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Omaha September 14th 1864 T.C. Durant Esq Dear Sir Your telegram asking whether Mr Train could be elected to Congress as an independent candidate - I answered no - but would write you fully - While Mr Train was here, the illness of my little son kept me almost constantly in his room, and I had no means of ascertaining the tenor of what was going on. when I met him at Saratoga the only obstacle that stood in his way I understood to be Mr Poppleton an attorney who had done some legal business for the company, and who had been paid for his services in the same manner as any one else who was doing work for the company - with a distinct understanding that the company would select their own attorney when they desired one - I told Train and I think you that I could persuade Poppleton to withdraw his name from the canvas - on my return here to my surprise I found that Poppleton had no desire nor intention of putting himself forward as a candidate, and that he with Woolworth, Little, Morton Chandler, Hanscom Porter and a host of others that Train represented as very desirous of having him run as independent candidate, were exerting themselves to nominate as Democratic candidate George L. Miller which is done to-day. Instead of finding the enthusiasm for Mr Train that I expected I think the course he pursued here was contrary to the spirit of you express instruc-
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Omaha September 14th 1864 T.C. Durant Esq Dear Sir Your telegram asking whether Mr Train could be elected to Congress as an independent candidate - I answered no - but would write you fully - While Mr Train was here, the illness of my little son kept me almost constantly in his room, and I had no means of ascertaining the tenor of what was going on. when I met him at Saratoga the only obstacle that stood in his way I understood to be Mr Poppleton an attorney who had done some legal business for the company, and who had been paid for his services in the same manner as any one else who was doing work for the company - with a distinct understanding that the company would select their own attorney when they desired one - I told Train and I think you that I could persuade Poppleton to withdraw his name from the canvas - on my return here to my surprise I found that Poppleton had no desire nor intention of putting himself forward as a candidate, and that he with Woolworth, Little, Morton Chandler, Hanscom Porter and a host of others that Train represented as very desirous of having him run as independent candidate, were exerting themselves to nominate as Democratic candidate George L. Miller which is done to-day. Instead of finding the enthusiasm for Mr Train that I expected I think the course he pursued here was contrary to the spirit of you express instruc-
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