Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-19

many speeches TO Sunday schools and
temperance gatherings. and while not
pnritanical, was deeply religious
While MIR. Bryan WAS at college he
boarded with Il relative. DR. H. j.
Jones, who had been one of the IA
NOUS Concord school.
During his junior year he met Miss
Mary y. Baird, i junior in the female
academy NJ the same place. 'l'hev
became engaged tina, wear. Miss
l'aiiri graduated he day before MIR.
isrNan. as vslicdictori;m OF her class OF
eight. y. bile he MAS The v;lledctorian
81 his class OF fifteen. She was born
in Perry. III. where her father WAS 4
merchant. i'hcy We're married De-
toh,i' 4, 1854.
Mr.. Gryan was y when he sratlu-
a'ed from the Illinois college al i;lclS-
sHaNille. He entered the law office Of
William Springer for Il short time.
and then came 10 Chicago fol. L Two
Wears course at the Union College OF
Law. 'lhis was in 1851, and during
the next two wears he was ia ths of
tee OF the late Senator Lyman l'rula-
bull, besides attending law classes.
Al The enc, oil his Chicago course
Mr. Bryan returned 10 Jacksonville
aud began practiciRg Law With inoder-
are success. He stayed II, .jaclSson-
Vile until October. lss7. when he re-
moved TO Lincoln. Neb., his present
nome. Some legal matters in Ne
braska had required Mr. ElNan'S peg
sonal attention. NJ his first visit TO
tiie state capital he WAS 50 pleased
With The place ,l.f, he made up his
mind 10 remain 'l.erc. He opcirtl n
l;lw office in partnership with y. L..
laihot. who was Il cHSsnatc o. NJ.
RrNan's in the law school.
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FROM me outset OF ms Aebraska ca
,eet .ni' BRYAN Room part IN poii'ics.
e. 80 ~, 20 ei,S'e'' 20 congress
~, !, o'i' ,n'. i'Is' sN,'p'aska uls'ric' over
w. =. N"''''ei'' oi ol,,a'ia' MI. ''Han ;
po'it'''i eaiae'i realiN began WIN nus
.soi''.i'''ioi' ','f congress, me CON
s''''oi. vas heia june. 90 ls9o. ne
H'a gwen 'he nomination because, as
s's :, ~" one eise woui" 'ahe " l'e
'o'. 'i'is VIZ pis''ii 'l"'' sa'''" ialiir
- q 1alii'a.sil ORATOR. haSl,sS cam,
,">seu me alS'riet IN 1853 IN pcilaii OF
-. 'a'e'.ii's norton ai,ef"iira sscrc-
~ oi asileul''''e' -, ana 'heh IL ci'll,'i7
a.'''' io' 'o'iRlsss' ! nav sunni N"af ne
Nas ill'''e q uelesi''e 10 me s''le con
Ne'i''oh, ana oiiersa .he second place
on .ne ''eke'. D'lf dcclinea.
ll'lor 10 ms hoiiiiha1ion LOT CON
siess ne haa maze several speeches IN
V'haha ana othef towns IN ms state.
Pfcalc,ea by an except himself. he
campaign was tonight on the tal.if IS
Ho's's +ii. ''rN"', '''''''' an ~
mead of his ticEet and r..oi,.cd !, ,,l,,.
ralty of $500 over the man who had
previously beaten j. Sterling Morton
by $500.
His success was rewarded M Wash
inston. where Speaker Crisp gave him
:: lsl:ce OH the ways and means com,
in.ttac. Mr. l3ryals first sise,.eh IN
congress was delivered March II. SIP.
II WAS q plea for free wool. ana pa
pe's of ali shades OF politics warinlv
commended il. In his second cam
slaign MIR Bryan faced :; OBSCURE ing
outlook The state had been re:p-
5porfioned in 1851, the First district
being cut in Two. with Omaha cIini-
mated. Allen W. Field was nominated
aS his republican opponent Judge
Field resigned from the district bench
to enter the canvas. The democratic.
committee lacked funds, and there
was no outside assistance. The entire
republican strength was concentrated
against Bryan. the big railroad cor
porations openly lighting him Sir
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