The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-06
BRYAN ADMITS DEFEAT.
Says the Battle for Free Silver
Has but Just Commenced.
AB CONGRATULATEs HIS RIVAL.

The Announcement of Defeat Was No Sur
prise to the Democratic Leader-Chair-
man Jones' Statement Conceding Nc
Kinley's Triumph-Tinmnn Says Bryan
I VIII Win Next Time.
4 LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 6-"The fight has
lpst commenced" Thus spoke William
y. Bryan last night whom asked If he con-
Sidered the result of the election had been
b serious blow to tho cause of bimetallism.
He had just sent message to Major Nc
kinlsy conceding his election and tender
Ing his congratulations.
Mr.. Bryan surrendered at 9:a0 o'clock.
He had Just received the signal, and re.
sponded within tho next ten minutes with
, telegram to his successful rival. This
signal was q brief message from Senator
Jones, chairman of tho national Demo-
pratic committee, informing him that ho
1id not consider it wise to longer withhold
bhe concession Of McKinloy's election.
This message was received by Mr. Bryan
few minutes after he had returned with
his wife from an evening stroll, and In the
presence of dozen callers gathered in the
barlor and reading room of their unpre-
tentous residence.
Che receipt of the telegram created no
Bcene whatever, and ono unacquninted
with the facts would have never suspected
from the surface indications the import
ance Of tho occasion, or that tho chief
lctor in the drama had more than pass
Ing interest in it. He handed the tcle-
gram to Mrs. Bryan, who was standing
Near him. and without word, except to
Explain the purport Of the message, sat
down ut his desk and ponnod the following
telegralG:
Senator Jones has just Informed me
shat the returns indicate your election
lnd | hasten to oXtend my congratnla-
Mons. We have submitted tho issue to the
American people, and their will Is law"
While writing tho message and after it
was completed Mr.. Bryan chattcd pleas
kntly with the newspaper correspondents
Mho surrounded him, indicating hy his
manner that ho felt relieved to have tho
matter definitely determined, even though
: thS result was adverse to him. He also
Sho1ed very plainly that Senator Jones
message was no surprise to him. as it in
deed was not, for us those who have beon
lp his confidence knew he had considered
the battle us practically lost ever since tho
first night after the election. He has, how
over, felt TINT it would hc both discount
eous and unwi9e to give rat any intma-
Eop to thiscifc"t un,il The national conf
lhtttee had sso:an.
Mr. Bryan announced that he would to-
day issue an aad9nst but declined to
make any statement or to submit to an
a.. f.. hpE hn
hsht for silver had just begun. 1t is
Known to be his purpose to devote much
bf his time in the future to educating tho
people to the acceptance of his Views on
HE political situation, and 1t Is his inten-
hon to sound the keynote in the paper
which he'will issuo today. 1t is believed
that Mr.. Bryan considers that the result
pf the election has in IL much to encOur-
lRe the advocates of independent action
By this country on the question Of the frco
beipage Of silver
Mr. Bryan declined to outline his future
plans or to give his opinion as TO the
bausos which led to his defeat. 1t is quite
pertain, however, that he will not be
tempted by any of the fattering cffers
which are coming to him to leave Lin
eoln. He will remain about his home for
lhe next few weeks, recupcrating, for
while in no way exhausted by the duties
pt the campaign he confcssos to n feeling
pf lanGuor as Il result Of the arduOus labors
d the past four months.
Mrs. Bryan received the news with quite
n much cOmposure rs did her husband.
Sbe had never felt the same confidence Of
SUCCESS that he felt and has from the first,