The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-11
on the Iueaky N. There arr those among
them who feel that the nomination was
not made deliberately. q. AID.
BRYAN'S CAREER,
lie Is Thlrty-str Years Old aud u College
Hrr,i Mana Moral Man with No smali
viers-Iie Dossn't Even Chew Tobacco.

bfeu Whn-h iuTni Wan WIN No fmhll
Hiees-Iie Dossn't Even Chew Tobacco
CHICAGO. July lO-Mr. William
Jennings Bryan was born March
10, 1860, In Salem, Illinois: IIa
was taught under his mothers
care until he was ten years
old, when he went to the public school
n. Salem. which he attended for Ave
years. At the agO OF fifteen h went to
the Whlpplc Academy in Jacksonville.
Illinois, which Is the preparatory de-
partmcnt OF the Illinois College located
at the same place. lie spent two years
In the Academy and four years in the
college. taking a classical course. lie
represented his college In the inter-
state, oratorical contest IN 1850 and was
class orator and valedctorinn In 1851.
lie then went TO the Union College OF
Law In Chicago and while In attendance
there was In the office Of Lyman Trum-
bull. He left the law school June IS.
1883, and went to jacksonville TO praC-
uce law, remaining at Jacksonville TIL
October, 1887. when he removed to Lin
coin. Nebraska, going into partnership
with a. Il. Talbot, Il cllsSmate OF the
law school. lie has not long been Il
political figure In Nebraska. In fact, he
Is comparatively new man In tho
political arena OF his state. Through
his debates on finance with Senator
John VI. Thurston, Bryan became much
better known as the champion of silver.
Bryan supported ]. Sterling Morton for
Congress in 1883. The latter was de-
feated. In 1890 Bryan himself ran in
the same district against the same OPP
ponent. He challenged his adversary
to series OF joint debates and made SO
brilliant q showing that he carried the
district by a tremendous majority. II tS
said the fame he gained In these joint
debates, OF which the tariff was the
theme, induced Speaker Crisp to ap-
point Bryan on the ways and means
committee. On March Il, 1892, he scor-
cd his first great oratorlcal success In 4
speech on free wool.
In September, 1894, he became the eli-
tor-in-chlet OF the Omaha World-Her-
aid. and had control OF its editorial
policy on state and national questions.
Mr.. Bryan Is man OF. small means.
He was married October !, 1884. 10 Mary
Baird. OF Perry, Illinois, 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 and was admitted to the
bar, without any idea OF practlcing, but
simply to be more thoroughly compan-
lonable TO him. She Is u year or two
younger than he. Three children have
been born to them, Ruth. ten years
old; William j., jr.. about seven. and
Grace, FIVE years old. Mr.. Bryan Is n
Presbyterian, having Joined the Cum
berland Presbyterian church at the age
OF fourteen. lie Is now member Of
the First Presbyterian church. OF Lin
coin.
Before the election OF 1894 Mr.. Bryan
refused denomination us congressman
and campalGned for election to the Unit
ed States senate. His platform for the
1G TO free coinage OF silver caused Nor
ton and other administration Democrats
to fight him bitterly. lie was, however.
nominated by the state Democratic con-
rent!on. Two joint debates at Lincoln
and ut Omaha, respectively. with John
NJ. Thurston, the candidate for the sena-
torship attracted much attention. The
legislature, however, wnS Republican,
and Thurstnn was elected.
Mr.. Bryan lives well In commodlous
dwelling In the fashionable part OF Lin
coin. The study in which both AIR. and
Mrs. Bryan have desks, is n very attrac-
tive room. It Is filed with books, stat
uary md mementO+s OF campaigns.
There are hnsts or portraits OF noted men
and there are two butcher knives which
Mr.. Bryan used In the campaign with
Judge Field. 10 refute the latter's boast
.Af hn of - =, IVI 7
year Mr.. Bryan was asked II he had uny
aspirations looking to the white house,
and he said: mo. have no wish to be
presidential candidate. neither now nor
for the years to come. Ny whole thought
now Is centred on my family and my
profession so far rs my own personal de-
slres go. ] was brought up. In the coun-
try and wish my children 10 have some
of the same rearing. They arc now at
the age when they need Il fathers care
and | wish to get into practice again,
for very much enjoy the law, which has
been necessarily abandoned during my
four years In Washinton."
1t Is not only for Mr.. Brynn's great
gifts as 4 speaker that he Is so highly eS-
teemcd by the people of his home. No
tnint ever attached to his public or pri-
vatG acts. He neither smokes, chews,
"NtdlS HO' uiIHhSI uHu MS luHSuaBe 10
pure.
Bryan's friends figure that he should
b.. an Influential factor with the Popu-
lists. ltwhs much through his influence
that the Nebraska state convention two
years ago endorsed Sllas a. IiOlcomb.
the Populist nominee for governor, and
by virtue OF the fusion defeated Thomas
Majors. the candidate leading the Re-
publican forces. lie Is the picture OF
health, mental. moral and physical. lie
stands about r feet 10 inches, weighs
about lIO, Is pronounced brunette, has
massive head, n clean shavcn fnca, an
aqulllnc nUse, IL large under jaw. square
chin. n broad chest, large lusirOus dark
eyes, and mouth extending from ear 10
ear. beneath his eyes Is the protnhrrant
flesh which phyRiOgnomlsts Fay Is In
dlcutive OF language and which waB one
Of the most striking features In the face
OF James e. IIlnlup