Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-27

United States and foreign nations "by which all disputed were to be submitted to an impartial investigat ing commission for a year before hospitalities could begin" This has been regarded as MT. Bryan's great sit achievement for thirty foreign na tions, including the Central Powers and representing three-fourths of the population of the earth, became sig natories to the document. About a year later the World War broke out in all it's fury
 Takes Another Run.
 In 1908 MT. Bryan was again nam. ed as the Democratic standard bear. CT. The campaign was waged on the principal issue of opposition to trusts" and for a third time the Democratic nominee suffered defeat, polling 6,409,104 votes to Taft's T. 67S,9OS and receiving 162 electoral votes to his opponents 321
 Notwithstanding MT. Bryan's re- verses in politics, it is said, he was "a good loser." Of Presbyterian forbears, optimistic and of reii- gious nature, his setbacks failed 10 make him lose faith in his future. He refused to become discouraged. For the next four years, or until the campaign of 1912 which resulted in the election of President Wilson, Mir. Bryan continued to edit his newspa- per and to attend the councils of his party.
 In his first campaign his home in Lincoln was Mecca for prominent Democrats, where Mrs. Bryan, a scholarly woman, formerly Miss Mary E. Baird of Perry, H., who had greatly aided her husband in his po- lotical career as a charming hostess The Bryans had three children, one son and two daughters.
 Services In Demand.
 Always in demand as a lecturer, especially at Chautauquas, MT. Bry- ans income was augmented by his writings for newspapers and maga- zines and his authorship of several books. The latter included "The First Battle" Q89O; Under Other Flags" Q9ON; The Old World and It's Ways" 190O; Heart to Heart Appeals" Q917). In addition to his Nebraska home, MT. Bryan after his final defeat for the Presidency, es- tablished residences in Ashville, N. C., and Miami, Fla.
 A few months before the time for the 1912 Democratic National con- vention. MT. Bryan publicly announc- ed he would not be candidate, de claring he was ready to enter upon campaign in behalf of true De- mocrat with even more vigor than that with which have fought at any time on my own behalf"
 Wilson Attracts Attention
 Woodrow Wilson at this time was Governor of New Jersey and had at tracted the attention of the Nebras- kan, it was said, by reason of his progressive legislation. The fight on the floor of the Baltimore con- vention, led by Bryan against the Tammany men in the New York delegation, is a matter of history. Despite the fact that Champ Clark, Speaker of the House of Represen- tatives, led on 27 ballots for the nomination and had a clear majority of nine, which ordinarily would have made him the party's candidate, the Nebraskan's eloquence and persist ence against domination of the par ty by Wall street" resulted in fail- ure of the Missourian to get the ne- cessary two-thirds of the convention and in the designation of Wilson.
 MT. Bryan and Mr. Wilson held many ideals in common. When MT. Wilson was elected president he ap- pointed MT. Bryan Secretary of State.
 Secretary of State.
 The two years MT. Bryan occupied place at the head of MT. Wilson's cabinet were years of perplexity and stress. The Mexican embroglio, the Japanese anti-alien land controversy in California and the correspondence with Germany and Austria-Hungary, antecedent to Americas entrance in- to the war, were problems that gave the Nebraska statesman many sleep less nights.
 During his term of office, because of an insult to the United States flag and the refusal of Dictator Huerta, of Mexico to fire a salute as an apol- ogy, American troops were dispatch ed to Vera Cruz, which was captur- ed April 21, 1914. Subsequently the soldiers and warships were with drawn, Huerta was depoSed and a