The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-20
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The c9ot bloom J ut to hear vast deai
of Wililwlsh YOU'D Bryap. He stands to-
day on Itt IRONY Id of national advertise
ment Mae ~ an, lis needed as preliminary
to tellinebming T. fnows OF MN. ,,,r,n,
the speallyoses? t.ht when Crisp won over
mills Defls. 81 1891 and was given the
house gao tnel'a he fffty-second congress-
BRYAN bitioy e. elected from one OF the
middle di,I off ~ Nebraska He made ms
advent I'D sea hlgton about two weeks
before co YES a anyened At once he at
tached n6until the Springer boom for
the speaip. 1t wasn't much OF
boom. but riets,i Jpie enough for Bryan. ana
he voted .rf c"cqger to the bitter end
There W froE9,s candidates at the start;
Mills. Criy boTe n. Springer and McMillih
II came ~, INTO two-Mills and Crisp.
Springer asank from sight as pcs
sible sneak T,,ntst his own vote for Crisp
BRYAN VIII - riyne on the caucus list was
called earli. nan Springers, had already
voted for ~ 1llcnis statesman, and ne let
if stand Bryan never voted for Crisp
Bryan was given a position on the ways
and means. a coign OF legislative taiil-3 7,
for which all house members Suub5l
Bryan's elevation by Crisp to tins eminent
house perch was due to two matters
geography and Springer. Bryan was IN 'he
right spot on the map. Aside from lhal'
when Springer agreed to bring ms people
to Crisp, it was distinctly a specihca'on
that Springer's friends were TO De caieu
for. The deal was made In the house lobby
IF YOU are ever going TO DO anything
for Crisp" said O'Ferrall. now governor
of Virginia then one Of Crisp's three chlet
lieutenants-liourte Cochran and Cfenefal
Tom Catchings were the others you
are ever going to the ala OF CflSp' re-
peated O'Ferrall. speaking TO Springer ana
TIoIv,t no fff1a.. T.
1t is now or never"
"Can you vim" asked Springer, anxious
~ III | bring you the few friends VINO
are left to me. can you elect your man?
don't ask on my own account But I've
held tieSe n>en Of mine In a slaughter pen
for two days. ! won't lead them TO an
other"
1--WE can elect Crisp if YOU will help us
declared O'Ferrali land every friend OF
yours will be looked after"
81 ask nothing for myself" said Springer,
but / want these men who have stood
with me through heat ana trouble taken
care Of"
1T shall be done" said OFerral. MY
word and honor on it,"
That was the deal which made Crisp
speaker and which proved the taproot of
Bryans nomination five years later at
Chicago. O'Ferrdll end Springer little
thought as they conferred in the house
lobby that they were selecting q demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency i've
years from that time. But, none the less,
they were. 1t elected Crisp 20 the chair,
! placed Bryan on the ways and means, with
! Springer chairman, and opened an avenue
TO house prominence for the young Ne
braskan that proved his political beginning
| IN a national way.
The hfty-second congress, which follow
| ed the overthrow Of McKinleyism. was rife
Of young men. Among those most promi-
nent of these were three from Massachu-
| setts-Andrew gorge, Fred Williams and
| Sherman Hoar. These We're about Bryan's
age They We're early in meeting the boy
| from the Platte, and they visibly felicitated
| themselves in their-as they took it-superi-
GRITTY over him. As day drifted in the
wake of day, this Superiority" they joyed
in was found to be imaginary, not real.
Bryan IS in person OF middle height,
strongly. and without giving any one
fatty impression. stockiy built. His shout
GERS are broad enough 20 excite the APP
prevail Of n Morse viking, his chest - as
! deep as that Of a rae orse. NOT is ne
c.v-rs.J ,1ndunt, - jut " sn's END Pre- .-s'- =
/ what ne is-a man c. peri ct health and
immense physical power.
Mounted on Bryaus square shoulders is
a square head. His hair is black; and re-
calctrant rather than docne denes brush
and comb, and tumbles and losses with
method of its own. This hayward black
| hair coarse as a pony's. would give Bryan
! a shaggy effect We're it not for the relief
he brings the situation by completely
shaving his face. No beard no mustache,
has the freedom of Bryau's visage. Every
trace is carefully moved away with the
light Of each new day. aud when the world
meets the young statesman he's as SNUG
and smooth as a pulpitoer.
There IS nothing soft yielding or effemi-
nate about Bryan; nothing of the willow.
! His eve is dark. his complexion swarthy,
with the British, not the Spanish swarthi-
| ness; his nose am emphatic curve, ms
mouth well wdencd and firm. and the
whole face founded on a jaw, the very seat
Of power and as square hcwn ana lndoIu-
I table as n cut from the living rock.
II is mistake to can Bryan a''populistic
| batherskite," as a paper with more OF
bnlmgsgate than brains recently d'd.
| Rrvan's whole instinct is conservatives lie
| is for a low tariff; yes. lie is for an income
| tax. and anti-option bin free silver dollar
YES lie is for all Of these Why Because
| they are as naturally n NcbrasKan product
| OF principle as corn is i natural Nebraskan
| product OF the soil.
| t,.-.o,,,1t,. r.rt-at, viii win all who ap-