The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-07
AT THE BRYAN HOME.
The House overrun With Newspaper Men. Re-
ceiving the Returns.
M'KINLEY. BT
fRv the Associated Press.

Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 6.-Mr. Bryan re-
ceiYed election returns az his residence
in this city. His house was fairly over
run with newspaper men and telegraph
operators. Not only was the first IGOR
OF the house largely given up TO them,
but two of the rooms in the second story
also. Four telegraph wires were run
into the house. dr. Bryan had with him
his brother, Charles Bryan, his former
law partner. ex State Senator Talbot,
Committeeman Dahlman, and Attorney
Schmidt Mrs. Bryan had as companions
a cousin, Mrs. Rogers, and Mrs. Dahlman.
Mr. Bryan took his dinner at little
after o'clock and after partaking OF
tho meal spent fow minutes in CONVEX
sation with the newspaper men, Ta'er-
ring to the bulletins received, and asking
some questions about different sections,
but without TepturIng any opinion UPON
the figures. rhe FIRST bulletin was the
one announcing tina. Poughkeepsie, ~ =,
had given Mckinley a majority OF ,2l,
and this was quickly followed by another
bulletin to the effec} that Elmira had
gone in Mr. Bryan's favor to tie extent
of 1,722.
AT 8 o'clock. when the newspaper men
congregated at Mr.. Bryan's house SouPhV
TO secure a statement from him tney
were told that he had just gone 10 Steep
and could not be disturbed. When ne
retired To his own room he glanced over
the returns with apparent interest ana
then. expressing q desire TO make III son2
of the rest he lad lost III the past few
weeks lay down and was asleep III less
than FIVE minutes.
When shown this message, he simply
remarked that it was encouraging. The
other bulletins from New York came in
thick and fast after that. and while Mr..
Bryan made no comment, there was
feeling among those present that he was
disappointed in the returns from New
York city and Brooklyn. His reports,
up to the last, concerning these cities
had been encouraging, and his own ob-
servation had led him to believe that
there would be a large increase in MS
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
message from National Committeeman
Mack, saying that Buffalo had given NC
Kinley a majority of only about 3.OO0
against a majority of $4,000 four years
ago. Coming closely upon the heels Oh
the Buffalo dispatch was one from
friend in Boston, announcing that city
to have gone for Bryan by majority OF
1000, as against II 900 for Mckinley four
years ago.
The early dispatches indicated the loss
of Maryland, and this also was a disap-
pointment, for it had been believed that
that State was fairly safe for the Demo-
cratic ticket
After receiving the earlier returns in
his library, in the midst of his friends,
Mr.. Bryan retired to his private apart
ments, which we're connected with the
outside world by special wire. Both he
and Mrs Bryan were in cheerful mood
and person unacquainted with the cir
cumstances would never have dreamed
from their demeanor that they were at
this tirro the center of National interest
Mr.. Bryan remained in his private
apartments during the entire even
ing and slept the greater part OF
the time. He did not make his APP