The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-13
BRYAN is OESTINYS MAN.
HE SAID so II LINCOLN MORE THAN
TWO MONTHS Ago


Old That He Was TO Attain Great
Prominence-How lie Worked for
the Nomination-Great Enthusi-
asni in His Home.
From the New York Sun.
Lincoln. Neb. July 1.-Two months
ago ". J. Bryan said 70 an intimate
friend in this city.
Il think 1 shall be the next President Of
the United States. / am confident that
shall be nominated ia Chicago. and II
nominated am sure I shall be elected /
think Mckinley VIII be- the republican
nominee, and he can be beaten. II is a
matter have never said much about. but
] believe in destiny. and ever since was
u years of age I have felt that / was
destined 10 rise 10 a position OF prom
ilcnce and importance.
When 1 was nominated for congress
ana elected. ] regarded that as stepping
stone 70 something greater. Lately
have been Considering the question Of the
presidency, and / somehow have a feel
ing that the honor Of nomination In the
country VIII come 20 me, when the demo-
cratic national convention shall meet In
Cn4caBo. OF course 1 am counting upon
the free silver people controlling the con-
vention. For a year / have not thought
there was any doubt Of that.
If ] am nominated, ! am almost GER
tain that the pODulists Will indOrse my
candidacy In their convention in ST. Louis.
/ think the free silver candidate for the
presidency viii be elected, because there
VIII be only one candidate representing
free silver before the country. and all the
silver people viii unite on him. I think
the gold people will have two or more
candidates. Most OF the gold democrats
who would be inclined 10 vote against the
silver democratic nominee and for Nc
are IA states that are sure TO go republi-
can. On the other hand, the combined
strength OF the free silver democrats and
popullsts in western and southern states
that have been regarded republican states
VIII be such that many electoral votes
Will be won from the republicans
Mr.. Bryan said this 10 a newspaper man,
with the injunction that his views should
not be made public at that time, as he did
not wish to be regarded as an aVOwed
candidate for the nomination for the
presidency. His idea was that his chances
lay In appearing as a candidate at the last
moment. and it will be remembered that
at his request no mention Of his candida
cy was made a the state convention to
elect delegates to the Chicago convention.
IL was Mr.. Bryans intention to be
delegate himself, and be in a position TO
introduce himself to the convention in the
anticipated discussion of the silver ques-
ton. Debate is Mr.. Bryans strong point.
and he knows ~. All this goes to show
that the democratic nominee for Pres
ldent is shrewd politician, a fact that
his neighbors in this city and state have
for some years been willing to eoncede.
But Mr.. Bryan was careful in his ante
convention utterances, his plans were
generally understood here in Nebraska, and
when he left for Chicago last Saturday
night, after meeting John P. Irish of Cal
ifornia in Joint debate on the silver oues-
ton at the Crete Chautauqua assembly, a
considerable number of Bryan or free
silver democrats expected him to come
back as the presidential nominee.
AS early as Monday headquarters for
the reception of bulletins from Chicago
were opened IN a vacant downtown
store and from Tuesday noon till a little
before 4 O'Clock this afternoon news of
Bryan's nomination was wired A vast
crowd was constantly in attendance.
The sole topic of converse ton from the
first was a possibility of Nebraskas IA
vorite son receiving the nomination. The
bulletins attracted as many republicans
as democrats, and the former were almost
as deeply interested in the outcome as
the silver men.
Local pride conquered party feeling. Re
publicans said: "Bryan's nomination
would be a good thing for Lincoln and the
state; it would be a good advertisement.
It would bring crowds of people here in
the same manner that crowds have been
attracted at'Canton, and l for one would
like to see him nom aated."
The democracy of this state has been
divided OF recent years. The supporters
VI the administration nave all along nad
the recognition of the national democracy
as the regular organization. but the Bryan
faction has outnumbered the hard-money
democrats. Free silver was the cause OF
the split, and there has been great BIT
terness between the rival wings
1t is only a few years ago since Bryan
was formally read out of the regular or
ganizaton Of the democratic party in a
| state convention.
A that time he made a stirring speech
| predicting that the time would come when
| he and his followers, the supporters OF
| silver would be the democratic party OF
Nebraska.
From hat time he gave great consider
| alton to the populists, and 1t is a fact that
| ne is to-day fully as strong in the popu.
/ list party as he is in the free-silver demo.
/ cratic party. He had advised fusion, and
| his policy has always been Cancellation
Two years ago he was editor-in-chiei
| of the World-Herald of Omaha, but this
| city has been his home and his family
| has always resided here. The Bryan home
| is an unQretentious frame two-story cot
! tage on d street, originally purchased by
! Fathere-in-law Baird. This summer the
! family has been away from home most
! of the time, and the house and grounds
/ present neglected appearance The
/ grass Of the front yard is a foot high.
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