The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-11

opponent He challenged his adversary to a
series OF joint debates and made so brilliant
a showing, that he carried the district by a
tremendous majority. 1t is said the fame he
gained In these joint debates; of which the
tarin was the theme, induced Speaker Crisp
to appoint Bryan on the ways and means
committee. On March Il, 1892, he scored his
first great oratorical success in a speech on
free wool before the election of 1894. Mr..
Bryan refused denomination as congress-
man and campafgned for election to the Uni
ted States senate. His platform for the 16
to free coinage Of silver caused Morton and
other administration Democrats to fight him
bitterly. He was, however, nominated by the
Democratic convention. Two joint debates at
Lincoln and at Omaha respectively, with John
M. Thurston, the candidate for the senator
ship, attracted much attention. The legisia-
ttre was, however, Republican and Thurston
was elected.
Mr.. Bryan lives WELL In a commodious
Dwelling in the fashionable part Of Lincoln.
fne study In which both Mr. and Mrs. Bry-
an have desks is a very attractive room
1t is filed with books statuary and mo-
nentos Of campaigns There are busts or
portraits OF noted men, and there are two
butcher knives which Mr.. Bryan used I'm the
campaign with Judge Field to refute the
latter's boasts of the effects of high protec-
ton. Last year Mr.. Bryan was asked IL
ne had any aspirations looking to the White
house, and he said: mo 1 have no wish
to be
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
whole thought now Is conferred on my fam
lily and my profession so far as my own per
sonal desires go. was brought up IN the
country. and wish my children to have
some OF, the same rearing. They are now
at the age when they need a fathers care
and I wish to get into practice again for
very much enjoy the law, which has been
necessarily abandoned during my four years
in Washington"
Mrs. Bryan has great liking for politics
and accompanies her husband on many of
his Nebraska jaunts Her tastes are es-
sentfally literary, and she has written much
1or various causes She is charming Wem-
an and Is as great favorfte in Lincoln as
her husband She was one of the oreaniz-
efs OF Sorosis, the leading women's club of
Lincoln, ana Is also leader of the w. c.
is Invaluable to him in suggestions and the
preparation of material and in advice to
points and methods. The children are very
bright and are pretty and well bred. 1t is
not only for Mr.. Bryan's great gifts as
speaker that he Is esteemed so highly by the
people OF his home. No faint has ever at
tached to his public or private acts. He
neitner smokes, chews, swears nor drinks,
and his language Is pure.
Bryan's friends figure that he should be an
influential factor with the Populists since 1t
was much through his influence that Nebras-
ka, two years ago. indorsei Silas Hal
comb the Populfst nominee for governor.
and by virtue of the fusion defeated Thomas
Majors. the candidate leading the Republi-
can forces.
Mr.. Bryan stands about five feet ten
inches, weighs about no. is pronounced
brunette, has massive head, a clean-shaven
face, an aqueline nose. large under Jaw.
square chin, a broad chest, large, lustrous.
dark eyes. and a mouth extending almost
from ear to ear. Beneath his eyes is the
pfotuberent flesh which physiognomfsts say
is indicative of fuency of language and
which was one of the striking features in
the face of James G.. Blaine.
BRYAN Of he
oratory. Nature richly endowed him with
rare grace. He is happy in attitude and
pose. Melihuous is the one word that most
aptly describes his voice. 1t Is strong
enough to be heard by thousands 1t Is sc,
modulated not to vex the ear with monot-
ony, and can be stern and pathetic. fierce
or gentle serious or humorous with the vary
ing emotions OF it's master. In drawing
comparison between Samuel J. Randall and
Bryan, the latter is thus described: -.sInr