Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-08
BRYAN SLEPT WELL.
Declines TO Make any statomeat for
Tho Public.

Ido PUBIC.
How Bryan Received Returni.
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 7.-Mr Bryan re-
ceived election returns at his resi-
tence in this city. His house wa falr'
~ overrun with newspaper mel ana
telegraph operators. Not only wrs the
FIRST floor OF the house largely given up
to them, but two of the rooms N the
second story also Four telegraph
wires were run in the house. Mr..
Bryan had with him his brother, Chas.
Bryan, his former law partner, eSSen'
ator Talbot, Committeeman Dablman
and Attorney Schmitt Mrs. Bryan
had as companions cousin, Mrs. Rog'
ers and Mrs. Dahlman.
Mr.. Bryan took his dinner at little
after o'clock and after partaking
the meal, spent few minutes In con
versation with the newspaper men,
referring TO the bulletins received ana
asking some questions about diherent
sections but without venturing any
opinion upon the figures. The first bull
letin was the one announcing that
Poughkeepsie. N. Y, had given Mckln-
ley a majority of 1897 and this was
quickly followed by another bulletin
to the effect that Elmira had gone In
Mr.. Bryan's favor to the extent OF
1922 majority.
When shown this message he simply
remarked that il was encouraging. The
other bulletins from New York came
in thick and fast after that and while
Mr.. Bryan made no comment there
was feeling among those present
that he was disappointed in the re
turn from New York city and Brook
Ign. His reports up to the last con-
corning these cities had been encour-
aging. and his own observation had
led him to believe that there would
be a large increase In his vote, rather
than a loss. On the other hand there
was considerable encouragement from
the interior of New York state and
especially satisfying was the message
from National Committeeman Mack
saying that Buffalo had given McKin-
lev a majority of only about 5000
against majority of 10000 four years
ago. Coming closely upon the reports
from Buffalo was one from friend in
Boston announcing that city to have
gone for Bryan by majority of 1000,
as against 1900 for Mckinley four
years ago.
The early dispatches indicated the
loss of Maryland and this also was a
disappointment, for il had been be-
lieved that that state was fairly safe
for the Democratic ticket. After re-
ceiving the earlier returns in his Ii
brary, in the midst of his friends, Mr..
Bryan retired to his private apart
ments, which were connected with the
outside world by a special wire. Both
he and Mrs. Bryan were in cheerful
mood and a person unacquainted with
the circumstances would never have
dreamed from their demeanor that
they were at this time the center OF
national interest.
At o'clock when the newspaper
men congregated at Mr.. Bryan's house
sought a statement from him they
were told that he had just gone to
sleep and could not be disturbed
When he retired to his own room he
glanced over the returns with appar-
ent interest and then expressing a de
sire to make up some of the rest he
had lost in the past few weeks, had
lain down and was asleep in less than
five minutes. He slept an hour in the
afternoon, after which he went for a
horseback ride to his farm. He did
not, however. feel fully recuperated
and, therefore, sought additional rest
thus manifesting probably less con
Germ than hundreds of thousands OF
his followers.