Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-08
HOW BRYAN HEARD THE NEWS.
He Was Greatly Pleased Mt the Re-
turns From Nebraska

CHICAGO, November S.-A special to the
Times-Herald from Lincoln, Neb., says:
At the Bryan house last night the tele-
phone kept up a constant clamor with re-
ports from the populist headquarters down
town. The first bulletins from the tele-
graph company, delivered while the family
We're still at dinner, came from the town
of Crete, normally republican by 100, but
which this year gives fusion rs majority
"A good Omen" said Bryan.
Don't forget that l spoke In Crete" cried
Chairman Charles A. Towne of the silver
republican party, who is one of Col. Bryan's
guests.
After returning from Omaha at noon
Bryan gave up the day to driving, walking
about his farm and chatting more on po-
litical prospects in other states than upon
the outlook in Nebraska.
The first bulletin which seemed to arouse
Col Bryan's enthusiasm was one from
Louisville declaring that Goebel had car
RED the city by $500. 1t was quickly con-
tr2dlcted by the later returns but the
pleasure with which Bryan hailed the err
roneous report showed how sincere was his
interest in the regular nominee.
News From Other States.
The disappointment caused by the later
uEfavorable news from Kentucky was to a
great degree offset by bulletins which re-
ported great democratic gains in Ohio and
in Massachusetts. Chairman McNarv of
the state committee in the latter state
wired Col. Bryan that Paine, dem, had
carried Boston by 1900, while Mckinley
carried 1t by 1900.
That shows where the gold democrats
have been" said Towne
BY $50 pm. Col Bryan was sufficiently
assured of results in his state to send out
an SansWer to innumerable INQUIRIES from,
papers and political friends.
BY 1870 O'Clock it became apparent that
the fusionists had carried Nebraska even
Lincoln, which time and again had dealt
Bryan the severest blows, elected three
nominees on the county ticket and Doug
lass county, the site of Omaha, deserted the
republican party for the first time in its
history.
Col. Bryan made no attempt to conceal
his pleasure.
1T was an election fought on national
Issues, and the result is an Endorsement of
our principles" he said to Senator Black
burn, and to James K. Jones he wired the
news, putting the Indicated fusion majority
at 1900. The dispatches were hardly off be-
fore later bulletins led him to raise his estt-
mate to 10000.
Messages From Gov. POINTER.
Gov. Poynter in the executive mansion.
three or four blocks away, kept the tele-
phone wires hot with exultant messages.
and as the night wore the members of
the state committee flocked to the Bryan
Hoiie with CONGRATULATIONS IL was as
though the national leader was himself
victorious character. By IL o'clock the GER
tainty of fusion victory was complete, and
Bryan, Towne. Gov. Poynter and a few
guests took carriages for the populist head
quarters, where crowd greeted them with
cheers.
AT midnight returns were still fragmen-
tary, but definite enough to indicate that
the victory in the state was even more
sweeping than in 1896
DO you ascribe the victory to anti-im-
perialist sentiment" Mr. Bryan was asked
after victory was assured.
well, so many factors entered into our
contest" he replied, that it is difficult to
select one as the determining one"