| Show W U 9 nil 13 0 ft A n brooklyn returns a dist digap ip too small to offset upstate up state vote fairview fall view lincoln N neb teb nov 3 william J arv bryan an tonight night to received rece ivea at his home fairview tho returns which early earls told bam that for the third time he habad biad been defeated in the greatest ambition of his life confident ot of victory to the very tery last be was not prepared to believe that his cause c uise was lost until the pluralities of his republican opponent piled up in such proportions as to leave no room for doubt when the early returns came in 1 he roade made particular inquiries rega regarding r ling the state of new york and found rauch much encouragement in tho the gains he was making upstate over the democratic vote of 1904 but as the figures continued to be receive dhe relied on greater N new york 0 o ol 01 offset the heavy tatt taft vote above harlem river even in that he baj wag bitterly alap disappointed and he soon realized abi that t the h state was hopelessly gone and with it his prospects of being elected according cordIng Ae to the predictions of his bid managers manager s he was led to believe that he would be elected without te aid of the empire tate state and alid b ho o turned bis inquiries toward and indiana Ind fana the heavy heary democratic gain in the 13 ohio districts was a source of satisfaction and to him indicated that the prophesies that ohio would go democratic would be fulfilled he also got touch rauch comfort out of a telegram john ab P lamb member ot of them the advisory committee from indiana stating that in dlana was probably and derived a good deal of satisfaction in the tact fact that his own precinct had given him a handsome majority and aad in tho the reports that ho he again would carry his kai after nearly three hours spent in Ws his library mr bryan came ups taira and talked to the newspaper men and others who had assembled in the work toom ile he read some further returns aut they told the same story of defeat and he announced hat he would not have any statement to glee give out tonight A large number of the voters of his precinct came in to congratulate him on ats ta being carried for him and after chatting with them for a while he went into the house first stating that he would retire at 10 while a number of democratic leaders from all over the country communicated with the candidate by telegraph the abson sance co of any word up to a late hour hou from chairman alack was the subject of comment i during the evening tho friends ot of the bryan family from the surrounding coli country and from lincoln dropped in iia and after being received by sirs bryan showed thol thelt interest in the election lection by remaining to hear the re the zun sun parlor presented a gay appearance as the ladles ladies many of them in evening dress eagerly scanned the bulletins and endeavor endeavored red to figure out a democratic victor victory while ae ho nien men would assemble L in little groups to talk over the situation lairs fara deavitt mr bryans oldest teighlor tor to would not concede that her ather ther had lost his big fight and remained q until a late hour bel believing leving that more ore favorable news would be forth coming m in I 1 f A at t fi 11 i D xa n sir bryan sont sent down calra the following statement I 1 it is very gratifying to receive zo so campli complimentary a vote in ili my home pro pre claca of normal and in the city of lin coan W appreciate very much this expression of good will on the part ot of our az noigh neighbors bora ta in republican strong hoial fairview fall view lincoln neb nov 3 1 lile e sun parlor of his homo home turned into a temporary arV office W it bryan tonight watched tho the re tarns with manifest interest he wits however perhaps the roost most unconcerned among those who had bad assem bled to learn the peoples verdict mr air bi 3 an divided his time between lie iween the soc un parlor farlor and his library where hz ha pa got special reports tle tie state ob airman and tho the nati national oual committee add aad frequently carao camo upstairs stairs and read alaid tho the reports lie he had received ice returns from new york par from the upstate lipstate up lip state precincts kore of more than usual inter cut to iba 16 can candidate dIdato who declared declai ed that the increase over the vote of t 1901 opa was about what jad iad been ex ted ho made many inquiries re arding the result iu in greater now new alk ark and ohio aate residing rest ing for achour an hour mr dryan bryan iroini ijo 0 ini the party in the still eun parlor and alid began reading the ic turns his hid i aug 1 hiers l mrs airs ruth leavitt and miss G grace race and hiis is son willmm william were among the group in tho the sun parlor abild r spent pent most of th Sov ning keeping in III i close touch witt with the situation while mrs 1 bryan was content to oc corae into the room Yoom although the candidate kept her thoroughly posted on the returns at oc rock democratic head goeters qi arters in chicago inquired of mr ar bryan what personal information ho he jad ad and he replied that it was to the effect that the democrat abro making gains whore where they hey were expected tile the early lot letwins letu r ins from brooklyn nere TV are a disappointment to the cancil candil late date who remarked that it would be r necessary for the democratic vote to be larger in order to offset the taft voto upstate up state the press anil other bule bulletins tins giving the later returns were vore dept to mr bryau bryan in ills his library v ere he had gone after remaining upstairs for a short tims he read them but made no comment upon them |
