The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-10
NEBRASKA.
Mr.. Bryan Receives Election Returns
and Retires Early to Bed.


Lincoln, Neb., Nov. Mr.. Bryan
received election returns at his resi-
dence in this city. His house was fair
ly overrun by newspaper men and
telegraph operators. Not only was the
first floor of the house largely given
up to them, but two of the rooms in
the second story also. Four telegraph
wires ran to the house. Mr.. Bryan
had with him his brother, Charles
Bryan, his former law partner, eX-
State Senator Talbot, National Com
mitteeman Dahlman and Attorney
Schmidt.
Mrs. Bryan had as companions, Il
cousin, Mrs. Rogers, and Mrs. Dahl
man.
Mr.. Bryan took his dinner at a little
after six o'clock, and later spent a
few minutes in conversation with the
newspaper men. referring to the bull
letins received and asking some ques-
tions about different states, but with
out venturing any opinion upon the
figures.
The first bulletin was the one an
nouncing hat Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
had given Mckinley a majority of l.
337, and this was quickly followed by
another bulletin to the effect that
Elmira had gone in Bryan's favor to
the extent of 1,772 majority. When
shown this message, he simply re-
marked that it was encouraging.
Other bulletins from New York
came in thick and fast after that, and
while Mr.. Bryan made comment there
was a feenng among those present
that he was disappointed in the re-
turns from New York city and Brook
lyn. His reports up to the last con
corning those cities had been en-
%couraging and his own observation
had led him to believe that there
would be n large increase in mis- vote
rather than a loss. On the other hand
there was considerable encourage
ment from the interior of New York
state, and especially gratifying was
a message from National Committee
man Mack saying that Buffalo had
given Mckinley a majority of only
about three thousand, against a ma
.jurity of 10000 four years ago.
Coming closely upon the heels of
Buffalo dispatch was n from a
friend in Boston announcing that city
to have gone for Bryan by a MAORI
ty of 1000. as against $1,000 for Nc
Kinley four years ago.
The early dispatches indicated the
loss of Maryland, and this also was :.
disappointment, for it had been be-
lieved that that state was fairly safe
for the democratic ticket.
After receiving the earlier returns
in his library, in the midst of his
friends, Mr.. Bryan retired to his pri-
waite apartments, which were con-
nected with the outside world by n
special wire. Both he and Mrs. Bryan
were in cheerful mood, and a person
would never have dreamed from their
demeanor that they were at this time
the center of national interest.
At eight o clock, when the newspa-
per men c~ongregated at Mr.. Bryan's
house sought to secure a statement
from him, they were told that he had
just gone to sleep and could not d,
disturbed. When he retired to his
w room he glanced over the re-
turns with apparent interest, and
then. expressing a 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. He
had slept an hour in the afternoon,
after which he went for a horseback
ride to the farm. He did not, how
ever, feel fully recuperated, and.
therefore. sought additional rest, thus
manifesting probably less concern
than hundreds OF thousands of his
followers.