The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
JAMES BROWNS EUL0GY
Thinks That the Nebraska Boy
Orator Is Fit Champion
of the People.
BUT THE CANDIDATE Is MODEST
And Says the Campaign Is Not Going
to Be Conducted on Personal
Lines.

LINCOLN, NEBR., July 20.-Fifty of the
Colorado delegates to the National Silver
Convention reached Lincoln to-day at :15
P NJ, en- route to st. Louis, and called on
Mr.. Bryan at his new headquarters in the
Lincoln Hotel. Mr.. Bryan had reached
the hotel a short time before and was wait
ing to receive the delegation in one of the
four rooms reserved for his use. Several
of the delegates are ladies, so Mrs. Bryan
was telephoned to come to the hotel and
she made her appearance in time to hear
remarks by some of the Colorado people
and the reply of her husband.
|, N. Stephens, one of the delegates at
large, made an Introductory speech, in
which he said that Mr.. Bryan would get 80
per cent of the votes cast in Colorado.
Predictions quite as encouraging to Mr..
Bryan's candidacy were also made by ].
T. Cornforth of Arapahoe, David Boyd of
Greeley, h. M. Hogg of Telluride, Judge
]. W. Johnson of Aspen and Mrs. Howard
s. Stansbury of Denver, all delegates.
Professor r. O. Old of Georgetown went
even beyond this figure and prophesied
that SO per cent of Colorado's franchises
would be cast for the Democratic nominee.
Those who spoke told Mr.. Bryan that the
people of the Rocky Mountains were for
him and were going to follow his lead in
the campaign.
The principal speech was made by James
h. Brown, delegate at large and chair
man of the delegation. Mr.. Brown said
in part:
"In these most unfortunate and trou-
blous times you, sir, have been chosen
from the ranks of the people-the plain
people-that great mass whose hearts beat
in sympathetic unison, and who are the
ark of the covenant wherein reposes the
safety of our country. You know the tolls
and the sorrows of our countTymen and
the cause thereof. AS one of them, you
sympathize with them. Their knowledge
of this, their belief in you and their APP
provalsof the cause we champion are and
will be your towering strength.
"It is the friendly wish, yea the ever
fervent prayer of the people of your
neigh boring commonwealth whence we
come that every drop of blood In the
magnificent physique with which God has
endowed you may continue to furnish
fresh and unfaltering aid TO the brain and
tongue so happily allied to the peoples
cause, to the end that when the winds of
chill November sign o CT LQe LANDSCAPE
the country and its masses shall unite in
a thanksgiving whose Joy shall know no
bounds over the honor of a chosen son.
through whose efforts the country shall
be redeemed, unjust laws repealed, good
government restored and prosperity and
happiness secured"
In reply to the speeches Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and gentlemen: desire to thank
you for your very kind greeting. The in
terest have taken in the money question
is not due to the fact that we are producing
silver in this country. Nor do 1 believe
that those of you here to-day would have
different opinions on the subject if you
lived in States which did not produ uce
silver. / have said time and time again
that would be in favor of free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the present
legal ratio of 16 to if we did not produce
one ounce of silver in the United States.
lit is not because we produce either
silver or gold, but because we are in need
of both that l am in favor of the restora-
ton. l appreciate the fact that in your
State and in some OF the other States of the
West ladies as well as gentlemen are per-
mitted to vote. l also note that a differ
ence of opinion on the subject has mani
tested itself in various places, but the fact
that so large portion of the women of
Colorado have declared themselves in favor
of my candidacy assures me at least of
IuS lIuiH III b11dI Olu lug IUdI WON an
the 3 conscience of the human race
Woman is great controlling influence in
the civilization of the world and any man
might well be comforted to know that she
lends him her support whether she can
vote or not.
"In so far as you have expressed your
selves in terms of personal compliment to
me, while cannot be Indifferent to your
kind words, we all know that this cam
paign is not going to be conducted on per-
sonal lines. l believe that our opponents
are men of pure, noble lives and upright
character. 1t is not a contest between
men. 1t is a contest between great prin-
ciples, and IL l should be elected and If
Mr.. Sewall should be elected it will not be
considered declaration of the people that
we are personally more meritorious than
our opponents, especially on the one great
issue that towers above and overshadows
all the others-the money question-and
that we represent an American system of
finance of the American people, while our
opponents would have this Government
run on the European plan and our fnan-
cial system run by those who are hostile
to our interests"
Several memb bers of the delegation had
short private talks with Mr.. BRYAN after
the speech making and at $3.50 o. clock the
entire party boarded their special train for
st. Louis. Mr.. Bryan went back to his
home and made anothnr anslauobt -, l. i