The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-14

His Nomination, and Only Desired
That he Have Chance to be Heard :
Ills First $40 Law Case--Once a
Newsnaner Man--His Mother Died
Last Saturday Week--HoIds the Rec
ord for the Hep, skip and Jump.
| Chicago. ILL.,, July lathe personati-
ty Of the Democratic Presidential nomi-
nee is a most engaging one. lie is tai,
| with a great depth of chest, back
as fiat as q board, anu admirable pro
horizons. Ills complexion is sWattby,
| his eyes are dark and what is called
.piercing," his hair is jet black and
| ~ worn away in front, accentuatllg
| the scope of his forehead; his nose Is
aauiline. very; his mouth eNtraordl-
narily large, but handsome, strong and
| sensitiye; his chin broad, square aud
| imense the whole head poised like
| that Of a Grecian statue. When stu
| dent 1t the Illinois College, Jackson
vile. ne was famous as an all round
| athlete, was one of the best baseball
PLAYERS the college ever had, and it was
| said that he pitched as good ball as
any man ever at he college. Then he
Il
pended upon to get at least base
| hit nearly every time he came to The
| bat. In field sport he was also active.
and he holds to this day the record
| for the hep, skip and jump.
THE CANDIDATES. MASCOT.
| Mrs. BRYAN is her husbands mascot.
| When the Bryan boom for President
was launched in Nebraska a few weeks
| ago Mrs. Bryan at once decided TO ac-
| company her husband. With just 4
| bit of feminine superstition she re-
| minded him that in every instance
where she had attended assemblages
| in which he was interested he had
won When she remained away he al
ways lost, and upon such occasions
| she Invariably comforted him III the
| hour OF defeat.
| In the recent National committee
meeting when the Nebraska delega-
| ton contest was pending, she was no:
| in the hotel there the case was de-
| cided. Pryan's opponents won. The
| next day she was a silent spectator
a, the Coliseum The committee re-
| port was reversed, and she waved her
| handkerchief with greeting of JOY
| to the BRYAN silver delegates when the
/ convention gave them the seats which
her husbands political foes occupied
the preceding day
With a LOYALTY made eternal by a
love that has never faltered, she saw
the dream of her life shaping itself
into q reality. Her husband now had
an opportunity to address the conyen-
ton. She knew that in that famine
of orators he would rise lil~c q giant
and that the .;andards would SC III
slightly worn away in front, accentua-
ting the scope of his FOREHEAD; his nose
is aquiline. very: his mouth extraordi-
be at his feet. She knew that if he
would open his mouth the convention
would do the rest.
I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOUR NOM
NATION
Il will be in the crowd to-day
William" she said cheeringly at the
Clifton Thursday morning. 'Remem
Der, / am your mascot. DO your best
have prayed for your northumberland
it will come if you speak to-day, as
believe you will
Mrs. Bryan, who is a good looking
woman, of medium build and height, il
twelve years the junior of her husband
and qlieft. in her mannerisms 4
wealth of dark brown hair frames {
face of intellectual attractiveness. Her
dress is simplicity itself. She is vel
posted on the issues of the day. Hel
| home life lis an ideal one. She cares
| compare lively little for society. DE
vation to her husband, children anc
home are her prime characteristics
Her confidence in Mr.. Bryan's future
has always been his guiding star.
Mrs. Bryan is lawyer, as well as
her husband. and although she has
never practiced in the courts she has
often helped him in the preparation OF
his cases. She possesses good judg
men and quick discernment. She
studied law through sheer love of com
partnership for her husband, and was
admitted to the Nebraska bar soor
after they arrived there. She has {
| great fondness for politics, and ac
companies her husband on his politica
campaigns. Her 1iteaary tastes are
highly cultivated, and she has writer
much and we'll. She is a great favor
tie in Lincoln, where she is leading
member of Sorosis and other women !
clubs.
; Bryan was a remarkable child in his
tender years, and could read and write
long before he was six years old He
received no special education wheT
young except that gained by a few
terms in the district school of his ma.
tive village. The oratorieal powers
which have startled the people of the
United States We're developed ait a very
early age. When "a mere boy, Bryan
was accustomed to stand up before his
playmates at school and pour forth
words of eloquence.
| nFPTTT AS THE s.ROY Qp AT0p
This wonderful gift brought distinc
ton to Bryan in his childhood, and
when he had reached his twelfth year
his father took him to a great Demo.
cratic demonstration in Centralia. Ill.
and there the boy began his political
career. After hearing addresses from
the most distinguished men in the
State the boy orator mounted the
platform. There was an oppressive
silence and a smile of derision as the