Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
CANDIDATE BRYAN REACHES HOME
VIII Make Final Tour Today and
Conclude the CnmnnIgn i'm Omnhn.


Conclude the Campaign i'm Omaha.
LINCOLN, Nov. 1.-Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
reached their home in this city at 10 o'clock
today. after an absence of several weeks
duration. In order to spend the day with
their children, 1t was necessary for Mr.. Bryan
to depart from the rule which he has in
variably followed since his nomination, of
not travelling on Sunday. They came from
Council Bluffs, where they spent last night
with friends, on their special train. cover
ing the distance in a little over an hour.
There were no stops or demonstrations on
the way. There was quite an assemblage
OF personal friends at Lincoln and the can
didate and his wife were welcomed by many
cordial handshakes. Immediately upon their
arrival they we're ushered into a carriage
and driven directly to their residence Mr..
Bryan might have been anything but presi-
Dental candidate, so quietly was the day
spent after reaching home. There were
a few callers, but they consisted for the
most part of fellow townsmen. and none OF
them spent more than sufficient time to in
quire after the personal welfare of Mr.. Bryan
and his wife.
Mr.. Bryan confessed to all that he felt
in need Of securing a good days rest. He
accordingly retired early in the afternoon
and was still sleeping at 2 O'Clock Mrs.
Bryan standing guard at the door TO pre-
In the few words that he did speak to
callers, Mr.. Bryan asserted his unshaken
confidence in the success of his cause and
he has never, since the beginning of the
campaign, appeared more cheerful or more
hopeful than he was today. He believes
the people are thoroughly aroused and will
sustain him at the polls, but said that Il
perchance they should fail to do so he would
by no means consider the cause of bimetai.
lism lost. He thinks that in the contin
gency OF defeat at this time immediate
preparation should be begun for the cam.
paign OF 1900
The last day of the campaign will be de
voted wholly to Mr.. Bryans own state aud
will be long and busy one. Leaving Lin
coin at $50 a. m tomorrow, he will go west
ward as far as Grand Island, and from that
point return in time to reach Lincoln a.
$50, making speeches of a few minutes
duration at all important points going and
coming. He will stop at Lincoln on his
return long enough to make last address
to the people of his home town and will then
proceed TO Omaha, where between the hours
Of and u o'clock, he is expected TO make
from five 10 seven speeches. Immediately
after the last speech in Omaha Mr.. Bryan
will return 10 Lincoln, so as to be here
on election day Mrs Bryan will accom-
pany her husband through the state, but
will not go to Omaha with him.
Mr. Bryan tonight sent the following dis
pdtCu 10 senator Jones' CHAIRMAN OF inc
democratic national committee at Chicago
Il suggest that you urge all members OF sill
Yer clubs throughout the United States to
give the entire day Tuesday if possible, to
our cause In states where the boiling
democrats have been allowed to use the
party name, il will be necessary for our
people to warn voters against the deception
snd at all polling places they will be use
full to meet the misrepresentation which
may be circulated too late to be answered
by our speakers or through the press. The
gold syndicate and the trusts are fighting
for existence and we must be prepared 10
meet Them at every point.
"W ] BRYAN"