The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
BRYAN'S HOME COMING.
An Enthusiastic Welcome Has Been
Prepared for Him at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 26.-An doubts
that the state campaign will be fought
away. Silver will be the issue and the
lines will be as carefully drawn as they
were last fall Few friends of silver in
Nebraska have thought for a moment
that the bimetallists of the state would
consent to any other idea but so much has
been said as if coming from the INSIDE"
that even some of the old guard We're
anxious for the leaders to make pub
lie sta tement of the plans TO be follow
ed. This has been done Mr.. Bryan
has written at length to the chief Off
cialS of the state bimeta1lic union as to
the course to be followed and the state
executive committees of the triangular
Nebraska convention have completed
all details.
Mr. Bryan's statement secuted the
idea that any other but straight fight
on sixteen to one grounds had been
considered and ridiculed all the stories
about the manner in which the free sill
yer leaders were arranging to fight the
fall campaign without appealing to the
binetallists of the state. He concludes
his letter with advice to the committees
to prepare for a vigorous campaign, a
fight for principle, conducted exactly as
was that of last fall-practically
house to house canvass.
Col. S. w. Tibbles has charge of the
grand tribute to be paid to Mr.. Bryan
on his home coming. 1t is the closing
of the tour of that statesman and the
day of his arrival here is to be the sig
nal for the opening of the state cam
paign-and it is conceded by the lead
ing politicians of all political parties in
the state that it will be the most ami
mated campaign the state of Nebraska
has ever seen. Mr.. Bryan will reach
Lincoln on the morning of September 1.
On that date the triangular state con-
vention will be held here. This will
be made up of 2,700 delegates and be
the most representative body of men
that has ever assembled in Nebraska.
1t will include the flower of three par
ties-Populists, Silver Democrats and
Silver Republicans. 1t is estimated that
25, 900 people from different parts of the
state will be present to participate in
the deliberations of the occasion. All
will be entertained by the bimetallic
union. An old-fashioned barbecue will
be the refreshment feature of the occa-
sion. One hundred fine steers have
been provided for food. The convention
and the overflow at the barbecue will
be addressed by Senator Teller, G. A.
TOwne, jerry Simpson, Gen. weaver
and Mr.. Bryan. An interesting feature
has been provided in the presence of the
5000 Populists and original bimetallists
of the state who attended the state con-
vention of the Populist party in 1893 at
Kearney and who went overland rather
than pay full fare to the railroads which
had refused to make the usual one fare
rate for the convention. The pioneers
again will visit the convention over
land, coming from all parts of the state
in their covered wagons, each an apos-
tie of silver. These wagons of the real
old guard will be decorated with United
States flags and with appropriate mot
toes.
The convention will meet in the same
hall and three separate organiza tions
will transact business at once. There
will be three chairmen. The steering
committee of the three parties repre-
sented are expected to have agreed up
on slate and all working details on the
day before the convention meets.