National Affairs: Again, Brother Charlie

Tired of being known only as "Brother Charlie," the late great William Jennings Bryan's brother got himself elected Mayor of Lincoln, Neb. in 1915, went on to become threetime Governor of Nebraska, Democratic candidate for Vice President in 1924. Last week in Lincoln, friends crowded around to congratulate the Mayor-elect. Most of them still call him "Brother Charlie."

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