The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-06

OF the telegram created no scene what
ever and one unacquainted with the
facts would never have suspected from
the surface indications the importance
OF the occasion, or that the chief actor
In the drama had more tnan a passing
interest In IL. He handed the telegram
to Mrs. Bryan, who was standing near
him. and without a word except 10 ex-
plain the purport OF the message. sat
down at his desk and penned the fol-
lowing telegram:
ITO Hon. William Mckinley. jr., Can
ton, Ohio-Senator Jones has Just IN
formed me that the returns indicate
your election. and l hasten 10 e4tend
my congratulations. We have su4nit-
ted the issue to the people and their
will is law.
William J. Bryan"
This message was first submitted TO
Mrs. Bryan and then after having
amended Il In some slight particulars so
as to conform to suggestions made by
her, was given 10 the press. while
writing the message and after IL was
completed. Mr.. Bryan chatted pleas
antly with the newspaper correspond
ents who surrounded him, indicatlng
by his manner that he felt relieved 10
have the matter definitely determined
even though the result was against
him. He also showed very plainly that
Senator Jones' message was no sur
prise to him, as II indeed was not, Tor.
as those who have been in his con-
fidence knew, he had considered the
battle as practically lost ever since the
first night after the election. He has
however, felt that II would be Doth
discourteous and unwise TO give out
any irtlmation to this effect until the
national committee had spoken.
Mr.. Bryan had announced that he
would tomorrow issue an address. He
declined to make any statement to-
night or to submit to an interview
further than to say the fight for silver
had Just begun. 1t is known to be
his purpose to devote much of his time
In the future TO educating the people
to the acceptance OF his views on the
financial question and 1t is his inten-
ton to sound the keynote In the paper
which ne will issue tomorrow. ie
will dwell upon the effects OF single
gold standard and will urge the advo-
Gates of bimetallism to maintain their
organizations and use the utmost en-
deayors in behalf of this cause until
1t wins at the polls. Bryan also de-
clined to outline his future plans or
to give his opinion as to the causes
which led to his defeat. 1t Is quite
certain, however, that he will be
tempted by none Of the fiattering offers
which are coming to him to leave LIN
colin. He will remain about his home
for the next few weeks. recuperating
for a while. He Is In no way exhaust
ed by the duties of the campaign. He
confesses to feeling OF languor as
result oil the arduous labor OF the past
four months. 1t Is also believed that
Mr.. Bryan considers that the result OF
the election has in 1t much to encour-
age the advocates of action by this
country In the free coinage OF silver.
Mrs. Bryan received the news with
quite as-much, eQmpQsure as did her
husband. She had never felt the same
confidence of success that her husband
had felt and has from the first. while
not without hope. been prepared Tor
the news which Senator Jones' brief
message of tonight brought to Bryan.