The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-09
COL. BRY AN PLEASED.
He Took an Immense Interest in the
Election Returns.


Chicago, Nov. S.-A special to the
Times-Herald from Lincoln, Neb,
says; At the Bryan house last night
the telephone kept up O. constant clam
or with reports from the populist head
quarters down town. The first bulle-
tins from the telegraph company de-
livered while the family were still at
dinner came from the town of Crete,
normally republican by 100, but which
this year gives fusion IS majority.
"A good omen,' said Mr.. Bryan.
Don't forget that spoke in Crete"
said Chairman Charles A. Towne OF
the silver republican party.
After returning from Omaha at
noon, Mr.. Bryan gave up the day to
driving, walking about his farm and
chatting more on political prospects
in other states than upon the outlook
in Nebraska. The first bulletin which
seemed to arouse Colonel Bryan's en-
thusiasm was one from Louisville de-
claring that Goebel had carried the
city by $500. 1t was quickly contra
dicted by the later returns, but the
the news showed how great was his
interest in the regular nominee. The
later news was greatly offset by bulle-
tins which reported democratic gains
in Ohio and Massachusetts The re-
port that Paine had carried Boston by
$500 votes, whereas Mckinley carried
it by $4,000, was a source of great
pleasure.
That shows where the gold demo-
Gratis have BEEN" said Towne.
BY $50 Colonel Bryan was sufficient
ly assured of success in his state as
to send out an answer to innumerable
inquiries from papers and political
friends. BY 1880 o'clock it became APP
parent that the fusionists had carried
Nebraska. Even Lincoln, which time
and again has dealt Bryan the sever
est blows, elected three nominees on
the county ticket and Douglas county
deserted the republicans for the first
time in its history Colonel Bryan
made no attempt to conceal his pleas
ure. cit 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 majority at 1900. The
dispatches We're hardly off before later
bulletins led him to raise his estimate
to 10000.
Governor PoTnter, in the executive
mansion, kept the telephone wires hot
with eXultant messages, and as the
night wore out the leading democrats
of the state flocked to Bryan's house
with congratulations By II o'clock
the certainty of a fusion victory was
complete and Bryan, Towne, Govern
or Poynter and a few guests took car
riages for the populist headquarters,
where a crowd greeted them with
cheers. At midnight returns were still
fragmentary, but definite enough to
indicate that the victory in the state
was even more sweeping than in 1896.
The Bryan household. from Mrs Bry-
ans white haired father to the littlest
of the children, has been wrapped up
in the contest, and while there was lit
tie of exultation, every face frankly
told it's story of great satisfaction.
DO you ascribe the victory to the
anti-imperialist sentiment" he was
asked after the victory was assured.
Well so many factors entered into
our contest" he replied, that it is
difficult to select one as the determin-
ing one