Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-13
BRYAN In SANTA FEE.
How He Appeared to n New Mexican
scribe in January-His Mastery
Lecture on BimetaIiism-View
on Siiver's Outlook.


peerless orator and broad minded states
man, who will carry the pure banner O
silver Democracy to triumph in Noyem
Der and become president of the Unite
States on the 4th of next March, was
visitor in Santa Fe on January 80 an
delivered his mastery lecture on bi
metallism at the court house in this cit
that evening.
In the morning of that day repre-
sentative of the New MEXICAN, it'll
dreaming that he was paying his re
spects to prospective president of tn,
American republic, called on the dis
tinguished and powerful champion of hi
metallism at his hotel ard had delight
tnl and inspiring conversation with him
The interview was thus described II
this paper at the time:
"a New MEXICAN scribe met Mr.. Bryan
at the Palace hotel and was instantly cap.
tivated by his cordial greeting and fas.
cinatng manner and conversation.
Mr.. Bryan was born in Illinois thirty
six years ago and ably represented Ne,
braska district in the Send and 53rd con-
crosses. He is large, tine-looking man
with an uncommonly well-poised head
covered with dark and slightly curling
hair. His full, round face, as smooth as
a girls, is lighted up with ustrous brown
eyes, from which the kindliness, earnest
ness and intelligence of the man con-
stantly flash forth. His hand-grasp is
warm; his manner graceful and unassum-
ing; his voice rich and musical.
"Since he visited this ancient capital a
few weeks ago, he has lectured on silver
at Roswell, Eddy, Ell Paso, Tucson
Phoenix, Prescott, Albuquerque and Las
Vegas, and expressed himself rs we'll
pleased with the receptions accorded him
by the people of the southwest. He says
he has lectures on other subjects, but
would rather speak on silver free than
to deliver his other lectures for money.
He seems to be wrapped up in the right
eous cause Of bimetallism and is conf
dent that silver will ultimately win.
"Touching the pending national cam
paign, he is persuaded that the goldites
are aiming to capture both the Demo-
cratic and the Republican national CON
ventions and hope again to hoodwink the
silver men by adroitly straddling the all
important coinage issue.
"Mr. Bryan is confident that a ticket
composed of Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, for president, and either Senator
Teller, of Colorado, or Senator Allen, of
Nebraska, for president, accom-
panied by ringing silver platform,
would win. He says that Senator Teller
would be sure of all the mountain states
and would be invincible in his native
state of Illinois. He thinks that the sill
yer sentiment predominates in Illinois,
Michigan, Indiana and even in Ohio, and
that a southern man like Senator Morgan
would be sure of Kentucky"
Speaking of Mr.. Bryan's lecture, the
NEW MEXICAN of the next day said:
"Ex- congressman w. j. Bryan, of Ne
braska, was greeted by one of the finest
audiences at the court house last night
that ever assembled in the capital city of
New Mexico. Every seat was occupied
by an attentive ana eager listener and
many persons were glad to occupy stand
ing room during the nearly two hours and
a half that the distinguished and eloquent
champion of the shining white metal oc-
cupled in flooding his momentous sub iect
with the three-fold light of truth, reason
and common sense.
Vat the outset it may truthfully be re-
marked that Mr.. Bryan's wide reputation
as one of the most captivating, convinc-
ing and powerful orators in the nation is
substantially founded. He proved this to
the satisfaction of all who had the good
fortune to be among his hearers last
night. From the moment the speaker
was introduced until he concluded his
grand peroration, he held his audience
spell bound, and many went away express
sing surprise that they had listened so
long and declaring that they could have
sat under the charm of his musical voice
and mastery art in the management of
an intricate argument for hours longer
without WEAKNESS. What higher tribute
can possibly be paid to public
spsaker~
After the lecture the New MEXICAN
scribe again had the pleasure of meeting
MIR. Bryan, and the latter Immediately re-
fsrred with words of praise to this papers
coinage classification of the electoral
college, printed that day and mentioned
editorialiy to day, but reiterated the
opinion that under conditions he hoped
would arise Illinois, Indiana and Michi-
gan would certainly support silver. At
that time he did not seem to have
thought of himself as presidential pos
siblity.