The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-11-14
INTERESTING FIGURES.

Hope springs eternal in men like
Bryan. Beaten and routed, the Boy
yet snatches the threads of consolation
from the debris with which he is sur
rounded and weaves q warp of hope. The
reports from Illinois, and Minnesota and
Indiana were shock To the Boys beau
tiful and plausible theory of destiny; but
with his feet planted firmly in the sill
very sand of Nebraska, and with one eye
on Colorado and the other on Kansas,
the youth who imagines himself the
chosen leader, girds up his loins and
prepares for what will be the decisive
battle of 1900. With defeated warriors
it is always the next battle that is to be
decisive. 1t is quite possible that Mr..
Bryan will be a candidate for president
in 1900 He will not be the standard
bearer of the democratic party. An out
and out socialist party, to be recruited
chiefly from the populists, may be fac
tor in the next presidential contest, and
Mr.. Bryan may be the leader.
That is a long time off anyway. But
one thing is pretty well assured. Mr..
a
campaign that is, he won't if he is in
any degree mindful of the effect of his
record breaking race, just ended, on the
people of the country. 1t is interesting
to note the results of the late election in
connection with Mr.. Bryan hysterical
and Eighty manifestations. A Lincoln
paper has pointed out the alleged fact
that Mr.. Bryan was heard by 100000
people during the campaign, and that
1,2O,OOO is, approximately, the plurality
for Mckinley in the total vote. Mr..
Bryan's greatest effort was in the state
of Illinois. 1t was there that he talked
the convention out of the nomination
for president, and he made many subse-
quent appearances in that state. Hi
nois' plurality for Mckinley was 5000
Perhaps Mr.. Bryan's next greatest effort
was in New York state. He made two
pilgrimages from Lincoln to New York
city, and made large number OF
speeches throughout the city. New
York's plurality for Mckinley was 273,
600. Mr.. Bryan made several speeches
in Pennsylvania, and the Keystone state
gave Mckinley plurality of 296, 900. He
also made some in New Jersey, and Mr.
Hobart's state gave up Mckinley plur-
atty of $1,000. Mr.. Bryan spoke at var
ious places in New England, and the
New England states elected a solid Nc
Kinley electoral ticket with pluralities
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000. Mr.
Bryan spoke in West Virginia, and that
state went republican by 1900. He
spoke in Maryland, and Maryland gave
Mckinley a plurality of $1,000. Mr.
Bryan went to Kentucky, strong dem
ocratic state. and on election day it went
republican. MIR. Bryan was specially
confident of Minnesota, Indiana, Michi
gan and Wisconsin, and he made Wig
Orous personal campaign in these states
Mckinley carried them by the following
pluralities respectively, $1,000, 10000
$1,000, 100000. Before Mr.. Bryan sci
out for Madison Square Garden, he
looked upon Iowa, and said that state
would surely be had. He traversed il
two or three times, and it gave Mckinley
a plurality Of 1000. Ohio, that's one
of the first states that seemed to attract
Mr.. Bryan's attention. He canvasseC
the state thoroughly, and it will be re
membered that he was greeted every
where by immense crowds. Well, Nc
Kinley carried Ohio by 10000. Mr.
Bryan did not appear in Colorado
Arkansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada
Texas, Utah, Washington and Other
states that gave him pluralities. Kansas
and Nebraska went scanty for Bryan, but
Mr.. Bryan's personal efforts in these
states were inconsiderable. Mr.. Bryan
made in all 600 speeches during the cam
paign. Mckinley carried twenty-foul
states, or an average of one state fol
every twenty-fi five speeches Bryan made
l believe Mr.. Bryan is reported to have
travelled 10000 miles. That's mile fol
every vote that went to make up thu
republican plurality in New York city.
This might be carried on to much
greater length. 1t all goes to show thai