clamation, and he required that I should have all the editors of these papers seen,
and that I should test all the sources of power among the leading religious denomin-
ations. When you realize how many there are of these papers and how numberous are the
sources of religious power and authority, you can imagine something of the task that he
laid upon me. It was then that Colonel Trumbo came on to help in this work, and we were
fortunate enough also to have the benefit of the wise counsel and suggestion of Presi-
dent Cannon and General Clawson, who about this time came to New York and remained
several weeks, a fact which in itself was peculiarly fortunate and almost providential
in the line of success to our efforts. Difficult as this work was, we took it up, em-
ploying the help of many people, and finally secured a favorable expression from all th[e]
church papers in favor of showing confidence toward your people in their changed atti-
tudes, and quite a favorable expression from leading church authorities in favor of the
President's immediate and favorable action. The amnesty therefore would have been iss-
ued in October except for the affliction that feel^ll^ upon the President in the illness
and final death of his wife, when to the credit of his heart be it said everything else
even the campaign for his reelection, was made subordinate to his duties toward his dy-
ing wife. Influences counter to our wishes intruded on this effort from Mr. Elkins,
then Secretary of War, ^and for some strange reason from General Tracy, then Secretary of the Navy,^ the latter being influenced, I think, through some unrelenting
leading men in his Church, the Presbyterian. Mr. Elkins I think wanted to reach some
understanding with the authorities of your Church in behalf of some friends and inter-
ests he has in New Mexico. As you know, the amnesty was finally issued after the elec-
tion, and this act of a Republican President following the sanction and permission of
the laws of a Republican Congress put great power in our hands to influence all Repub-
lican elements in the contest to follow.

Then followed the contest for Statehood, in the winter of 1892-3. In prepar
ing for this we reached out and with systematic effort organized into friendly influ-
ences still more all the powerful elements of every State, by reaching the State Com-
mittees of our party, getting them in active line of friendship in their influence on
Congress, together with the members for each State of the National Committee. We also
kept up through the summer of 1892 our active efforts in mollifying all the strong ele

clamation, and he required that I should have all the editors of these papers seen, and that I should test all the sources of power among the leading religious denominations. When you realize how many there are of these papers and how numberous are the sources of religious power and authority, you can imagine something of the task that he laid upon me. It was then that Colonel Trumbo came on to help in this work, and we were fortunate enough also to have the benefit of the wise counsel and suggestion of President Cannon and General Clawson, who about this time came to New York and remained several weeks, a fact which in itself was peculiarly fortunate and almost providential in the line of success to our efforts. Difficult as this work was, we took it up, employing the help of many people, and finally secured a favorable expression from all the church papers in favor of showing confidence toward your people in their changed attitudes, and quite a favorable expression from leading church authorities in favor of the President's immediate and favorable action. The amnesty therefore would have been issued in October except for the affliction that fell upon the President in the illness and final death of his wife, when to the credit of his heart be it said everything else even the campaign for his reelection, was made subordinate to his duties toward his dying wife. Influences counter to our wishes intruded on this effort from Mr. Elkins, then Secretary of War, and for some strange reason from General Tracy, then Secretary of the Navy, the latter being influenced, I think, through some unrelenting leading men in his Church, the Presbyterian. Mr. Elkins I think wanted to reach some understanding with the authorities of your Church in behalf of some friends and interests he has in New Mexico. As you know, the amnesty was finally issued after the election, and this act of a Republican President following the sanction and permission of the laws of a Republican Congress put great power in our hands to influence all Republican elements in the contest to follow.

Then followed the contest for Statehood, in the winter of 1892-3. In prepar ing for this we reached out and with systematic effort organized into friendly influences still more all the powerful elements of every State, by reaching the State Committees of our party, getting them in active line of friendship in their influence on Congress, together with the members for each State of the National Committee. We also kept up through the summer of 1892 our active efforts in mollifying all the strong ele