Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-04
HOW THEY VOTED.
EACH OF THE NOMINEES CAST A
 BALLOT.
MT. Bryan Had a Guard of Honor to the Polls-Maj. Mckinley Walked
 With His Brother.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 3.-As w. J. Bryan sat in the public dining room of the Pax ton house Omaha, this morning eating his breakfast, in company with Mrs Bry- an, he did not look like a man with an anxious mind. He slept well last night after the fatigues of his final day of cam paigning, and was up at a. m. His breakfast was of the heartiest His ap- pearance was bright and vigorous.
 MT. and Mrs. Bryan drove in a car riage from the Paxton through the chilly damp atmosphere to the Union station, where the candidate bought tickets for Mrs. Bryan and himself, shook hands with few people who recognized him and went aboard the Burlington train leaving Omaha for Lincoln at S:S0 o'clock. Mrs. Bryan carried a box of flowers pre- sented at one of the meetings last night, while the candidate bore a bundle of souvenirs. They took seats in the regu- lar ladies car of the train
 No incidents occurred on the journey to Lincoln, which was reached al 10:15 A brass band played Home, Sweet Home" at Lincoln station as the candi- date stepped from the train, and members of the Travelling Mems Silver club and Bryan Home Guards cheered heartily as he passed through the double line they had formed. The band started ahead piping a lively air the organization form u e riage and in this order he was escorted to the city clerks office to swear in his vote.
 The swearing-in process took moment only and MT. Bryan, after getting his cer- tificate took his place in the procession again.
 Mrs. Bryan had gone home in a car riage taken at the Burlington station and the candidate rode to the polling place in a fashionable trap to the air of Just Tell Them That You Saw Me" played by the band.
 The voting place for precinct r of the Fifth ward was in the fire engine house on F street, near Fourteenth street. MT. Bryan entered it through double line of those who took part in the parade and after having his registration certificate inspected, went into one of the uncur- tained booths. A few minutes after II o'clock he came out with two folded slips of paper in his hand and waited patiently until the status of two elderly voters could be ascertained.
 Rev. MT. Howe, chaplain of the state penitentiary, was judge of the election here. William J. Bryan, votes two,' he called out to the clerks. This meant that Mr. Bryan voted on the proposed constitutional amendments as well as for national electors and the state ticket. He voted the straight democratic and peoples independent ticket, the designa- tion given the democratic silver and pop ulist combination by the state courts. "NSe o7 hS "eo uSPoSiliA3 hio poiioeo, one of the republican challengers called on the people present, about fifty in num- Der, to uncover out of respect to MT. Bry- an. Everybody barred his head and when the word was passed to those out side that this had been done they too, took off their hats. Again under the es- cort of the band and clubs, MT. Bryan was taken to his home on D street. The crowd cheered as he ascended the steps of the dwelling, and turning to the gath ering the candidate made little speech of thanks.