1 M.J. O'Brien says he
finds all the people he meets
on our side July 20/20 Dear C:, If Murphy is still with you show him enclosed type-
written letters. If he has gone home please forward to him. His
business address is (if you don't already know it) 304 People's
Bank Bldg. James K. called to-day, but only stayed about half
an hour. Harry showed him the letters, and they don't bear out
the description of the proposition he gave the man to whom
he talked, but he knows what they intend by it. The organization
has changed its Constitution and made itself part of the Re-
public. They want us to do the same, and the implication is
that if we don't do so they will cut us off. Of course, it would
be suicidal, for us and them, to do so. I think by the time it
comes round to the settlement of that question we'll be so
strong that there will be no difficulty about that. We won, hands down, last night at the Local Council and elected
Mulcahy to succeed Gargan. The others had made great preparations
to elect Tom. Rock, but they did not even mention his name and put
up no candidate. The drubbing they got last Sunday week at the
Clarke Branch put the fear of God in them. They were all there
and were told plainly by Sheahan they would get the same again if they raised 2 a disturbance anywhere. He invited them to try it in his branch, but
told them they would be welcome if they conducted themselves properly.
Col. Anderson presided Mc Mahon says there is a strong reaction in Philadelphia. Two
S.G's told him they were sorry for voting against the G.A., and he
met lots of members who are all right. But they don't express
themselves at meetings. He says Joe's campaign is getting nowhere and
there is a growing feeling against Mc Cartan In Atlantic City he
was afraid of a Father Moran, a pastor, who was a little wrong a
few weeks ago, but when he went to see him a few days ago he
said he had read up the trouble in the I.W., the Press and the
G.A. and had made up his mind that you and the G.A. are
right. They have three branches and he found officers and members
all right. In Phil. he told Mc Carney he was greatly mistaken about
the feeling of the Country and that if there was a Split Joe's crowd would
be overwhelmingly beaten. Mc C wants no fight, but through old friendship
sticks to Joe. But his brother, who is a more intelligent man, is all right.
Mc M. spoke at one club and one branch meeting. He did not refer to the
fight, but told of the great work done by the Friends and yours in Wash-
ington and it was vigorously applauded. He is very sanguine that we'll
win. Harry showed James K. a lot of captured documents some of them about crooks
among us. The whole lot, he says, are very interesting. They have the





3 3 fellows' reports, but they are all about proceedings at ordinary meetings.
Mick is Minister of Defence and doing all the work.
The Visitor and Harry went to see James last night. The Visitor did
not attack anybody; said he was done speaking and was going to
go home. JamesHe sent him out in an auto with his wife while he talked
to Harry. Harry seemed anxious to settle things peaceably,
He has a craze about control of things from home , like all
little men, but seems to want no fight. James showed the Visitor a scrap book about the Split
from 1888 to 1892 and told him a lot about his own experience.
He said if there was a Split now he would get out. He didn't say
whether he made any impression or not and I think he doesn't
know. I saw a letter from Fr. Magennis to-day. He says he is out for good.
He gives the Old Man credit for honesty, but wonders how he can't see
that telling all those things in public is not helping the enemy. He also
says something about cheap politics. I have a letter from a priest (can't lay my hands on it just now)
asking how the Commission on Ireland. came to be formed and why it butted in.
He is apparently all right. I will answer him to-morrow.
This is my whole budget of news. Yours truly
J.D.