Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-18
BRYAN'S CAREER.
A Short Sketch of the Life of the Demo
cratic Nominee for President.

CHICAGO. July 1I.-Mr. Bryan was born
March 10, 1870. in Salem. Ill At the age of Is
he went to the Whipple academy in Jackson
vile, ILL., which is the preparatory department
OF the Illinois college located at the same
place He spent two years in the academy and
four years in the college, taking a classical
course. He then went to the Union College of
Law in Chicago, and while in attendance there
he was in the ofaice of Lyman Trumbull-
went to Jacksonville to practice law, remain
ing at Jacksonville till October, 1897, when he
ship with A r. Talbot, a clasSrnate OF the law
school He had taken part in political cam
paignS since 1-s0 and made number OF
speeches He took part in the campaign OF
1888 in Nebraska and was nominated to repre-
sent the First district in congress in 1890
He reelected in 1892. in spite of tbs
fact that the legislature had redistricted
the state, and his district in the previous cleo
ton had given the republican ticket about 5000
majority, and was re-ele@ted by 140 votes In
the Fifty-Third congress he helped to frame
the Wilson bill, being member of the ways
and means committee, md took an especially
active part in the income tax provisions.
At the close of the debate on the income
tax in congress. replying to Bourke Cock
ran, August Is, 1898, at the special session,
he delivered a three hours speech against
the repeal of the Sherman law. this speech be-
ing largely circulated than the .arif
speech had been He also spoke in favor OF
the bill to coin the seigniorage, and spoke
against Carlisle's currency and also against
Cleveland's gold contract with the Roths-
childs.
In 1894 he became a candidate for the United
States senate and announced that he would
not be candidate for the lower house of con-
gress- He nominated for United States
senator in the democratic convention and the
populist candidate in his district was in
dorsed by the democrats for the
house of Representatives The ensu-
ing state legislature being republican. John
NJ. Thurston sent to the senate,
and the republican candidate in his former dis
trict J. B. Strobe, was elected by 1000 major
ity. After his retirement from congress he
took up the practice of law in Lincoln again.
but the silver campaign opening he found that
the calls upon him for speeches were so fire.
quent that he was forced to give up his law
practice. In September 1884, he became the
editor-in-chief of the Omaha World-Herald
| and had control of its editorial policy state
| and national questions
Mr. Bryan is man of small means He was
| married October 1. 1884, to Mary Baird, Of
| Perry, Ill who attended the female academy
| in Jacksonville when he in the other
school at the same place. and who graduated
| the week that he did, and was also the
| valedictorian of her class. She studied law
and was admitted to the bar without any idea
| Of practicing. but simply to be more thorough
| ly companionable to him She is year or two
younger than he Three children have been
| born to them. Ruth ten years old; William j..
| Jr, about s, and Grace, five years old