Show WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN on saturday morning july 17 1897 we wended bended our way to the ele elegant gant home of hon frank B and mrs stephens corner of thirteenth east and second south st where we had the honor of being presented to the hon william jennings bryan by mr stephens upon being introduced to that great leader of the common peo were somewhat embarrassed for a few moments but our embarrassment disappeared after we had engaged in conversation with our most distinguished friend we wansito want to say right here that the broad ax feels well repaid for the effort which it made in behalf of the candidacy of W J bryan while conversing with the late presidential candidate he seemed highly delighted to learn that quite a number of the best aud and the brightest members of our race who besic reside le here in our oar beautiful city had cast their ballots for him we had the pleasure of meeting mrs bryan and mrs stephens mrs bryan is a lad lady y of rare culture and refinement 9 and she is as B bright as abran new silver dollar mrs stephens is a lady who is greatly to be admired for her genial ways miss ruth bryan is a sprightly young miss min who is in her eleventh year master william jennings bryan jr is as lively as a cricket and he i is in his eighth year miss grace is a very modest little miss miss and she informed th the broad ax that she was six years years old masters harold and ward stephens seemed to be right in clover while they were busily engaged in en entertaining pertaining their young friends there is no doubt in our mind but what mr bryan is an extraordinary ardi man in fact heis he is oneff one 0 the greatest men on this continent but his greatness consists in his wand wonderful erful democratic simpy simplicity city anil and in ia Hs plain matter of fact ara way y our ur ver very y pleasant visit with the bryans bryana haa bm deft bright aright spot inona vili continue A ao grow br brighter ra and brighter as thelea th the fryear yea hollby arbil b ja |