his side whispering words of encourage . ment and fanning his ambition. She was the angel of Ids campaign. He was elected, and when his famous speech on the tariff In 181)1 won him the sobriquet of ‘The boy orator of the Platte," the same modest woman sat

in the gallery. Mrs. Bryan has always I witnessed his greateat triumphs. It was Bryan's good fortune to be ,

Ji/ k M IB ' FF 11 I- ‘ * Of®; HfTII AM> WILLIAM IIRVAX.

nominated for Congress In the year of tidal wave Democracy, and after a contest of unparalleled brilliancy he

| was elected over his Republican op- ; ponent in a distrh t normally and heavily Republican by a majority of 8,700.

IGEMS IN BRYAN’S GREAT CONVENTION SPEECH|

’/ BRYAN rUMVRIUNO TUR GREAT SPEECH.

We k'i.v not one wont against those who live upon the Atlantic coast; but those hardy pioneers who braved all the dangers of the wilderness, who have made the desert to blossom as the rose those pioneers away out there, rearing their children near to nature's heart, where they can mingle their Voices with the voices of the birds out there where they have erected schoolhouses for the education of their young and churches where they praise their Creator and cemeteries where slsep the ashes of their dead are as

In Congress his reputation as a de- | | luiter preceded him. and he was api pointed by Speaker Crisp to a place on I the Ways and Means Committee. This ! gave him a splendid opportunity to Is* : heard on the tariff question, and he soon gained the ear as well as the applause of the House as nil orator and I debater. In 18P2 he was again elected and in the Fifty-third Congress made his repI utntlon national as an orator, thinker 1 and statesman. In IX'.H he refused the I nomination for the lower house, but ‘ aspired to the Senate, and was noml- ' noted nt the Democratic State convenI tion iu Nebraska for that office. He I canvassed the State and had two joint I debate*—one at Omaha and one at I Lincoln—with John M. Thurston, the Republican candidate, which attracted attention beyond the limits of the State. But ISW was not a propitious year for the Democrats. The Republicans carried the Legislature, and Mr. Thurston was elected Senator. Since that time Mr. Bryan has Is on lecturing on his favorite themes of the tariff and (lie free coinage of silver in almost every State of the Union, and he has thus added to his reputation as an' orator. For a time he was the editor of the Omaha World-Herald, but the editorial tripod was not as congenial ‘ to him ns the stump ami the platform, and he did not long remain in the sanctum. Mr. Bryan during his service in Congress introduced over a half dozen petitions against the opening of the World's Fair on Sunday, or the sale of Intoxicants on the ground. He attempted to aid his State by introducing bills for the erection of public buildings at Lincoln. Plattsmouth and South Omaha. lie also attempted to have a branch mint established at Omaha. Bills were also introduced to place salt, lumber, ' barb wire, and binding twine on the free list. Another measure which nt- ! trncted attention was a lilll for the election of United States Senators by I direct vote of the people. His person'll appearance is attractive' and impressive. He is tall, with a great depth of chest, a back as tint as a board mid admirable proportions.' His complexion Is swarthy, ills eyesore dark and what is called "piercing,” ids hair is Jet black and slightly worn

deserving of the eousldemtlon of this party as any people In this country. • • • \Vn do not come hr a^gremora. Our wnr Ih not n wnr of conquest. We are lighting In the defense of our hornea, our fuinilicN, and prosperity. ♦ • • We have petitioned and our petitions have been acorned. We have entreated and our entreatleH have been disregarded. We have begged and they have mocked, and our calamity came. • • • We beg no longer: we entreat no more; we petition no more. We defy them! ♦ • ♦ When we have restored the money of the roiiNtltutlon al! other neceiouiry reforms will be possible, and until that Is done, there is no reform that can !*<• aeconipllahed. • • • You come to uh ami tell uh that the great (dtleH are In favor of the gold sinudard. I tell you that the great eltlea rest upon these broad ami fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farm* and your cities will spring up again as If by magic. But de troy our farmu and the grass will grow In the streets of every city in this country. • • • If they dure to come out and In the open defend the gold standard us a good thing we shall tight them tn the uttermost, having behind us the producing mas Hes of this nation and the world. Having behind us the commercial intercuts and the laboring Inter eats and all the tolling masses, we shall answer their demands for a gold standard by saying to Uiem you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold.

