Show W J BRYAN WILLIAM batan of lincoln neb was born bom in salem marion county DL march 19 1860 he was educated at jacksonville in dl graduating in 1881 attended law school in chicago two years and read law with lym lyman 1 A 4 trumbull Trum buU located at lincoln lin coln neb I 1 1887 where he has since been a member of the law firm of talbot bryan was elected to congress twice serving in the fifty second i F and fifty third congresses as a democrat I 1 P mr bryan was raised a presbyterian of the old school to which sect he still has an attachment he is above the average man in height and weight he has dark brown hair and full gray eyes he is a typical specimen of american manhood in a physical mental and moral sense he is an inspiring speaker a careful student and an honest man he was nominated for the high office of president of the united states in the democratic convention on july 10 and will be elected by the american people on november ad 1896 the dawn of a new day is breaking and the star of hope is rising in the west let every patriotic citizen rejoice an and d be glad that we are to be delivered from the land of hon bondage dage |