People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-16
THEY KNEW BRYAN.
The Garland Brothers Were
Raised With Him i'm Illinois
and c. e. Elliott Attended
College at Jacksonville
With VIM. ]. Bryan.

"OoV w oSuOOl MlUu ulLl duu were dS
Intimate with him as school boys get
to be. Later in life they ran a meat
market in Salem. Their slaughter
house was located on the Bryan home
stead.
A VOICE representative called in to
talk with the Garlands about BRYAN
Tuesday. We found Fred Garland
busy waiting on customers, but he
called in a helper and gave us a few
minutes of his time.
What do you know about William
j. Bryan?" asked the VOICE repre-
sentative.
Hesitating little hereplied, "Well
| knew him well, went to school with
him and have worked in the harves t
field with him. There were three of
the boys, and think they had three
sisters. Willie was always considered
the smartest one Of the boys. He was
a good worker, good student and a
genial companion. He had the friend
ship and good will Of everybody who
knew him. 1t was a kind of a COM
mon remark around that Willie Bryan
would make his mark some day. |
see an interview in the Kansas City
Star by one Downing who said that
he was cOnceited. l do not know Mr..
Downing, but he certainly could nOt
have known him intimately. If Will
lie Bryan was the least bit conceited
| never could detect it. lie was very
neat always in his appearance, took
great care to be clean and presentible
but he was not cOnceited. think he
took more care in that regard than
since he has grown Older. Is that all
you want to know Of him?
What about his habits?"
"He had good habits. | do not
think he had a single bad habit
His family were regular church-gOing
people. | think they belonged to the
Baptist church at Salem. Willie did
not chew, smoke, drink and | never
heard him swear.
WAS he of an excitable nature?"
No, sir; not a bit Of it. He always
knew what he was doing. II you had
known his father you could realize
why. Judge Bryan, as he was called,
for he was circuit judge for number
of years, was one Of those stald old
citizens who never got excited at any.
thing. He always pursued the even
tenor of his way no matter what hap.
pened and Willie was good deal like
his father in this respect. The Bryan
family stood high there, especially as
to morality and intellectually. They
were not wealthy but well to do. The
Bryan farm was one OF the best i'm.
proved in the country. AS associates,
Mr.. Bryan and l parted company
about the time he started to college
He used to come back to Salem often
and was always warmly greeted by
hosts Of friends. l saw him at Win
feldsa year ago and heard him speak
He looked perfectly natural. He
came over to Wellington next day and
spent the day with my brother Tom.
The VOICE man then sought the
presence Of Attorney G. E. Elliott
who went to college with Bryan, Mr.
Elliott was one year behind Bryan In
the course.
Mr.. Elliott said
81 knew Bryan well. He was al
ways in the lead Of his classes, wa:
bright and active, genial aud COM
manding in presence. He was an ex.
emplary young man so far as habits
were concerned. He was always cool
and self-pOssessed, was great favor
ite in all circles. He was irresistible
in debate and it was freely predicted
that young Bryan had bright future
before him. Heis certainly an homo
to any association with which h,
commingles."
Both of these parties being OF oppo
site political faith to that of Bryan
the complimentary words spoken ma,
certainly be considered well merited
Judge Chapman Of Valverde town
ship, L. B. Collins Of Wellington, an,
perhaps Others here knew the Bryal
family well and attest the high char
acter Of the Democratic candidate.
Mr.. Bryan spent Sunday in yelling
ton a year ago, enrOute from Winfield
to Enid, o. T., to make speech. H
formed many acquaintance ant
mixed easily and gracefully with th
people. A gentleman who was wit
him the afternoon Of that day, in CON
pany with other gentlemen, said the
tried 10 draw him out on sore stnrjp;