The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-11-13
BR Y 4 M'KlNLEY,l'''
THE DEFEATED NOMINEE cONGRAT.S
ULATES THE SUCCESSFUL ONE.
e. Bryaa sends = Telsram Of Con
:,sg sE,atnlation to Mai. Mckinley. In,
3 watch He says That 1--WE Have
( Submitted the Issue to the Ameri.
can People and Their Will IL
3, Law"-Mr. Bryan Declares That
the Fight for the Cause Which
He Espoused Has Just Begun

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 8.-ssThe fight I'M.
just commenced" Thus spoke viii.
lam y. Bryan to-day, when asked If he
considered that the result of the cleo
ton had been serious blovv ia tho
cause Of bimetallism,
he had just sent a message to Mai.
NICK inley, conceding his election and
rendering his congratulations. Nh.
Bryan had just received the signal
and responded within the next ten
minutes with telegram to his success
fui rival. This signal was a brief
message from Senator Jones. chairman
OF the Democratic national committee.
Informing him that he did not consider
It wise to longer withhold the conces.
sion Of McKinley's election. This mes
sage was received by Mr.. Bryan few
minutes after he had returned with
his Wife from an evening stroll, and in
In the presence Of q dozen callers gath.
cred In the parlor and reading room Of
their unpretentious residence. The re-
ceipt of the telegram created no scene
whatever, and no one would have sun
posed from the face indications the
importance Of the occasion, or that the
chief actor in the drama had more
than passing interest in it. He hand
ed telegram to Mrs. Bryan, who was
standing near him, and, without q
word, except to explain the purpose of
the message, sat down at his desk and
penned the following telegram:
Zion. William Mckinley, Jr.-Sena-
tor Jones has just informed me that
the returns indicate your election, and
hasten to extend my congratulations.
We have submitted the issue to the.
people and their will is law"
Will Issue an Address.
This message was first submitted to
Mrs. Bryan, and then, after being
amended in some slight particulars 50
as to conform to suggestions made by
her. was given to the press. While
writing the message and after it was
completed Mr.. Bryan chatted pleasant
~ with the newspaper men who sur
rounded him, indie lting by his manner
that he felt relieved to have the matter
definitely determined, even though the
result was against him. He also
showed very plainly that Senator
Jones message was no surprise to him.
as. indeed, it was not, for as those who
have been in his confidence know, he
had considered the battle DIS PRACTICAL
" lost ever since the first night of the
election. He has however, felt that it
would be both disc0urteous and I'M
wise to give out any intimation to this
effect until the national committee had
spoken.
Mr.. Bryan announced that he would,
tomorrow, issue an address, but he
declines to make any statement or to
submit to an interview further than to
say that the fight for silver has Just
begun 1t is known to he his Durn0se
to devote much of his time in the
future to educating the people to the
acceptance of his views on the financial
question, and it ia his intention to-
sound the keynote in the paper which
he will issue tomorrow.
Mrs. Bryan received the news with
quite as much composure as did her
husband. She had never felt the same
confidence that he felt. and has from;
the first. while not without hope, been
prepared for the news which Senator
Jones' brief message brought.
Jones Gives UP.
Chicago. Nov. G. = Chairman Jones
has issued the following statement:
''The result Of the presidential cleo
ton is apparently no longer. in doubt.
1t has been one of the closest contests
that the people have been called on to
determine in recent years. We have
claimed the election on our advices
from states that were admittedly In
doubt. in which we knew there had
been many frauds and from which:
there We're evidences of tampering
with the returns. 1t seems now to be
apparent that while Mr.. Bryan, after
making the most brilliant campaign In
A.. IT. n.