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La 100-1822) : C FIPERTIAL Strecst, Kew Tort, Ne ork dated Aprii 23, 1907, and z jmed BY wv “Dear Huns anc Lous: Well, I sn Pinglly back in New York, having stopped at ‘St. Louis, Chics ago, Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh since I saw you + & week go Sunday. "T called Ci.RLIZ.CH.PLIN yesterday as vou sucgested. He is now staving at {is Sulgrave aotol, 60 East. 67th Stra et, Riinelander h-2600. ne was verv friendly but said thet at this moment ne is hese over heels reading briefs and manuscripts in a lew suit whien Will probably have hia tice up the rest of this veek and maybe he beginning of next. se said that when he is finished witn the suit he will be Aape; to make an appointment for me. We left it that I shovld call thin on siondny and ind out wnen the appointment can be mode. * Win a letter ac ox wrote to in tne offic nere on april 19, sne saia tact vow will — ae wich would nave to be given to Ca.FLIN by ucssengcr, not oy mail. As far as ft ein tell, such a letter hes not been received hera. i would fai) aT appreci: te it very much if you could prevare a Letter wich I could. ic taxe with me when I heve my eppointment with Casiixy, Iam sure ‘fF ¢ toat such 2 letter would ‘do a great denl to mexe our talk worth € 3 wile. r- t. aes "It is my recollection on the basis of our conversation \ ee that Cu.PLIN offered to aAnve some sort of a perty for GERELPT. af tnis is the czsv, we couvle of course zet the necessary nelp in arranging and carrying through the project as soon as we can gst % vw ‘ agreanent from nim as te «= d:te. "as you prob bly mon, tis whole funderaising aspect of tne campeign ass been serizusly «flected br competition of other con- pelling demands. I- is our fealing that a CuaPLIN affair woule help break througn this situetion which has us in very bad straits. “aS you probably know now, S°RH\RT was arraigned yestsrday _ in Washington and trials wero sit for Has 2€ on the contempt oh: Tere, and June 16 on the falss statem ont charge. He is coming into the office here in a fow minutes and this afternoon we are hold- ing a press conference in our office at which he vill tell his stor: ' to represenvitives of the press and vwire scrviccs. ° oi DENTIAL 7) ~