The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

the party leaders offered him the NOM
ination for the lieutenant governorship
of Nebraska He declined the offer,
but made stumping campaign for the
ticket throughout the state.
The next year, 1890, the young De-
mocracy thrust upon the young De-
mosthenes from Illinois the nomination
for congressman from the First dis
trict. j. Sterling Morton, who in his
time was father of Arbor day aid
member of President Cleveland's cab
met, had been defeated in the race for
congress from that district in 1888 by
Republican majority of more than
5000 votes. Scarcely anybody expect
ed young Bryan to win. He was not
so very sanguine himself, but he made
an oratorical campaign and defeated
Congressman Cornell by nearly 1000
votes. In Omaha, where Council lived.
Bryan was sneered at as that Lincoln
/ boy" 1t was the reaction against the
new Mckinley tariff that elected Bry-
/ an-that and the silver tongue of the
| Lncolnian lad.
| So at thirty Bryan was chosen to the
national house of representatives. He
delivered his first speech in the house
the 10Th of March, 1892, on the subject
of free wool Senator Burrows of
Michigan, temporary chairman Of this
wears Republican national convention,
/ declared that it was the best speech OH
the tariff he ever had heard. News
papers of all political persuasions call
/ ed it a masterpiece. The chairman of
the ways and means committee was
William NJ. Springer of Illinois. Spring
er was so delighted with Bryan's free
wool talk that he procured the appoint
ment of the young Nebraskan on his
committee. Old graybeards have sat in
the house for generation without
achieving that coveted honor. Here
was youngster member so honored in
his first term. And when Bryan was
returned to congress for second tern
he was continued on that most impor
tant committee.
In the interim the Nebraska districts
had been reapportioned SO that Omaha
was eliminated from the First district
The district in its new shape was con
coded to be Republican by about $500
Judge Allen w. Field of Lincoln, on
of the ablest and most popular Repub
leans in the state. was nominated t.
=, run against Bryan. He resigned iron
the bench, so sanguine of success wa
: he, but Bryan beat him by 40 votes
= When President Cleveland called al
! extra session of congress in the sum
mer of 1893 to push through the repea
of the Sherman silver bullion purchas
ing act of 1890, the Democratic presi
: dent of the old school unwittingly CAV
! to the man of destiny in the new schoo
4 of Democracy an altitudinous stepping
: stone toward the presidency. Bryan o
{ Nebraska, aged th:rty-three, Delivers
in the house on the 10th of August
speech against the repeal of the pun
u chasing clause of the Sherman ac
: The whole house and most of the ser
: ate heard it. When Bryan cease
) speaking he was picked up by enemie
l. and friends alike and borne around tn
e hall on the shoulders of enthusiast
: who liked ripping fine grafton whe
VI they heard it regardless as to whethe
it suited their politics. Nobody di.
y puted that it was the greatest speec
of the extra session.
e Bryan declined a denomination IL
e congress in 1894 and became editor {
IS the Omaha World-Herald. He wante
&c to go to the United States senate. TT
e World Herald business Office made
g contract to run daily on the editors
n page two columns of "stuff," paid {,
T. by Republicans, which was inimical
IT Bryan's prospects. Bryan resigned Il