The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-06
BRYAN coNcEDEs II
Wires His Congratulations to President Mckinley in
 a FeIicitous Message.
JONES LOWERS THE COLORS
AN UNWILLING COMPUTATION OF
 FREE SILYER,S FORCES.

FREE SILYER,S FORCES. Bryan Says: eve Submitted the Issues to the American People and Their Will is Law"-Defeated Candidate Not Cha grined and Accepts the Verdict in a True Spirit of Yielding to the Popular Voice Apparently Glad the Fight Is Over-Says the Cause Is Not Dead, but Has Only Made a Beginning-JonesI Issues State ment Filled With Allegations Concern ing the Use of Money, Subornation of the Press and Kindred Stock Phrases When West Virginia Managers Gave That State to Mckinley, Jones Pulled Down the Flag.
 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 5.-The first in formation that Senator Jones had con- ceded the election of Mckinley was given to MT. Bryan at o'clock this evening through the medium of a United Associated Press bulletin. MT and Mrs. Bryan were out walking, but returned soon after the bulletin was re- ceived. Mr. Talbot, MT. Bryan's law partner, who has just been elected to the Nebraska legislature on the repub- lican ticket, and several newspaper men were in the library at the ime MT. Bryan read the bulletin without showing any signs of feeling and re- marked as he finished:
 'I'll wait to hear from Senator Jones before saying anything further"
 Then he put on velvet house jacket and began chatting pleasantly with some personal friends who were with him in the parlor There was nothing of the pathetic in the scene. MT. Bryan had not clung to the hopes held out to him by some of his enthusiastic follow CTS and was prepared for the news. His wife, too knew that nothing en- couraging was to be expected. Her good nature came to the fore when she realized that the strain was over and she laughed and joked with those about her, while MT. Bryan also chaffed the newspaper men during the wait for Senator Jones' message. Half an hour later telegraph message was handed to the defeated candidate.
 You may say" said he, turning to the newspaper men, after reading the telegram, that the election of McKin- ley is conceded and I will issue a state- ment tonight
 Then he sat down at the big oak desk at which he works and began writing a message of congratIllation to his victorious opponent, Mrs. Bryan leaning over his shoulder as his pen- cil went over the paper. This was the message:
 Hon. William Mckinley, Canton, O. Senator Jones has just informed me that the returns indicate your election, and hasten to extend my congratula- tions. We have submitted the issues to the American people, and their will is law. (Signed)
 "WILLIAM J. BRYAN"
 MT. Bryan paused once during the writing to tell humorous story apropos of a. remark made by one of those about him. When he had fin- ished he handed the dispatch to a mes senger boy and then told another story. There appeared to be nothing forced about the pleasant manner of the young political leader. He seemed ac- tually happy that the strain was over. He told the representative of the United Associated Presses that tonight he would prepare a statement to be issued to the birnetallists of the country and would make it public before noon to- morrow and not this evening, as he had previously said. Mir. Bryan stated that he did not care to say anything about the result of the election to- night, but, in response to a question as to whether he thought McKinley's cleo ton was a blow to the cause of bimetal- lism he responded:
 '"rhe fight has just commenced"