Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-07-15
a SHORT SKETCH
or William j. Bryan. the Nominee of the
Democratic Party for President.


WASHINGTON, July 1O.-There is moth
ing in romantic literature that sur
passes the meteoric career of VIM. Jen-
nings Bryan, who was Friday nomi-
mated at Chicago for the highest office
within the gift of the American peo-
Pile. The constitutional age of presi-
dent is 80 years Bryan is 80, and IL he
is elected in November next. he will be
the youngest president that the white
house has ever known. He is essentially
IA self-made man and man of the peo-
pie. His principal education was
gained in the public schools of Salem.
Ills, where his parents reside. Dur
ing the succeeding six years he re-
ceived an academic training. The bent
of his mind was toward the law and il
was in the Office of Lyman Trumbull.
himself conspicuous figure during the
war, and the reconstruction period
which followed, that he laid the foun-
dations of his legal career
1t was in congress, however, that Mr..
Bryan made the reputation which has
swept him into his present promniency.
In 1890, when only 30 years of age. he
was elected a member of the house
from the First district of Nebraska.
Willy bt A'NdAti after
his admission to the bar. During
the consideration of the single tariff
bills, which were brought before the
house during the first session of that
congress, Mr.. Bryan electrified his col
leagues by the force and vigor of his
utterances, his intimate knowledge of
economic matters. the gracefulness of
his oratory and his ability to sustain
hinnSa1f ,,sitl,
DICTATOR upon the republican side of the
chamber His time, on that occasion, was
repeatedly extended and he spoke in
all houses. He awolSe the next morn
ing to find himself famous. Nor was
1T an euphemoral famous. lie became
from that day a conspicuous figure in
the house which included such giants
of debate as Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky; Bourke Cochran and John II.
Fellows, of New York; Dingley and
Reed, of Maine; Springer, of Illinois;
Lodge, of Massachusetts. and VIM. r.
wilson, of West Virginia, who now
holds the Office of postmaster general.
WINE Mr. Bryan was not free
trader he favored the lowest tariff con-
sistent with the necessities of the gov
eminent and he was placed by Speaker
crisp upon the ways and means com.
mlttce, an unusual honor for a new
man. When the Fifty-third congress
met Mr.. Bryan had also achieved n rep
utation as staunch supporter of free
silver, and when President Cleveland
convened that congress in eXtraordi-
nary session in the autumn of 1893, Mr..
Bryan was Mr.. BANDS efficient
lieutenant. in leading the op-
position to the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
lie continued in that congress as n
member of the ways and means COM
mittee. He was one of the sub-com-
nlttee which had in charge the inter
national revenue, a schedule that was
subsequently known as the Wilson
tariff bill, and he shares with Mr.. Nc
MILAN, of Tenn, in being the first
to suggest the incorporation in
that measure of an income tax.
Mr.. Bryan added to his career
as brilliant and ready DICTATOR during
the discussion of that measure in the
house and his influence also exerted in
favor of the income tax which he re-
garded as one of the most essential
features. With this congress Mr..
Bryan's congressional career ended
and he returned to Omaha to accent
the editors hip of the World-Herald of
that city, although his home for many
years has been at Lincoln. the state
capital. Mr. Bryan is about medium in
height. His face is Clearly shaver and
IN appearance he resembles the great
Pennsylvania commoner Samuel J.
Randall, who at Mr. Bryan's age.
might readily have passed for the lat
ter's twin brother. He is a strict
churchman. and on several occasions
during his residence in this city ad-
dressed the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation and other bodies.