The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-04

4 LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. s.-As William
]. Bryan sat in the public diningroom
s It the Paxton house. Omaha, this
5rorning. eating MS breakfast, in com
5azny with Mrs. Bryan, he did not look
like a man with an anxious mind lie
8lept well last night after the fatigues
Dr. his final day of campaigning, and
WAS up at Z. His breakfast was OF the
*leartiest; his appearance bright ana
Vigorous. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan drove
En a carriage from the Paxton through
81 he chill damp atmosphere suggestive
BIZ snow to the Union depot where ne
&eought tickets for Mrs. Bryan ana nm
self, shock hands with few people
5Sho recognized him, and went aooaTu
The Burlington train, leaving Onahd
Tor Lincoln at $50 O'Clock.
Mrs Bryan carried a box OF flowers
presented at one of the meetings last
might, while the candidate bore a
In the regular chair car Of the tram.
no incidents occurred on the journey
10 Lincoln which was reached at 1O;l5.
HOME, SWEET HOME"
A brass band played Home, Sweet
Home at the Lincoln station, as the
candidate stepped from the train. ana
dhe members of the Travelling Men
ESilver club and the Bryan home guards
seheered Justify as ne passed through
the double line they had formed. The
band started ahead piping a lively air.
&the organiza ton formed guard OF
Shcnor around Mr.. Bryan's carriage
land in this order he was escorted to
&the city clerks office, to swear in HIS
{vote. The swearing in process took a
moment only.
q Mr.. Bryan mounted the stairway TO
@the city clerks office briskly, followed
by half-a-dozen newspaper men, averred
&that he had no opportunity to register
Ewas a duly qualified voter, and all the
rest Of the necessary formula and al
tier getting his certificate took his
Eplace in the procession again. Mrs.
&Bryan had gone home in the carriage
LakeG astt the Burlington station, and the
<cand9date rode 70 the polling place IN a
trap to the air OF just
TELL Them That You Saw Me, played
&by the band. The voting place for the
4precinct of the Fifth ward was in a
hire engine house on Z street, neas
3F'curteenth- Mr.. Bryan entered it
the double lire of those who
stooiz part IN the parade. and afer hav-
ling his registration certificate inspect
3ed went into one of The uncuEaained
Booths. During the eight minutes he
took in preparing his ballots a dispute
Between two opposing chailengers
4caused some loud talk, but nothing
SERIOUS occurred. A few minutes before
Iii o'clock he came out with two folded
4slips of paper in his hand and waited
&patiently until the status of two ell
4derly voters could be ascer-ained.
s BRYAN's VOTE.
Rev. Mr.. Howe, the chaplain of the
&sfate penitenttary, was judge Of cleo
Etion there. William J. Bryan votes
1.-TWO" he called out to the clerks. This
zajeens that Mr. Bryan voted on the
Eproposed constitutional amendments as
&wen as the national electors and the
state ticket. He voted the straight
democratic and Peoples Independent
Eticl0et, tire designation given the Demo-
&cratic. silver and Populfst combination
the STATE courts. Just as he was de-
SpoSsIing his ballot, one of the Repub-
Slican chsllengers called on rhe people
8 present, about 80 in number, to un-
4ccEer cut of respect to Mr.. Bryan. Ev-
zerybody barred his head, and when word
isas passed to those outside by some
S3ho learned what had been done, they
{tc,ok Oft their hats. Il startling flash OF
Hight illuminated The darkened interior
GOT the engine house as Mir. Bryan
7rassed the folded ballot sheets to Chap
Hahn howe. 1t was only a photographer
Egetting a 1ash-ight picture OF the in
sof the band and the clubs Mr.. Bryan
was taken to his home on d street.
1.-THE crowd cheered as he ascended the
Steps of his dwelling, and turning 20
Efhe gathering. the candidate made q
4littIe speech of thanks.