Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-19

sincerity. He is candor incarnate and thoroughly believes what he says him. self.
 The personnel of the yopng Nebraska statesman is most happily adapted to his position as a leader in the councils of his party and in public debates with opponents of his political doctrines. He is of medium build, square shouldered and of generally athletic proportions. He is the embodiment of physical health, his square head rests firmly on his shoulders and his firm, massive face, neither flushed nor pallid, makes an at- tractive mark for all eyes.
 His hair is black and recalcitrant rather than dooile, defles brush and comb, and tumbles and losses with a method of it's own. No beard, no mus tache, has the freedom of Bryan's wis age. Every trace is carefully moved away with the light of each new day.
 The Manners of tho Man.
 In manner he is what is called mag netic Men like him. He is pleasant to the eye, to the ear, and soothes by his presence and never troubles. No man ever saw him in passion. He is cool and of flawless temper. He is of good poise and his emotions sit steadily, as becomes the emotions of one who, with care for himself, eats thrice day, scoffs at dyspepsia and sleeps soundly of nights
 Bryan is well even highly, educated He has dug through books and trun- neled learning equal with any dusty, musty college professor of them all. More than books, he has studied men, and their lives have been his lessons. He has memory like wax, and all he has heard or read or seen abides with him.
 He is not so profound as quick, and, with an intellect rather military than philosophical, he makes weapons of all he knows, and every scrap of learning belonging to him is at prompt and ready hand to be either defensive or offensive, as his sNa;ft genius for combat may de- eide.
 When Bryan made his famous can vass of his state, in 1890, the old time politicians took no interest in the bat tie, as they looked upon it as lost at the outset, and they were more than nig- gardly in furnishing the sinews of war; But the younger Democrats were more than zealous. and by their vigorous ef- forts fully made up for the lack of cam paign funds.
 MT. Bryan was then, as now, a com paratively poor man, and his campaign expenses were limited to less than S400. But the greatest interest was aroused, and MT. Bryan's tour became one long ovation. The Republicans had submit ted O prohibition amendment to the state constitution, and the Democrats, in their platform, had declared against prohibition. Lincoln and Omaha, the largest cities in the state, were in the district, and in them the Republicans zast heavily on the temperance issue.
 A striking feature of the campaign was the challenge issued by the Demo- cratic committee to Connell to discuss the issues of the day in joint debate with Mir. Bryan. They did not really expect that Connell would be rash enough to accept, but hoped to make political capital out of his refusal. Con- nell, however, flattered by former suc- cesses in haranguing helpless juries, accepted the challenge.
 Mir. Bryan then showed that he was not only his adyersary's superior in era tory, but also his muster ill matters of