The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19
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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEk ia XEAn
BAND WAGON IN THE BARN.
BRYAN TAKING A REST AT HIS
HOME N LINCOLN.

lie Begins an Attack on the 5000
Letters and TeIcgrams That Have
Piled Up-Most of Them Congrat-
uIatory aud One From senator
Teller Among the Number-The
senator Gives Mr.. bryan n Little
Good Advice.
Lincoln. Neb, July 1s.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan have settled down into the quiet OF
their home life again after the excitement
Of the past ten days ana expect TO get a
week or two OF rest before the real busi-
ness Of the campaign begins. Both slept late
to-day. for the long Journey OF yesterday
and the ordeal OF last night had beensvery
severe. After breakfast they sat down at
the big desk In their library and began an
attack on the 500 letters and kilograms
that had been received by the democratic
candidate since his nomination. The epis-
ties were nearly all congratulatory in char
acter. Among them was the following let
ter from Senator Teller.
Denver Col, July 15.-Hon w J.
Bryan. Lincoln. Neb Doar Sir. I congrat-
ulate you on your nomination at Chicago.
think the country Is 20 be congra tulated
also. need not assure you that your nom
nation was more than satisfactory to me.
1 think we shall be able to consolidate all
the friends OF free coinage In your sup
port, and II we do this I believe you will
be elected. although / don't overlook the
tremendous power that will be arrayed
against us In this campaign. All the power
Of money and organized wealth. corpora
tions and monopolies OF all kinds will be
against us. Justice Is on our side, and
this is the cause OF the people. II Is a
contest for industrial Independence, for
freedom from the domination OF foreign
powers and foreign capital and It does
not seem possible that In such a contest
before the American people that justice
should fail and wrong prevail I don't be-
lieve we shall fail ] think I can PROM
ise you the cordial support Of the vest
ern masses. who have heretofore acted
with the republican party, and II you get
that / think that all of the western, coast
and interior mountain states will be with
you.
Il will not offer any suggestions to you
save TO advise you that, as you were nom
mated withoW pledges OF favor or prom
tse 70 any one, that you maintain that
position and make no pledges or promises
so that you may go into the great office
OF President Of the United States without
the Embarrassment that follows pledges
anu PROMISES even IT tNeY are such
may De properly carried out
1T will afford me pleasure to place my
self at the disposition Of the national conn
mittee TO make such speeches in your be-
half as my health Will permit, where and
when they may think 1t viii do good
III NJ. Teller"
Downtown headquarters have been Sc
cured for Mr. Bryan at the Lincoln ho-
tel and here no Will receive visiting dele
cations and conduct most OF the business
relating to the campaign.
The rooms are on the second floor Of the
hostelry, and were selected and leased
by the Lincoln supporters OF Mr.. Bryan
without his knowledge.
Much OF the work OF answering corre-
spOndence will be attended to- however
at his home on ID street. where he will
have the assistance of Mrs. Bryan
Mr.. Bryan had a number OF callers to-
day, principally old Lincoln friends who
had uot had the opportunity of seeing
him last night. His most important vis-
ltors were r. M. Patterson, editor OF the
Rocky Mountain News Of Denver, and G.
M. Hitchcock, editor of the World-Herald
of Omaha, Mr.. Bryan's own paper. Mr.
Patterson will be cne of the Bryan work.
ers at the popuhst convention at St
Louis. He is a delegate-at-large to that
convention from Colorado, and stopped
at lincoln en- route to st. Louis Mr.
Patterson assured Mr.. Bryan that he
would get 80 per cent. of all the votes
cast In Colorado in the presidential con-
test. lhe utHiocIdls, ne salu We're unit
for Mr.. Bryan, and he would re-
ceive a majority of the poulist
and a goodly number of republican
votes.
Senator Allen of Nebraska, who will di-
rect the effort to secure the Endorsement
OF Bryan's candidacy by the populsts at
St. Louis, is expected to call on the nomi-
nee tonight or Tomorrow One of the call
ers to-day was @. II. Washburn Of Boston.
a member OF the national committee Of the
populist party from Massachusetts,
This afternoon, Mr.. Bryan received the
following telegram from Forsyth, Mont:
-Four states bimetallist and popullst DEL
egattons on board the train, all favorable
TO you.
&c. Hofe, Delegate from Oregon"