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within years he was deep in public a9airs giving Iittie heed to his law business. which had never brought him more than $150o year.
 'Tn 1888 he was sent delegate to the state con- venton which choose delegates to the national during Hull in the proceedings of the convention as Omaha. which launched him fairly upon the tumuitu" ous politics. just in later years single im- passioned address won for him presidential nomi~ nation.
 : sRryan captured the convention. reused 1t to a fever of enthusiasm and the next day. instead of an obscure lawyer h country town. he was command. ing figure in state politics
 @DeclAAing in the next state campaign, a nomina- tion for lieutenant governor he st plunged into the contest, making speeches in every county HIS repu- taton for ready wit and convincing oratoFy on the stump thus established tor him the unasked and probably the thoroughly undesired. nomination for Congress from his district in lsso
 Thus the public career of the man began--one of the most remarkable careers. as Dr. Abbott rsmarka in American politics His history since the first nom- tnation in Chicago in 1885, is known to every reader
 Mir Bryan's name has become household word all over the because of his wonderful physical ae tivty no than through his earnest aovoc@ey o1 tha noltical doctrines in which he believes His aei- tv to perform the rearkabla work that he has ae" cepted is due to perfect physiaus
 sNAr Bryan" said friend recently. ts no physical ,,t,,r,st. in the accepted meaning of the tarn He nayer went in for athetics-partly because ne nsver
 a Ina time AS boy his fathers farm in Illnois M xot all the athletics he needed between the blew SnsIes in the harvest field and on the wnteF wood pile .A. ..r,~u,. o, ,h. .,o,ng lawyer in the West he had time for ath- iAtics except such were necessary to pursue and overtake enough substance to support his family. Since term in Congress ne has been 100 posS in politics to play at exercise ~
 Mr. Bryan's oratorical powers are admitted by ali' and vat the whole nation marveed at the physical endurance that has supported him in his remarkably active career upon the lecture platform ana nis nu- merous political tours.
 "At the Chicago convention of 1896" remarks an adnirins commentator 'r. Bryan nominated himself almost single handed by means of speech such as no physical weakling could have made, no matter what his mental power oratorical cunning"
 This because of the great size of halls in which modern national conventions are held There are comparatively few in public life who can address successfully such immense audiences
 But Mir Bryan's physical endurance shown more strtkingly during the campaign that followed For him the speaking campaign of that year lasted approximately four months. and there about twenty-five campaigning days in each month. Mir. that remarkable whirlwind campaign.
 It was not unusual for him to deliver thirty.nve addresses in day Toward the end of the fight a day of only twenty speeches considered rather slow While on tour of New York state he made forty-one speeches in a day. ~
 If the miles traveled by MT. Bryan since his first tonishing and this. leaving out of consideration his trip around the world few years ago.
 by any means. He has been in constant demand as a fnaiIy, in fuhiiing his lecture sn@gagepsssnts @ ss g.. nonaiastsd for the second time he entered upon hs to whom the game had the fascination of novelty.
 It said that in each of his campaigns MT: 5ryan sanss of once and ana hSif aropnd the ssrth Speech making and travsiing were not the limits