Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-07-30
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN DIES
SUDDENLY AT DAYTON, Tenn.
END COMES WHILE He SLEEPS
commoner Was Preparing for
Greatest Crusade Of Life
Against Modernism.

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Dayton, Tenn.--william Jennings
Bryan. three times presidential nomi-
nee OF the Democratic party, and
known the world over for his elo-
Quence, died here Sunday. He was 65
years old.
The end came while the great com
moner was asleep and was attributed
by physicians 10 apoplexy. He had
retired TO his room shortly after eat
ing large dinner to take short rest.
Mrs. Bryan sent the family chauffeur.
Jim Mccartney. 70 awake him about
$50 .. m. and II was learned then that
be was dead.
DR.. w. y. Thomson and DR.. A. c.
Droyles. who examined the body. en-
pressed the opinion Mr.. Bryan had
been dead between 30 and Is minutes
before they arrived.
Mr.. Bryan. who was n colonel OF the
Third Nebraska volunteers during the
Spanish-American war. on several oc.
casions had expressed O desire to be
buried In Arlington.
Death Comes on Eve Of Crusade.
Mr.. Bryan's death came on the eve
OF another crusade he had planned TO
carry before the American peoples
battle against modernism. He re-
turned to Dayton. Tenn. and after
having completed arrangements for
the early publication OF the speech he
was 10 have made In closing the trial
OF John T. Scopes. who recently was
found guilty OF violating Tennessee's
antievoiution law.
From the opening OF the trial he
was especially In earnest. insisting
throughout that battle was being
waged against revealed religion and
christianity.
Mr.. Bryan had prepared what was
90 have been the closing argument be-
fore the jury ut Dayton. II was no
secret that the preparation OF this ad-
dress had bean n matter OF weeks.
Some OF his friends thought that he
expected to make II one of the great
est efforts OF his career. suggesting
that II would perhaps be his last en-.
tended oratoricai effort. when argu-
ments were waived and the case sent
20 the jury without final speech.mak-
ing. Mr. Bryan said that he would
nevertheless deliver his prepared ad-
dress later and the nrst succeeding
Gays In Dayton after the trial were
spent In revising this manuscript.
Mrs. Bryan Accepts News Calmly.
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his room 10 rest he told his wife he
had never felt better In HIS life and
was ready to 90 before the country 10
wage his fight In behalf Of fundamen-
tklism.
Mrs. Bryan accepted the shocA
bravely and remained calm.
II am happy that my husband died
without suffering and In peace" she
said.
Sue X. Hicks. who was associated
with Mr.. Bryan In the recent trial. and
Mrs. Andrews. remarked upon Mrs.
Bryan's courage. as she took charge
OF arrangements. During all the ex.
element. Mrs. Bryan was the calmest
person In the house"
Uft9Us Itto Gotortut.
In all the history OF American poll
tics there are few names which carry
that brilliant luster OF spectacular Of.
fort which has become q part Of the
memory OF william Jennings Bryan.
His life for almost 80 years was q
panorama OF national sensations. piled
one upon the other. Al 30. he became
.a..~.s .~.~.l-Ak .aN ..fw ~. A.
OF his party but the Idol OF millions.
Three times he carried the party
standard a. It's choice for the highest
Office OF the land: In another presiden.
tiai year-isi2--he reaped much Of
the credit for placing Woodrow WI.
son In the White House: and In al
most every other national Democratic
convention IN q generation he was In
the very center OF every storm that
came.
Throughout all his active years, his
followers chung to his standard IN IN
swerving devotion for the man and
HIS ideals. while his enemies reviled
and hated him. calling him ignorant
and misguided m both his economics
and his religion. His great power OF
sloQuence. which nrst brought him to
q place Of national prominence. re-
NAMED unimpaired for many years:
but toward the last his old time bril-
lance on the platform and the stump
began TO dim perceptibly.
Nominated In tess.
Although he found time for many
ventnresome excursions into other
fields. politics was his forte. and the
story Of his life work h almost his
tory Of the national political cam.
psigns that began when the Chicago
Democratic convention Of %. stam.
peded out Of deadlock ~ his -cross
Of Cold speech. made him liz cAndi
date for president.
tiIrsss Abssat During Trial.
There were no indications Of Illness
m the great eommonsr during the
trial On his arrival at Dayton few
days IN advance Of the opening case