The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-06
BOY BRYAN'S FINISH
ADMITS HIS DEFEAT AND SENDS
HIS CONGRATULATIONS TO
MkINLEY.
He WAS NOT SURPRISED
WHEN SENATOR JONES TELE-
GRAPHED HIM THAT 1T WAS
ALL OVER.
WILL ISSUE AN ADDRESS TODAY
The Free Silver Apostle Says the
Fight for the White Metal Is
Only Begun.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 5.-"The fight
has just commenced" Thus spoke
William J. Bryan tonight, when asked
if he considered that the result of the
election had been a serious blow to the
cause of bimetallism. He had just
sent a message to Maj. Mckinley. con-
ceding his election and rendering his
congratulations.
Mr.. Bryan surrendered at $40 o'clock.
He had just received the signal, and
responded within the next ten min
utes with a telegram to his successful
rival. This signal was brief message
from Senator Jones. chairman of the
Democratic national committee, inform
ing him that he did not consider it
wise to longer withhold the concession
of McKinley's election. This message
was received by Mr.. Bryan a few min
utes after he had returned with his
wife from an evening stroll, and in the
presence of a dozen callers gathered in
the parlor and reading room Of their
unpretentious residence. The receipt
of the telegram created no scene what
ever, and no one would have supposed
from the face indications the import
ance of the occasion, or that the chief
passing interest in it. He handed a
telegram to Mrs. Bryan, who was
standing near him, and without a word,
except to explain the purpose of the
message, sat down at his desk and
penned the following telegram:
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 5.-Hon. VIM. Nc
kinley Jr., Canton, O.; Senator Jones 81, has
your election and I hasted to extend my con-
CALCULATIONS. We have submitted the issue
to the people and their will is law.
(Signed) w. j. Bryan.
This message was first submitted to
Mrs. Bryan and then, after being
amended in some slight particulars so
as to conform to suggestions made by
her, was given to the press. While
writing the message and after it was
completed, Mr.. Bryan chatted pleas
antly with the newspaper men who
surrounded him, indicating by his
manner that he felt relieved to have
the matter definitely determined, even
though the result was against him.
He also showed very plainly that Sen
ator Jones' message was no surprise
to him, as indeed, 1t was not, for, as
those who have been in his confidence
know, he had considered the battle as
practically lost ever since the first
night after the election. He has, how
ever, felt that 1T would be both dis
courteous and unwise to give out any
intimation to this effect until the ma
tional committee had spoken.
Mr.. Bryan announced that he would
tomorrow issue an address, but he de-
clined to make any statement tonight
or to submit to an interview further
than to say that the fight for silver
had just begun. It is known to b.
his purpose to devote much Of his time
in the future to educating the people
a of viz m 31a
financial question, and it Is his inten-
ton to sound the keynote in the paper
which he will issue tomorrow. He will
dwell upon the effects of a single golI
standard, and will urge the advocates
of bimetaIlism to maintain their or
CARNATIONS and use their utmost en-
deavors in behalf Of this cause until
it wins at the polls
Mr.. Bryan also declined to outline his
future plans or to give his opinion as
TO the causes which led to his defeat.
It is quite certain, however, that he
will be tempted by none of the hatter-
Ing offers which are coming to him to
leave Lincoln. He will remain about
his home for the next few weeks re-
cuperating, for while In no way ex-
hausted by the duties Of the campaign,
he confesses to a feeling Of languor as
a result Of the arduous labors of the
past four months. 1t is also believed
THAI Vdi. ID y all COttSIUSfS tndI the re-
suit Of the election has in it much to
encourage the advocates Of independent
action by this country On the question
of the free coinage Of silver.
Mrs. Bryan received the news with
quite as much composure as did her
husband. She had never felt the same
confidence Of success that he felt, and
has from the first, while not without
hope, been prepared for the news which
Senator Jones brief message of tonight
brought.