The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-11
Ir aged six: and Grace. aged five. The
A.. ..as-t, hath Mr. and Mrs Brya1

! rr aged six: and Grace. aged five. Ths
s,udv in which both Mr.. and Mrs. Bryai
hove desks. Is n very attractive room
\, "a nIled with books, statnary, ahs
momentoes of campaigns. There are Dusu
: or nortralts OF noted men anu 'hcIe az
ZOO butcher knives which Mr.. Bfyas
,sod I'm tho campaign with Field to retlt'
the Iatter's boast Ct the ehecis Oh "'s'
protection.
ms, year Mr.. Bryan was asked II h'
had any aspirations looking 10 tno 49,
House. and he said: mo. have no W..
10 be a presidential candidate hs''.u'
now nor I'm the years 10 COME. 80
u,hole thought is now centred on NY
,ar,tiv and my profession so far as IN,
49,, personal desires go. ] was prous,n
~ IN tho country, and T wish my chir
-. u, 20 have some OF the same rearins
nh, arc now OF the age when they hece
"s,hcr,s care. and | wish 10 get ln'o
,.ractice again. fer very much ENJOY wy
~ which has been necessarily ava''po',
"a during my four years IN "ashins'o".
Mfr Rryan's father was siias - 49,.
horn in Cupeper county 'e.'i,s rIs
foot OF the Blue kidge ~ a., u,,ois
80 a Democrat. lie came 70 ,,
W ot',h,cen years OF age ana setteu
" caio,, graduating at Mchehnflc So'-
, lege. Lebanon. as Jaw, c...o so,ator
=, 80 no was elected state se"aeo.
-, - ofght years. In u" ne vas
a,oc,ed circuit judge ana se'' ',i.,s,,,,,'
90 lie was a member OF 'he
t,oral convention of lso. III. "o.aL-
s,rong man and a finished puo''' ''
or. He died In lseV' - ,r,oro a.
WASHINGTON. july w. =. s,,r-
rotbine i'm romantic hteratu'" v-,tl,ar
49,, tho neteorio career OF N''.','
.,,ar ~ chicago. for the highest oil0' -
Inc sift % tho American people a
,r,e constitutional age OF PreS'u'n9 -
,,,.-,,.-t,-o wears. Bryan ia TINS, am"
oioctcd in November next, he VIII ~
,.o,,nocsf President that the Nhi'e
has ever known ..,.or that Mr..
pr,,an made the reputation t,',,,,e
svyent him into his present p'o,',,., h.,
In iSoa when ony thirty year - IRON,
-. ,iectsa q member Of the houSo -,
W. 80 district OF Nebraska whe'0
- located Immediately after MS au' 'i,
-. % tina bar During the consul 49,,
~ sirgle tariff bills, Whlcn w.
-. hefore the House uut'"S -,
-. 7l,s,,o, OF that Congress, Mt 10 80
80, .,r,6ed his colleagues by inc ioiN ,,,,,ts
-. ~ his utterances' "' a.. ,,,.,,e.
,',,,,,.radoe of economic matteia' ~ ,u,.v "a
S'',,oes ~ his oratory ana MS ,ho
snstatn himself with creoit a,tSsi,ran side
SUSTAIN ,"Aa,srs upon the Republican s'u'
aoies' ,,as,her His time on tha' DC
OF w - repeatediy extended anu nc
casio" =, al several hours. lie a"oNo
spun morning to md himseh Ia
the next Hi07
nous. . NOT a free trader
- favored the lowest tarlh e,..,.,,,,
'i.h the necessities OF the po''l 49,,
VA no was placed by Speaker Ol''p IN ,,,-
,be WAYS and Means Comnli''o"' "'
,sual honor for "A new man .. ,,o,
Isl So tho Fifty-third Congress hl'g
49,, " D. r,.,,on had also achieved a reputation
- staunch supporter OF free silN'i' 80
hen president Cleveland convene -,
Congress In extraordinary session J."
ar,nmn OF 1898, MIR. Bryan va ~
Rland's efficient lieutenant III ,',,,,n,e-
onnosition to tho repeal OF the w
~ ,iouse OF the Sherman act. re COZ"
- tr that Congress as "A mempfr 81
~ Vavs and Means Committee. ii' ""'
90 ~ the subcommittee when nau ~
! cbarge I'm the internal revenue s'n'N,'1
| ., What was subsequently known a. ,n'
vv,so, tariff bill and he shares Win NiI'
s,lN,ii,, q, tennessee, in being tho
| CT 10 suggest the Incorporation III in"I
measure OF an income tax
win this Congress Mr.. Bryan's congress
s,orsi career ended. and he returned TO
! omaha to accept the editorshlp %, ,uo
zvorld. Herald. Of that city, although ms
home for many years had been at LIN
coin. the STATE capital
Mr.. Bryan is about the medium IN
height. his face is clearly shaver and IN
| aneparance he rosembled the great Penn
svlvania commoner. Samuel j. handa,l,
who at Mr.. Bryan's age might ready
bava na,sod FOR the latter's twin brother.
lie IS n strict church man. ON several
occasions during his residence In this city
ne has addressed the Young Mems chris
tian Association and other religious
bodies lie is earnest and enthusiasiic IN
whatever cause enlis1s ms sympa'h mes
ond q, ,s not doubted that his personality
will largely influence the approaching
campaign.