fied us of gatherings along the line oven
where the train did not stop. On this trip
we were awakened at Auburn, the county seat
of Nemahą, always a faithful supporter in
my Congressional contests, by a few hundred
silverites who insisted in shaking hands
through the window." 38.

And again:

"I left Lexington near midnight, got up about two o'clock to give a word of encouragement to the silverites of Somerset, Ly, and reached Knoxville, Tenn., early in the morning." 39.

And again:

"During the run through Iowa a little
incident occurred which illustrates the
brevity of some of our stops.
As we ap-
proached one of the smaller stations, an
enthusiastic supporter announced that we
were coming to his town and that he would
introduce me to the crowd. When the train
came to a stop, he took his place upon the
rear platform and said in substance: 'Ladies
and Gentlemen: This is the proudest moment
of my life. It gives me pleasure to intro-
duce to you (the train then began to move
and He jumped off of the car he concluded
the next President of the United States
William Jennings Bryan.' By this time the
train had gone so far that I could only bow
my acknowledgments and retire." 40.

The Last Day of the Campaign

Mr. Dryan took no rest until the day of the election had

come. The last day of campaining was spent in Omaha where he

38. First Battle, pp. 441-442.

39. Ibid. F. 449.

40. Ibid., p. 301.

addressed twenty seven gatherings.

a few minutes before twelve o'clock.

The closing speech was made

Address to the Bimetallists

As soon as the result of the election became known, Kr.

Bryan issued an address to the bimetallists of the United States parts of which follow:

"In spite of the efforts of the
Administration and its supporters; in
spite of the threats of money-loaners
at home and abroad; in spite of the co-
ercion practiced by corporate employers;
in spite of trusts and syndicates; in
spite of an enormous Republican campaign
fund, and in spite of the influence of
a hostile daily press, bimetallism has
almost triumphed in its first great fight.
The loss of a few States, and that, too,
by very small pluralities, has defeated
bime tallism for the present, but bimetal-
lism emerges from the contest stronger
than it was four months ago.

"I desire to commend the work of the
three National Committees which have joined
in the management of this campaign. Co-op-
eration between the members of distinct po-
litical organization is always difficult,
but it has been less so this year than usual.
Interest in a common cause of great import-
ance has reduced friction to a minimum. I
hereby express my personal gratitude to the
individual members, as well as to the execu-
tive officers, of the National Committee of
the Democratic, Populist and Silver parties
for their efficient, untiring and unselfish
labors. They have laid the foundation for
future success, and will be remembered as
pioneers when victory is at last secured." 41.

41. First Battle, p. 603.