William Jennings Bryan, the "Boy Orator of the Platte", knew the Platte primarily runs through this state
In 
1896, the Populists rejected Bryan's Democratic running mate, Maine banker ..... 
to his support of the free silver issue) and the "Boy Orator of the Platte" (a 
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1900 and 1908, using the years between to run a newspaper and tour as a public 
speaker.