The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-07-17

tlongour Reg,lIur Correspondence.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WAauIr,YrnN. July Elton. William len
niuyS I{rSau. Of Nebraska, tue benz cIhtlc
candidate ion President, needs no lnlrudGriion
10 the DrmuCrutS al the nitodStHt"S,dl although
he is only 3G years old, the youngest man ever
hOnOrCd with the Prcsldrntat nomination.
His two ttTIiIsfu Congress did that thoroughly.
He WAS d member Of the House ~ the tlltA-
lhTd CuugI vssGs and would probably stll he Il
member II the Republicans had moi &criN man
uCrcd the first district oi N"bIdska, when he 80
ably represented. In each OF the CONGRESSES
i'll which lac sat he had the honor. Ill h"uSh ne
WIS one of the youngest members, ol making
the speech which was most widely circulated
The first ut those speeches WAS delivered MHiCl
| III, 1892, and was against the Mckinney tarHI
| law. That speech made his fame. and may nr
considered having been one oil the uircct
causes OF his having been nominated Tor frcsl-
dent 10y the Chicago Convention, ana WAS more
widely distributed 4 campaign document 10y
| the Democratic Congressional Campaign COM
| mittCc than any other speech on the subject,
| and he became i'll Il day one OF the most talked
| about men i'll Congress. The other speech was
| made at the extra session OF Congress cdiled
to repeal the purchasing clause OF the ShcIi"il
| silver law, and was against repeal. lhdt
| speech WAS at the time, aud is stu regarded Us
| one OF the abiCst arguments ever made Ill
| either branch OF Congress for thc4lrCc coinage
OF silver, and millions OIL COPIES nave pcth ScuC
| out by the silver men, and II Will probably bc
| even more widely circulated during the coming
| campaign. -,
| manner and ways OF living, is easily approach
| ed, always uilablc, but never "gagEy." Hel
| member of the Prc*bI terrain Church, ana when
| in Washington hc always attended with ms
| wife. the New York Avenue Presbyterian
| Church. HIS wife is, like himself, Il lawyer,
| but she didn't study law with the intention OF
| pr,ctIciug, but merely look the diploma III or
| der to make herself more CUmpanlonnhlc 10
| her husband. Mr.. Bryan is poor and he never
| makes amy attempt 10 appear ONO f Ml>S.
| When III Washington, hc ana Ills lalnlIE, WIG
and three children, occupied apartments III the
hGiSc oil - Resident oil the unlashInndnle sec
uun in the Immediate vicinity Ul trc CaPloI
Inn! am
SIuuaI icCtIuc before the \. Vi. Z. a., III wIci
he takes u deep interest, his time WAS devoted
10 tbs COM rCSSIOual duties ana TO study. AitHl
| lie mate Ills first speech and bccalhc congress
| siOnal lion. Washington sociuty lrlcu 10 Gltlce
| him and Mrs. Bryan within Its sllktn con, bu'
IL WAS time wasted. lie icIt tuat ne H;lu some.
| thing more Important to do than To exhibit
himself ut fashionable social entertainments;
| Mr.. Bryan was thus described II lew months
ugo wien 10 one had any idea that he would
he the candidate, this year at any rate: BfS'
| an is IL collegiate scholar, and has stored away
| in his capaciOus Uranium much OF the EolGtl
| grain OF wisdom ana Iiltlc ol the husks' anu II
Is all there for use either rs argument OF en-
| bclIishment. Some men who are SO ugly anC
so unEainly that II Is Il positive DISADVANTAGE
| to them us puDIc speakers. some men are s(
| handsome and graceful that Ihcy are on goou
| terms with the audience before they open then
llps. OF the latter class Bryan Is = shlnElns
| example. His appearance Is Il passport 10 INK
| affections OF his fellow men.
| non Arthur scwali, of Maine, who has beer
| nominated Tor Vice President, gives the lcke
| "A geographical balance which Will unqucStlon
ably ada strength 10 1t. lie has had wide eX
| pCriencc i'll politics, having been prominently
| identified us Il member OI the National Com
| nIttee with the infringement OF every Demo
| cratic national campaign oil recent years. Mr
| Srw;tIl is Il successful snipbuiider and business
man. 49, 4,
IL IS generally believed i'll Washington thai
the PopuIist and silver Conventions whcn are
| To meet ut ST. Louis next week Will endorse
| Bryan and Scwuil and the Democratic pat
| form. .
There is much talk in Washington OF the
| probability OF President ClcVclut.d and The
| members of his cabinet joining with the SCUM!
| money Democrats in Il movement Tor the NOM
| nation OF an Independent Democratic ticket OF
| Al gold platform, but II is based upon more con
lecture tnan upon fact. IL Is, Oi course Ger
| tam that Il considerable number oil lncn wh'
| have been Democratic leaders Will refuse IL
| support bryan and Scwall aud the ChlCilE
| platform, that was Indicated 10y the refusal 81
| OF the most of the gold men TO take any
| further part i'll the convention alter ihcS
| were defeated on the platirum. But VIII thcS
| carry any considerable number oil Democratic
votes with them That Is the important ques
ton. senator Call, oil Florida. now Ill " ash
ington, replied: Mary OF the lcaders VIII, bu
the. masses will not. The trouble Is that TIT
IcIacrS are not III touch with hie muses., hh'
do not know what they feel IhG UaiIks aLi'
/ the big newspapers Will Oppose Bryan an'
| SrwuI nut that will heip elect them