The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-14
BRYAN THE AMERICAN,

Receives the Intelligence OF His Oppo-
nenrs Election aud Wires CongratuIs-
tiOns-Having Submitted the Issues to
the American People, He Accepts Their
Will as Law-An Example Worthy of
Emulation.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 6.-The first in.
formation thai Senator Jones had con-
,eded the election of Mckinley was
given to Mr.. Bryan at eight o'clock
last evening, through the medium of
a United Associated Presses bulletin.
Mr.. and Mrs. BRYAN were out walk.
ing when the bulletin was received.
They had been indoors all day and
after supper decided to take Il little
needed exercise. Just as the clock in
the library of the democratic candi.
dates cozy little home was striking
the hour, husband and wife returned.
Mr.. Talbot, Mr.. Bryan's law partner,
VINO has just been elected to the Ne
braska legislature on the republican
ticket, and several newspaper men
were in the library at the time. Mr.
Bryan read the bulletin without show.
ing any signs of feeling and remarked
as he finished:
III wait to hear from Senator Jones
before saying anything" Then he
put on a velvet house jacket and began
chatting pleasantly with some per.
sonal friends who we're with him in
the parlor. There was nothing of the
pa thetic in the scene. Mr.. Bryan had
not chung to the hopes held out to him
Inv sauna of his anthnSiaStin fn1tnyvars
and was prepared for the news. His
wife, too, knew that nothing encour.
aging was to be expected. Her nat
ural good nature came to the fore
when she realized that the strain was
ever, and she laughed and joked with
those about her, while MIR. Bryan
chaffed the newspaper men during the
wait for the official message from Mr..
Jones. Half an hour later a telegraph
messenger handed a dispatch to the de-
feated candidate.
You may say" said he, turning to
the newspaper men, after reading the
telegram, that the election of Nc
kinley is conceded and l will issue a
statement tonight"
Then he sat down at the big oak
desk at which he works and began
writing a message of congratulation
to his victorious opponent, Mrs. Bryan
leaning over his shoulder as his pencil
vent owe the paper. This was the
message:
HON. WILLIAM MCKINLEY, CANToN O.:
Senator Jones has just informed me that the
returns indicate your election, and l hasten to
extend my congratulations. We have sub
united the issues TO the American people, and
their will is law.
ISigEed.l WILLIAM J. RYA
Mr.. Bryan paused once during the
writing to tell a humorous story
apropos of a remark made by one of
those about him. When he had fin
ished he handed the dispatch to a
messenger boy and then told another
story. There appeared to be nothing
the young political leader. He seemed
actually happy that the strain was
over. lie told the representative of
the United Associated Presses in the
conversation that ensued that he
would prepare n statement to be
issued to the bimetallistS of the coun-
try and would make it public before
noon to-day, and not last evening, as
he had previously said. Mr.. Bryan
said he did not care to say anything
about the result of the election last
night, but in response to a question as
to whether he thought McKinley's
election was a blow to the cause of BIZ
metalliSm, he reSpondcd: The fight
has Just commenced"