The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 28, July 1924 - April, 1925 Page: 168
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
BRYAN TO HAYES
Dbear Rud: Galveston, April 19th, 1880.
On my return to the city three days since I found yours of
the 28th ult. I am very much obliged to you for your kind let-
ter. I know that your duties are very onerous and that you have
much writing to do, and had you not been so good a correspond-
ent in the past I should not have looked for an occasional letter
from you: I am not willing to give up the expectation of a let-
ter now and then even if you have to neglect others.
I knew that you would like Betty, and I knew that she would
like you and Mrs. Hayes when you knew each other. I am grate-
ful to you for the cordial hospitality and friendly attentions shown
her by you and Mrs. Hayes. Her letters home show that she
appreciates all your kindness, and that you and Mrs. Hayes have
her friendship, admiration and esteem. She is now with my
daughter at Hollins Institute, Va., where she will remain a week,
and then return home. Her parents are most grateful to you
for your kindness to their daughter, and should you ever visit
Galveston will be most happy to show to you their appreciation
of your treatment of her. Although you say you look forward
to the close of your term with feelings of "a school boy longing
for the coming vacation," I wish you could remain in office four
years longer to carry into effect your real views and feelings in
regard to the whole country. For I believe then you would boldly
consummate what you began, and from the force of circumstances
have been constrained to somewhat vary or suspend. My great
desire, and I know it to be yours, is to see sectionalism as dis-
tinguished by "the bloody shirt" extirpated. Believing this (un-
less driven off by yourself and platform of your party) if you
should be nominated I would support you. I fully agree with
you. You have much in your administration that you can look
at with pride. And I think you can to your "oldest and warm-
est friends" speak your mind freely without being considered by
him as "bragging."
The Texas Delegation to Chicago Convention will be for Grant.
The latter made capital in Texas by his visit.46 A good many
Democrats would not be averse to his election, for they are in-
clined to believe he would give "peace."
"General Grant's visit to Texas occurred during the latter part of
March, 1880.168
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