Truly yours,
"George W. Morgan."
GEORGE W. MORGAN TO HON. W. C. P. BRECKENRIDGE
"Mount Vernon, Ohio, Jan. 16th, 1877.
"Dear Sir,—From some cause yours of the 13th instant has only this morning been received. My engagements are such as to prevent me from being with you to-morrow. All movements, political or otherwise, must have a recognized leader. Mr. Tilden is ours. I have reason to believe that the action of our convention went beyond his wishes. Mr. Pelton wrote to me just before our convention, and not long since I had a note from Mr. Hewitt. The tone of both indicate a policy less pronounced than that taken by Ohio.
"The last clause of our third resolution was adopted by one majority, and would have been rejected had not two of the committee been absent when the vote was taken. I regret that I cannot have a full exchange of views with the gentlemen to be present. My judgment is that we should defer to the views of Messrs. Tilden and Hendricks.
"Truly y'rs,
"George W. Morgan.
"Hon. W. C. P. Breckenridge."
CHARLES F. ADAMS TO TILDEN
"31 Pemberton Square, Boston, 16th Jan., 1877.
"My dear Mr. Tilden,—You must excuse me for failing to call on you at 11 o'cl. Monday, as you requested. The snow-storm worked a very sudden change in my plans, and I hurriedly took the morning train for Boston instead of the afternoon, as I intended.