The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
BRYAN'S BRILLIANT BATTLE.
A RESUME OF HIS work DURING
THE CAMPAIGN.


He Spends the sabbath at His Home
Resting for the Dash Through Me-
brnsl<a TO-day-His Confidence of
Carrying Nebraska and Kansas So
Great That He Has Not Thought IL
Necessary to Devote Much Time ia
Them.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. Ia long sleep this
afternoon and longer one tonight was
William ]. Bryan's way of preparing for
his flying trip through Nebraska to-mor-
row. The unprecedented campaign OF
the candidate practically ended this morn
Ing. when he stepped from his private
car, "Idler." furnished by the Democratic
national committee, in the Burlington
station here. He and Mrs. Bryan spent
last night in Council Bluffs and rode over
to Omaha this morning on an electric car
to take the $50 train for Lincoln. 10
which the Idler was attached. About 200
people were waiting for Mr.. Bryan here.
Ihey gave him a suppressed Sunday
morning cheer. and many shook hands
with him as he walked smllingly to the
carriage In waiting. There was a Joyous
scene, Of course, at the Bryan residence.
when the three children of the candldate
welcomed their father and mother.
Mr. Bryan was tired and went to bed
soon after reaching home. He slept until
supper time and retired again early to-
night to secure a good rest for to-morrow's
Journey. His own state of Nebraska was
selected by Mr.. Bryan for the final rally
of the free silver forces. The condolences
he has felt that he would carry the state
was his reason for not making a tour
within its boundaries earlier In the CAM
paign. 1t was the same with regard to
Kansas but that state and his own arc
the only two previously in the republican
column, with the exception of those west
Of here, where the free silver sentiment is
considered the strongest, chat he has neg
lected in his fight for democratic victory.
The long and hard working campaign
| that Mr.. Bryan has pursued, began with
| his departure from Chicago on July 13, the
| Monday following his nomination. From
that time to this he has been on the go,
| barring three weeks spent in Lincoln prior
| to his departure for New York city to be
! formally notified Of his selection as the
| democratic standard bearer and a week
in the quiet surroundings OF Upper Red
| Hook
His hardest day OF the campaign was
that during which he made the journey
| from Chicago to Pittsburg en- route to the
| notification meeting. He left Chicago half
| an hour before midnight and made
speeches almost continuously from that
| time until he concluded his last address to
| a Pittsburg audience twenty-four hours la
| ter. That record breaking trip was made
| during the terrible heated spell OF last
summer and left the candidate pretty
! we'll exhausted.
The second hardest day included South
ern Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Start
ing from st. Louis early I'm the morning,
| he talked to many gatherings along his
route and was obliged 10 deliver four more
speeches on his arrival at Louisville at
night.
Twenty-seven was the number Of
speeches made on his journey from Chi
cago to Plttsburg, and he came within one
| Of equalling that remarkable record ono
day in Michigan last month.
He went as far north as Duluth, Minn.,
and as far south as Memphis, Tenn, while
the Atlantic coast was covered from North
| Carolina to Maine.
How MANY miles Mr. Bryan will have
| Travelled when he returns to Lincoln again
Tuesday morning after his Nebraska
| roundup has not been accurately COM
puted but some Of those who accompan-
| led him intend to delve out the correct
| n
| mans and tables of distances. Seventeen
thousand miles Is an approximate esti-
mate. The democratic candidate visited
| tWenty-seVen states, namely: Connecticut,
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, kans-
as (passing through in the night from Linz
| coin to Kansas city, Kentucky, Maine'
| MARYLAND, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Min
nesota, Missouri Nebraska, New Hamp-
| shire New Jersey New York, North Car
| olina North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island. South Dakota, tennessee
| Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin:
lie also made speech IN the District OF
| lanes T. Dahlman OF Omaha, chairman
| NJ the democratic state central commits
| tee will have charge OF the NeDraska
| campaign tomorrow James y Snea OF
| Inc state committee and a number OF CAM
| paign orators, including several former
| republicans, will accompany Mr' bryan 70
| make speeches along the route. Mr..
| Rrvan will leave Lincoln on the "Idler'
| nv a specIal train at 645 a. m, and is
| due in Omaha at in the evening. Mrs.
| Bryan will accompany her husband ihe
| entire journey VIII be mace over the Dur
| lington road.
Mr.. Bryan tonight sent the following
| dispatch to Senator Jones:
"Hon. ]. X. Jones. Chairman Demo-
| cratic National Committee, Chicago, Ill.
| 7 suggest that you urge all members OF
| silver clubs throughout the United States
| 10 give the entire day Tuesday, If pos
sibie. 10 our cause. In states where the
bolting democrats have been allowed to
Use the party name, II will be necessary
for our people TO warn voters Of the de-
ception. and at all polling places they will
be useful TO meet the Misrepresentation
which may be circulated too late to be
arrested by our speakers or through the
press. The gold syndicate and the trusts
are hghtng for existence, and we must
be prepared to meet them at every point
sV I Trvar,