The Portland daily press., 1900-11-07
BRYAN WENT TO BED.
Rstarns Drove Him 70 Cover About
Eight O'Clock.

Lincoln. Nsb November e.-Mr.
Bryan received election returns at his
residence In this city. His house was
fairly overrun with newspaper men and
telegraph operators. Mr.. Bryan took his
dinner at e little af 0 O'Clock and af-
forwards spent few minutes In conver-
sation with the newspapermen, referring
to the bulletins received and asking
some questions about different stations,
but without vsnturing any opinion upon
the fight. The first bulletin was the one
announcing that Poughkesps,e, N. T.,
had-eiven Mckinley q majority Of / 1857,
and this was quickly followed by anota.
er bulletin to the effect that Elmira had
gone In favor OF Mr.. Bryan to the extent
Of l, 7S2 majority.
when shown this message, he simply
remarked tnat 10 was encouraging. the
other bulletins from New York came In
thick and fast after that and while Mr..
Bryan did not comment IL was evident
that he was disappointed In the returns
from New York and Brooklyn. On the
other hand there was considerable en-
couragement from the interior OF New
York stats and especially satisfactory
was message from National COMMITTEES
man Mack saying that Buffalo had given
MCKINLEY q majority Of only about 5000.
against majority OF 1900 four years
ago. Coming closely upon the heels Of
the Buffalo despatch was one from q
friend In Boston announcing that city
to have gone for Bryan by majority
OF 1000 as against 1900 for Mckinley
four yearssago.
of Maryland, and this was also q disap-
pointment, for 10 had been believed that
that stats was fairly safe for the Demo
cratic ticket.
After receiving the earlier returns In
his library In the midst OF his friends.
Mr.. Bryan retired 60 his private apart
ments which were connected with the
outside by q special wire. Both he and
Mira Bryan were in cheerful spirits and
Q person unacquainted with the circum.
stances would nevar have dreamed from
their demeanor that they were at this
time the centre of national interests.
at 8 O'Clock when the newspaper men
sought to secure statement from him,
they were told that he had just gone to
sleep aud could not be disturbed. When
he retired to his own room he glanced
over the returns with apparent Interest
and tn en- expressing desire to make up
some of the rest he had lost in the past
few weeks, lay down and was asleep
In less than five minutes.
At eleven O'Clock MIR. Bryan awoke. He
then told the newspaper men that he
would have no statement to make before
tomorrow.
HOW BRYAN VOTED.
Lincoln, November 6.--Mr. Bryan voted
at a booth half dozen blocks from his
residence on Is street. Half a hundred
resi- dents and dozen newspaper men
congregated to witness the act. Before
going to the voting plaos, MIR. Bryan re-
paired to the City hall where he filed out
certificate stating that he had failed to
register because of absence from the city.
T. he clerk at the City hall who supplied
him with a certificate also dispensed to
all who would receive them yellow badges
bearing the inscription "I am Repupli-
cam"
At the polling place, Mr.. Bryan was
recognized by almost every one present
and a general handshaking ensued. The
Judge OF election, the Rev. MIR. Ludden,
q Lutheran minister ask ed Mr.. Bryan
whether he wished to state the name OF
the party with which be affiliates. To
this Mr. Bryan responded promptly, "The
Democratic party" and with twinkle
In his eye and smile upon his face, he
added. with friendly feelings towards
two Others
After having cast his ballot, Mr.. Bryan
was escorted to his home, where he made
q brief address from his front porch to
the assembled friends.
q BRYAN'S WARD AGAINST HIM.
Lincoln, Neb., November 6.-Precinct
OF the fifth ward (Bryan's) precinct, gives
Mckinley, 2Us; Bryan, 100.