Wednesday, April 24th 1889
Brother Cannon and myself went to Taber's
Photograph Gallery and sat for our portraits. after
which we returned to the hotel and were met by
Mr Stow and Col. Trumbo, and proceeded to the
Offices of the Southern Pacific. We met with Senator
Stanford, Mr C. P. Huntington Mr. A. N. Towne and Mr Gay,
all of whom are magnates of the Southern Pacific
System. Mr Stow had a very plain conversation
with Senator Stanford upon our question. He has
great influence with the Senator, and is a man of
high standing himself. He urged upon him the
propriety of writing a letter to President Harrison
upon our question, and request him not to make
appointments hastily, but to wait until he could know
more about the situation. The Senator related a conversation
he had with President Harrison upon this question. He fears
that Harrison is bigoted, and is too much wedded to the
Presbyterian Church. Senator Stanford spoke in the
kindest manner concerning us and our circum-
stances, and is evidently willing, as he has been for a
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