People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-16
BRYAN'S CAREER.
A Short Sketch Of the Life OF the Demo.
cratic Nominee for President


CHICAGO July ll.-Mr. BryTn was torl
March u. IS 0. in salem. ILL., Al the aye Of Il
be went to the Whipple academy in JACKSON
VILE Ill, which is the preparatory department
OF the Illinois college 10 I.ed az the sans
place. He spent two years n the aca0emy and
four years in The COLLEGE. taking a classical
course. He then went TO tie Union College az
Law in Chicago. mi while attendance there
he was in tn once IL Lyman Trumbull
He left the law Scho0 June IS. 1881, and
went TO JAG .SOlvil!e 20 p'lcti,e law. remain J.
ing at Jacksonville till O,tober. 1851. when he
removed TO Lincoln, Neh going into partner
ship with \. X. Talbot. ass nate OF the Law
school. He had taken par; IN political cam
paigns since lsS0 and made a number OF
speeches He took part in the campaign u
1883 in Nebraska and was nominated = repre-
sent the First district IN cong-eS, in l.9l
He was reelected in Il, :, in spite az tn
fact that the ie islature hal rriiStrc;el
the state, and his district 10 the previous e!ec-
ton had given the republican tic et about 5t1l
majority. and was re-ele It'd d, votes IN
the F1fty-Thrd congress he he p,d 10 franz
the Wilson bill. being member OF tie ways
and means committee, mi TOOK an especial v
active part in the incoa, tax provisions
AT the close Of the deblie on the incoml
tax in congress. reply ng 10 BourAe Ccc;-
ran, August Is. l'92. a; he special Session,
he delivered a three hours s1eech against
the repeal Of the Sherman law tbs speech o.
ing more larg ly circul.t,d than the tariff
speech had been He also S.1E' In favor Of
the bill 10 coin the SeiyaiJ.a.v. and sro,s
against CarliSles currency and also against
Cleveland's gold contr ct with the Ro,hs-
childs
In 1891 he became q candi ,ata for the Unitod
States senate and announced Ia; ne woul1
not be candidate for the lower house II COZ.
gresS He was nominated for United States
senator in the democratic convention and ths
populiSt candidate In his district was H.
dorsed by the fow0"r1tS Tor tia
house Of representatives Toe ems =.
ing state legislature b.. : republican, to.n
NJ ThurSton was sent TO the SenAts
and the repu lean candidate In his former dis
trict, j. stree. was led by go mljor-
fly. After his retirem, - :rm congress hs
took up the practice OF '-w n Lincoln again,
but the silver campaiRY Q. eging be found TIM
the calls upon him 70 9,eCaes were so fire.
Quent hat he WIS for "a 20 give up his law
PdCNlV~' IL 'tptVmLtT' isF'' ne became tn9
eiitor-in-ch ef Of the On ia World-Herad
and had control Of its editorial policy OF state
and natiola. questions.
Mr.. Bryan is man Of small means He vas
married October |, 1851. 10 Mary Baird OF
Perry, Ill wlo attende IN" female academy
in Jacksonville when he waS In the ether
school at the same place. and who graduated
the same week that he "a b, AID was also tho
valedictorian Of her class he studied law
and was admitted TO the bar. without any idea
OF practicing. but Simply to be more thorough
ly companionable to him She = year or two
younger than he Thr.' children have been
born to them Ruth. ten years old william j.,
Jr., about = ana Grace, We years old