Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-09
sWEARS IN HIS VOTE.
MIR. bryan Returns to Lincoln and
Casts His Ballot.

Lincoln Neb. Nov. 6.-Mr. Bryan
cast his vote at 11:1O o'clock. The
place at which he exercised this pub
lie duty was hose house No. 3, a
half dozen blocks from his place OF
residence on b street. The ceremony
was Witnessed by a half hundred resi-
dents who were Congregated in the
hose house and a dozen or 50 Of news
paper men. who followed Mr. Bryan
from the railroad station.
Before going TO the voting place Mr.
Bryan repaired 10 the city hall, where
he filled out certificate stating that
he had failed to register because of
absence from the city. The clerk at
the city hall who supplied him with a
certificate also dispensed TO all who
would receive them yellow badges
bearing the inscription: II am a re-
publican" and he seemed quite as
much occupied with one duty as the
other. Mr. Bryan also signed mum
Der of these certificates in blank at
the request Of the newspaper men as
autograph souvenirs of the occasion.
There was quite procession from
the city hall TO the voting place, con
SiSting of citizens and newspaper men
i'm carriages and a number Of Mr..
Bryan's neighbors on foot. who es-
cortcd him TO the voting place.
He reached the fire companN's house
about five minutes past II. and i'm
mcdiately proceeded TO the rear end
of the building where the voting cor
ner was roped off from the remainder
OF the house He was. of course. rec
oguiIed by almost every one present
aud a general handshaking cnsued.
Brynn'S Picture Taken.
Emerging from the booth he put
the ballot i'm the tim box prepared for
that purpose. and the vote was given
the number 1s3. Is he was voting
several cameras were turned upon
him. and the election Judge requested
all present 10 remove their hats The
request was promptly complied with.
As Mr. Bryan left the booth. some one
asked him if he cast a straight bal
lot. 10 which he replied: Yes. the
electoral candidates are all friends of
ballot and being questioned by the
election officials other voters were 90
ing through the same process. and the
presence of the presidential candidate
was not allowed TO i'm any way inter
fere with the regular proceedings Of
the polling place.
SIR. Uryan Makes speech
The voting over. Mr.. Bryan was es-
cortcd 10 his home and there made n
brief address 10 the friends assem-
bled. Standing on his front porch. he
spoke 10 them as follows:
"Gcntlemcn. ] want 10 thank YOU for
the loyalty YOU have shown not only I'm
this campaign but In the campaigns which
have preceded IL. and | hope that within
T. hours we may be able 20 meet again
and rejoice over "a victory. We opened this
| campaign In Kansas city by indorsing the
! declaration OF independence written by
Thomas jefferson. | want 10 close this
| campaign by reading an extract from a
| speech made by Abraham Lincoln. for In
! this campaign we have been quoting the
| speeches OF Lincoln and invoking his au-
| thority as Lincoln in his first campaign
| quoted from the utterances OF jefferson
and invoked his authority.
| Many free countries have lost their lib
critics, and ours may lose hers: but II she
shall, may IL be my proudest plume. not
| that ! was the last to desert her. but
| never deserted her. q will add that
| think we shall succeed to-day)
" But If we fail be Il so. We shi1l have
| the proud consolation OF saying TO our con.
/ science. and TO the departed shade Of our
| country's freedom, that the course APP
| proved by our judgments and adored by
our hearts, I'm disaster. I'm change. in tor
| ture, In death, We never faltered In de-
' tending