The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-07-11
NUMBER 1913.

| vile, Ills, which Is the preparatory de-
| partment of the Illinois college located at
| the same place. He spent two years in
| the academy and four years in the college,
| taking classical course. He represented
| his college in the interstate oritorical con-
| test in 1850 and was class orator and
| valedictoran in 1851. He then went to
| the Union college of law in Chicago and
while in attendance there was in the Office
| of Lyman Trumbull.
He left the law school June Is, 1888,
| and went TO Jacksonville to practice law,
| remaining at Jacksonville till October,
| 1887, when he removed to Lincoln, Neb.,
| going into partnership with a. K. Tai
| bolt, classmate of the law school. He
| had taken part in political campaigns
| since 1889, and made "a number of
| speeches. He took part in the campaign
of 1888 in Nebraska, and was nominated
| to represent the First district in congress
in 1890 He was elected by majority Of
| Glib, although the district had gone Re
publican by 3, 400 when Secretary Morton
had been defeated in 1855 and was thought
to be certainly Republican. He supported
| Springer for speaker in the Fifty-second
| congress, from whose district in Illinois
| he came originally. This led to his being
| put on the ways and means committee in
| congress- of which Springer was chair
man. and on March Is, 1892. he made a
| tariff speech that was the sensation of the
| day and was literally distributed as cam
paign literature.
He was reelected in 1899 in spite of the
| fact that the legislature had redistricted
| the state and his district in the previous
election had given the Republican ticket
about 5000 majority and was reelected by
| 40 votes. In the Fifty-third congress he
helped to frame the Wilson bill, being a
| member of the ways and means commit
tee, and took an especially active part in
the income tax provisions. At the close
| of the debate on the income tax in con-
gress, replying to BOurke Cochran Aug.
| Is, 1898, at the special session, he delivered
a three hours speech against the repeal of
the Sherman law, this speech being more
largely circulated than the tariff speech
had been. He also spoke in favor Of the
bill to coin the seigniorage, and spoke
| against CarlIsle's currency policy, as also
against Clcveland's gold contract with
the Rothschilds.
In 1894 he became candidate for the
United States senate and announced that
he would not be candidate for the lower
house of congress. He was nominated
for United States senator in the Demo
cratic convention and the Populist can
ddate in his district was endorsed by the
Democrats for the house Of representa-
tives. The ensuing state legislature be-
ing Republican, John NJ Thurston, was
sent TO he senate and the Republican
candidate in hi, former congressional dis
trict, j. b. Strobe, WAS elected by 5000
majority. During all three of the cam
paigns he challenged tine opposing candi-
dates to debate and several discussions
were held.
After his refinement from congress he
took up the prac ice of law in Lincoln
again, but the silver campaign opening
he found that the calls upon him for
speeches ana campaign work We're SO fire.
;uent that he was forced to give up his
Jaw practice. In September, 1894, he be-
came the editor in chief of the Omaha
Herald, and had control of its editorial
policy on state and national questions.
Mr.. Bryan is a man of small means.
He was married Oct. /, 1854, to Mary
Baird of Perry, Ills, who attended the
female academy in Jacksonville, when he
was in the other school at the same place,
and who graduated the same week that he
did and was also the valedictorian Of her
class. She studied law a'Nl was admitted
TO the bar without any idea of practicing,
but simply to be more thoroughly COM
panionable to him. She Is year or two
younger than he Three children have
been born to them, Ruth, 10 years old;
William J. Jr., about 7, and Grace, 5
years old.
Mr.. Bryan is Prc>hytcriaD, having
joined the Cumberland Presbyterian
church at the age of II. His father was
Silas l.. Bryan, who was a circuit judge
at the time of his sons birth, and served
in that capacity from 1860 to 1872 on the
bench of Illinois Judge Bryan moved
on farm short distance from Salem
when his son was years old. and from
that time until he was % years old Mr..
Bryan spent his summers on the farm.
In 1872 his father ran for congress on the
Greeley ticket and was defeated by 2fO
votes. His family comes from Virginia.
His father was born in Culpcper county,
in that state, and died in Salem, Ills, in
1880. His mother, whose name was Maria
Elizabeth Jennings, was born in Marion
county, Ills, and died in Salem week
ago last Saturday, after a protracted i'll
ness.
In appearance Mr.. Bryan is impressive,
his face indicating intellectually and
power as we'll as good nature. There is u
notable absence of the osish look seen in
the pictures and Autographs of him which
have been circulated. He is affable and
kindly in manner, easily approachable
and does not lack dignity. In appearance
he is an illustration of the fact that some
men are never accorded justice by pic
ture, which in his case does not prepare
one for the expression of keenness shown
in his face.
s' General Fairchiid's Will.
MADISON, Wis, July 1.-THE will Of
the late Lucius Fairchild has just been
probated in the county court 1t is dated