The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-07
VOTES STRAIGHT TICKET
Campaign Began by Endorsing De
claration Of Independence.
so SAYS BRYAN IN HIS BRIEF ADDRESS
Whatever the Result, Though He Looks FL
Victory, Bryan's Pfoudest Thought Will
be None Have Falteied in the
Battle For Principle.
Battle For Principle.
(By the Associated Press,)

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. civilian Jen-
nings Bryan returned to Lincoln at 10 so
a. m. today after spending the night in
Omaha. His first act after arriving here
was to swear in his vote and then cast
it, He voted the straight Democratic
ticket, National, State and Congressional
The trip from Omaha was without spe-
cial incident. Mr. Bryan occupied a
seat in an ordinary day coach which was
crowded, He appeared in excellent
spirits and engaged freely in conversation
with those about him. Much of the time
of the journey, which consumed almost
two hours time, was given up to con-
troversy with Republican citizen of
the State on the Philippine question.
Mr.. Bryan voted at booth half a
dozen blocks from his residence on B
street. Half hundred residents and a
dozen newspaper man congregated to
witness the act. Before going to the
voting place Mr.. Bryan repaired to the
city hall, where he filled out certificate
stating that he had failed to register be-
cause of absence from the CITY, The
with a certificate also dispensed to all who
would receive them yellow badges bear
ing the inscription: 81 am a Republi-
can"
Quite a procession formed at the city
hall, consisting of citizens and newspa-
per men in carriages and a number of Mr..
Bryans neighbors on foot who escorted
him to the voting place. At the polling
Mr. rnnnOniZQ6 l.
most everyone present and a general
nandshaking ensued. Two freeholders of
his ward, one Republican 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 Democratic Presidential candidate
was granted an exemption by the judge
of election-the Rev. Mr.. Ludden,
Lutheran minister. Mr.. Bryan was re-
CURED to give his place of residence,
to state where he was born and also to
inform the officials as to how long he
had lived in the precinct the ward and
the State. Having obtained this infor-
nation, Mr.. Ludden asked Mr.. Bryan, in
accordance with the law of the State,
whether he wished to state the name OF
the party with which he affiliated. To
this Mr.. Bryan responded promptly,
1.-THE Democratic party" and with a
twinkling in his eye and smile upon
his face, he added, with friendly feel
ings towards two others
After this Mr. Bryan took the pond
erous ballot and entered a booth. Emerg-
ing, he put the ballot in the box, and the
vote was given the number 1853. AS he
was voting several cameras were turned
upon him and the election judge request
cd all present to remove their hats The
request was promptly complied with. AS
Mr.. Bryan left the booth, some one ask
ed him if he cast a straight ballot, to
which he replied:
Eyes. the electoral candidates are all
friends Of NINE"
Mr. Bryan was then escorted ito his
home. where he made a brief address
from his front porch to the assembled
friends He said:
"Centlemen | want to thank you for
the loyalty you have shown, not only In
this campaign, but in the campaigns
which have preceded it, and l hope that
within twelve hours we may be able to
meet again and rejoice over victory
We opened this campaign at Kansas CITY
by endorsing the Declaration of lnde-
pendence, written by Thomas Jefferson
/ want to close this campaign by readlng
an extract from a speech made by Abra-
ham Lincoln, for in this campaign we
have been quoting the speeches OF Lin
coin and invoking his authority, as Lin
coin in his first campaign quoted from
the utterances of Jefferson and invoked
his authority:
MANY free countries have lost their
liberties. and our may lose hers, but If
she shall may it be my proudest plume,
not that was the last to desert her, but
that l never deserted her.
81 will add that / think we shall sue
coed today. But if we fail, be it so. We
shall have the proud consolation of say
ing to our conscience, and to the depart
ed shade of our country's freedom, that
the course approved by our judgments and
adored by our hearts, in disaster, in
change. in torture, in death, we never
faltered in defending"
The brief address was received with
cheers and the party took their leave,
giving Mr.. Bryan a few hours with his
own family.
He repaired to the second story of his
house and spent the day resting He was
sound asleep fifteen minutes after he
entered the house.