The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-06
Mr.. Bryan Says the Struggle for Financial
independence Has Only been Begun.
"THE FIGHT HAS JUST COMMENCED. "
The Vanquished Leader is As Great
in the Hour OF Defeat as When the
= Cheering Multitude Accorded Him
the AsOnors of W King-He sends
CONCENTRATIONS 10 Mckinley.


ceiVed through the medium of South
ern Associated Press bulletin at 8 o'clock
Tonight the information that Senator
Jones had conceded the election of Maj.
Mckinley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were out walking
when the bulletin was received. They
had been in doors all day, and after
supper decided 10 take little neede I.
air. Just as the clock In the library OF
the Democratic candidates cozy little
home was striking the hour husband
ana wife returned. Mr.. Talbot, MIR.
Bryan's law partner, who has just peen
elected to the Legislature on the itnpub-
lican ticket, and several newspaper men
were In the library at the time Mr..
Bryan read the bulletin without show
ing any signs of feeling, and remarked
as he finished: "I'll wait to hear from
Senator Jones before saying anything"
COOL AS A CUCUMBER.
Then he put on u velvet house Jacket
and began chatting pleasantly with
some personal friends who were with
him in the parlor. There was nothing of
the pathetic in the scene. Mr.. Bryan
hau not cluns TO the hopes held on: to
him by some Of his enthusiastic follow
ers and was prepared for the news. Ills
wife. too, knew that nothing encourag-
ing was 10 be expected. Her good na-
ture came to the fore when size realiZ ed
that the strain was over and she laugh
4,
while Mr.. Bryan also chaffed the news
paper men during the walt for the oIti-
cial message from Senator Jones. Half
an hour later a telegraph messenger
handed Il dispatch to the defel;ed can
didatc.
You may say" said he, turning to
the newspaper man, after reading the
telegram, that the election of McKin-
ley is conceded and l will issue a state
ment tonight"
Then he sat down at the big cak desk,
at which he works. and began writing n
message of congratulation 10 his vic?n-
rious opponent. Mrs. Bryan leaning over
his shoulder as his pencil went over The
paper This was the message:
MESSAGE TO M'KINLE.Y.
Hon William Mckinley, Canton. o.:
Senator Jones has just inf lrmad me
that the returns indicate your election
and l hasten To extend my congra,ula
tons. We have submitted the issues tn
the American people ana their will is
law. w. J. l.RYAN"
MIR. Bryan paused only during :he
writing TO tell II humorous story apr1-
pos of remark made by one of those
about him. When he lad finished lle
handed the dispatch to a messenger boy
anu then told another story. There an
peared 10 be nothing forced about the
pleasant manner of the young political
leader. He seemed actually happy that
" ".'' ""s, Wv 'Ni. iic tOlu lnc rcn-
reSentativc of the United Associated
Presses in the COnversa ton that enSued
that tonight he would prepare "a state
ment TO be issued Ia the bimetallists of
the country. and wiuld make il public
before noon tomorrow and not this
evening. as he had previously said MIR.
Bryan said he did not care to say any-
tninS about the result of the election to-
night, Dut IN response to Il question as
TO whether he thought McKmley's cleo
ton was blow To the cause. of bime-
tallism. he responded: