The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-09
BRYAN AND M'KINLEY VOTE
How the Two Candidates for President
Cast Their Ballots.

Canton, o., November 6.-President
Mckinley cast his ballot at 800 O'Clock
this morning. The president greeted
the knots of people gathered in front
of the house and accompanied his
hearty handshake with a pleasant per-
sonal greeting. Down Market street
he and Judge Day walked, and the
president was kept busy raising his
hat to the many greetings along h
way. The windows of one of the fac
tories was crowded with workmen who
gave him a cheer as he passed along to
the polls.
At the voting place quite a crowd
a collected. The president shook
hands with some of the officials and
then stood while the questions required
by law were asked. With the cues
tons answered the president stepped
into the booth and remained fully a
minute scanning the ticket. He mark
ed it so as to vote the entire republI-
can column. Judge Day then voted
n the party started back to the
house, receiving further friendly de-
mOnstratiOnS along the way.
Lincoln, Neb., November 6.-Wflliam
Jennings Bryan returned to Lincoln at
1880 o'clock today after spending the
night in Omaha. His first act after ar
irving here was to swear in his vote
and then cast it. He voted the straight
democratic ticket, national, state n
congressional. The trip from Omaha
was without special incident Mr..
Bryan occupied a sea in an ordinary
day coach which was crowded He ap-
peared in excellent spirits and engaged
freely in conversation with those about
him Much of the time of the journey,
which consumed almost two hours
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with a republican citizen of h state
on the Philippine question.
MT. Bryan voted at a booth half a
dozen loo from his residence On 3
street. Half a hundred residents and
a dozen newspaper men c~ongregated
to witness the act. Before going to the
voting place Mr.. Bryan repaired to the
city hall, where he filled out a certif-
ate stating that he a failed to reg
lister 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 Il am
a republican,"
Quite a procession formed at the city
hall. consisting of citizens and news
paper men in carriages and a number
of Mr.. Bryan's neighbors on foot who
escorted him to the voting place. AT the
polling place Mr.. Bryan was recOg-
11LCN ny diIllOSl SNSl III plSSCht,
and a general ha~ndshaking ensued
Two freeholders Of his ward, one a re-
publican and the other a democrat,
volunteered to stand for him., and they,
as we'll as Mr.. Bryan were sworn as
to the facts in the case. The demo
cratic presidential candidate was grant
ed an exemption by the judge of cleo
tion-the Rev. Mr.. Ludden, a Lutheran
minister. Mr.. Bryan was required tc
give his place of residence, to state
where he was born, also to inform the
officials as to how long he had lived in
the precinct, the ward and the state
Having obtained his information, Mr.
Ludden asked Mr.. Bryan in accord
ance with the law of the state, whether
he wished to state the name of tht
party with which he affiliateS. To thi.
Mr.. Bryan responded promptly "Th,
democratic party" and with a twink.
ling in his eye and a smile upo hi!
face, he added. with friendly feeling.
towards two others"
After this MI Bryan took n ponder
Gus ballot and entered a booth Emere
ing. he put the ballot in the box an,
the vote was given h number 1885,