I .way lu front, accentuating the •cop# of >ila forehead; hl* nose la aquiline, very; Ida mouth <-xtniori|limrl)y largo, <t handsome, strong uml sensitive; chin i,»i|>ii>r* htt'l Immense; the whole hoAti tbMl " r “ ,!r, ‘- chin statue, 110 Is the yob'ifcost candidate was ever mt uml for ihe Presidency * * liny party In till I'nltod State® hlalory, bring little more than <>nc year poet the const It ut lona 1 ago. Illa reputation la spotless, ulld the American people will have n Presidential campaign void of nil distracting personalities. In which they may is.nahler the tremendous Isamu Involved seriously mid dispassionately, ns Iwcomes n great and ii free people. The Bryan home In 1.1n.5.1n lx not n sumptuous one, but comfort and bn ppiiiess are always within Its walls. There are three children l.titli. aged II; William. 5 years old; uml Grace, the baby. 3 years of age. Mrs. Bryan Is a goodlooking woman, lt;t years of age, medium build and height, and quiet In her mannerisms. A wealth of dark brown hair frames a sane of Intellectual attrai'tlveness. Iler dress is simplicity personltbsl. She is a woman of literary aci'ofnpllsliments. well posted on the !:■ nes of the •y. H r home life lx an Ideal one. She enrea comparatively little for soeiety. bevotlon to husband, children ami home an 1 her prime characteristics. Her contldetln. In Mr. Bryan’s fnitin' has always been his guiding star. Noone ever heard of her appearing in evening dross during their Washington life. It Is not thought she ever possessed a low-cut gown nor a dress with silk linings, and Bryan surely never has owmsl a full dress suit. When the Bryan boeut for President was launched in Nebraska. Mrs. Bryan at once decided to ms'ompitny her Ims-1 kind. With just a bit of feminine su-1 perslition she reminded him that In; every instance where she had attended I assemblages in which he was Interest-' ed he had won. When she remained i away he always lost, and upon such occasions she invariably comforted him in the hour of defeat. In the recent national committee meeting, when the Nebraska delegation contest was pemloig. she wa-i not in the hotel when* the case was decided. Bryan’s enemies won. The next day she was a silent spectator at the Coliseum. The committee ntport was

_ _ . .. — r I ARTHUR SEWALL, OF MAINE.

reversed and she waved her handkerchief with a greeting of joy to the Bryan silver delegates when the convention gave them the seats which her liuslmnil's political foes occupied the preceding day. With a loyalty made eternal by a love that has never faltered, she saw the dream of her life shaping itself Into a reality. Her huslgmd now had an opportunity to address a convention. She knew that in that array of, orators he would rise like a giant and that the standards weald soon be at his feet. She knew that if he would-open his mouth tlie convention would do tin* rest, anil it did. "1 will l>e In tin- crowd to-day, William." she said, cheeringly. at their hotel on the morning of that eventful Thursday in Chicago. "Remember I ihi your mascot. Do your best. 1 have prayed for your nomination ami it will come it' you speak to-day." Bryan made the effort of hi.s life. He caught the eye of bis wife once during the delivery of his great speech. It was ♦ list before the climax. He read his political destiny In that one short glance. He knew that the speech was

MMr JUDGE SII.AH L. BRYAN AND WIFE. Father and Mother of Win. J. Bryan.

Hit' pass|s>rt to tb<' nomination. The mascot nodded approvingly, and the next instant the convention was on Its f eet to verify I lie telegraphy of love which flashed the message of cheer from wife to husband and kindled the spark which electrified 20,000 people under one roof.

CAill'.KII OF SIbVALL. STORY OF THE LIFE OF BRYAN'S RUNNING MATE. Arthur rcwall t»c»» '"Cai /rem One of the Old.-at Families in America nnd Head of n Long Established .'tains hhipbuildlnK Firm. lieurs nn Honored Name. Arthur .1. Sewall. of Bath, Mo., the lietniM'ratle nominee for Vice President, Is di years old. but Is rugged und well preserved ami might pass for a man a dewnle younger. Hr prides himself on hi* ih-sei'iit from nn old mid honorable tuuilly oho of the oldest In America, In fact uml ho points to a business eat.vr di'votisl to the maintenance of au Industry in which America was supreme until the fortunes of war intervetusl to nearly destroy it. Following in th® fiMitxteps of his father, he has for many, yeans been a successful shipbuilder and has striven to restore the

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United States to supremacy in tliat inI dustry. Tlie grandfather of Bryan’s running mate was William D. Bewail, who es- | tablished shipbuilding yards at Bath, in 1x23. He was succeeded by his sons . under the firm name of E. & A. E. I Bewail. The present firm is Arthur J. Bewail & Co. The Democratic nominee Isis associated with him his nephew, Samuel X. Bewail, ami hirs son. William D. Bewail. From tlie days of Its first

■I boat, the little Diana, to the steel ship ■ Dlrigo, launched in IBM, tills firm han led the country in d<*lgns for merchant ■ vessels. For seventy-three years Itn • private signal, a white Bona bin# field, lias fluttered from the main spar of • I some of the stanchest, finest ami swfft- .! eat vessels in tlie merchant marine. » — ' --at ■ ms.vwans u* -IT -T -—l-1

— .rg ** 1 Mil. SEWAT.L’h HF.SIDEN’I E.

In polities Mr. SewaU lia< I * lifelong Democrat. For eight years he has been Maine’s representative on the Demoenttie National Committee. Ever since the greenback craze he has been o close student of finance and for a number of years has been an avowed tree silverite. In 181)3 he was an unsuccessful candidate for ’lilted Statea Senator. Mr. Sewall's wife, to whom he was married in 1M». is a daughter of the Inte (‘buries Crooker, a noted ship builder. She was educated abroad, is a woman of artistic temperament and natural refinement, has traveled much, Is proficient In several languages, has received diplomas for work in amateur photography ami would grace Washington society, yet her husband's nomination has displeased her. for the glare of publicity Ims always been detestable to her. She has rare social attainments and Ilves lu a beautiful mansion. The Bewails have two children, the elder of whom. Harold, has attained some notoriety In politics.