The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-08
AT BRYAN's HOME.
The Fight in Nebraska Was on IN
tiOnal Issues.

The Fight i'll Nebraska Was on IN
tiOnal Issues.
Chicago, November "A Times Herald
Bryan house tonight the telephone kept
up constant clamor, with reports FROM
pcpulist headquarters down town. The
first bulletins 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 Mr.. Bryan.
Don't forget that ! spoke In Crete"
cried Chairman Charles a. Towne. of the
silver republican party who is one of Col
onel Bryans guests.
Mr.. Bryan gave up the day to driving,
walking about his farm and chatting more
on political prospects in other States than
on the outlook in Nebraska.
The first bulletin which seemed to
arouse Colonel Bryan's enthusiasm was
one from Louisville declaring that Goebel
had carried the city by 2SUU. 1t was quick
ly contridicted by the later returns, but
the pleasure with which Colonel Bryan
hailed tho report showed how sincere was
his interest in the regular nominee.
The disappointment caused by the later
unfavorable news from Kentucky was 70
great extent offset by bulletins which
reported democratic gains in Ohio and i'll
Massachusetts. Chairman McNary OF the
State committee in the latter State wired
Colonel Bryan that Paine, democrat, had
carried Boston by 1900 while Mckinley
carried 1t by $4,000.
That shows where the gold democrats
have been" said Towne BY $3.50 Colonel
Bryan was sufficiently assured of results
In his State to send out an answer To
innumerable inquiries from papers and
political friends.
BY 1890 o'clock 1t became apparent that
the fueionists had carried Nebraska: even
Llncoln-which time and again has dealt
Bryan the severest blows-elected three
nominees on the county ticket and Doug
lass county, the seat of Omaha, left the
republican party for the first time in its
history Colonel Bryan made no attempt
ITO conceal his pleasure.
1T was an election fought on National
issues and the result Is an Endorsement
| OF our principles he said to Senator
Blackburn and to James X. Jones he wired
the news, putting the indicated fusion ma
FORTY at $4,000. The dispatches were hard
|ly off before later bulletins led him to
raise his estimate to 10000.
Governor Poynter In the executive man.
sion three blocks away kept the telephone
wires hot with eXultant messages and as
|the night wore on the members OF the State
committee focked TO the Bryan homo with
congratulations 1t was as though The
National leader was himself a victorious
character. BY IL o'clock the certainty OF
fusion victory was complete and Bryan.
|Iowne, Governor Poynter and few guests
took carriages for the fusion headquarters,
where n crowd greeted them with cheers.
AT midnight returns were still fragmentary
Put definite enough TO indicate that the
fictory in the State was even more sweep
i ng than In 1896.
The Bryan household from Mrs. Bry
pms white haired father, to the littlest
pf the children had been wrapped up in
fhis contest and whilc there was little OF
fxultation every face frankly told its story
Pf great satisfaction.
DO you ascribe the victory to the anti
(mperialist sentim ent," he was asked, after
fictory was assured.
Well. SO many factors entered into our
contest" he replied. that 1t Is difficult
o select one as the determining one"