Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-19
BRYAN IS 4s YEARS OLD
Great COmmOner Has Led the siren.
uOus Life.

1s60-Born in Salem, ILL.,,
March 10. 1860.
1SS1-Graduated Illinois Col
lege, Jacksonville, valedictorian.
= 1sS3--Graduated Union Col
: lege Of Law, Chicago, and began
practice Of law in Jacksonville,
I'll.
Married Mary II. Baird,
: at Perry, H., October 1.
= 1887--Removed from Illinois
to Lincoln, Neb., where he has
since resided
T" 1s91-,Elected member OF
= House OF Representatives from
- Nebraska.
= tS93-Received democratic
l. vote for United States Senator
: In Nebraska legislature.
= 1894--Nominated In Demo-
. cratic convention for United
l" States Senator. but was defeat
- ed In Legislature by John M.
= Thurston.
+" 1S95-Became editor of om-
: aha World-Herald upon retire
: ment from congress.
I" 1S96-Delegate to Democrat
Z" 10 national convention, wrote
/" the free silver" plank in It's
/" platform, made his notable
Grown Of thorns and cross of
: gold" speech and was nominat-
I" cd for presidency, travelled over
= $4,000 miles In campaign; re-
ceiyed 176 electoral votes
against 27l for William Me-
Kinley.
Delivered elctures on
bi-metallism in various parts OF
the country.
Raised the Third regi-
ment of Nebraska volunteer in
fantry for war against Spain.
becoming Its colonel.
1900--Again nominated for
president by Democrat. Popu-
list and silver Republican con-
yentions. and waged campaign
on platform OF "anti-imperial-
ism; received in electoral col
lege 1915 votes as against 292
for william Mckinley.
1901 Established weekly POI
lltical magazine and became
prominent on lecture platform,
Made extended tour OF
the world, eliminating upon his
return in August ina great pop
ular reception In New York.
1908 Endorsed by demo-
cratic state conventions and
committees In various states as
candidate for the presidency
in this years campaign.
LINCOLN. Neb., Mar. 19.-wi
liam jennings Bryan'a 4sth birthda
was celebrated today by the dem,
Gratis OF Lincoln and Throughout
Nebraska. Hundreds OF congratl
latory messages from admirers
many states and foreign countri,
were delivered today at the Brya
home near Lincoln. whore the fan
GUS Commoner finds relaxation
agricultural pursuits In the occa
lonal periods of rest between polit
cal campaigns and lecture engag,
ments. Mr., Bryan is today in Chict
go,
Although Lincoln is largely r.
publican In It's political tendencie
the people of the city are immenseI
proud OF their famous citizen and r,
publicans as we'll az democrats joil
ed In the days fluctuations,
The Bryan home is about fot
miles from the heart OF Lincoln.
Is named Fairylew. and II Is we
named. The view on every side
fair and far, II Is a cireling stretC
OF undulating prairie. thick-dotte
with buildings, large and small. M
llvened ON the west BY the smokir
ehlmneys of the city and the don
OF the State house. And tho win,
never rest at Falrview, which IL
purely modern house of Clipped n
brick, looking as II It had been Il
tended for a city street and had &,
TO It's present place by mistake.
In the front yard of the Gre
Commoner's 1853 acre farm stands
tall stone lantern. which was Civ,
him In Japan. during his recent tr
around the world, Ftanking II
broad stone steps leading 10 II
front porch arc two bronze beast
also from Japan, The beast ON Il
left Is conseryatism--its mouth
shut tight, The one ON the right
Radiealism--its mouth Is wide ope