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Chicago Illinois Sept. 6th 1888 H.B. Stone Esq. General Manager W.B. & ? R.R.

Dear Sir Following find report of D.D.C. dated at Chicago Sept 5th 1888. Operation reports that today Sept 5. in Chicago at the National Hotel: there was nothing of importance going on therefore Opr went to the McCoy Hotel: and Met Shanahan -- who appears to be -- drinking considerable since his nomination to the Senate on the Labor Ticket! Opr talked with him and he said he did not know whether he would accept the nomination or not unless he could get the Democrats to endorse him which Frank Lawler has promised him he would get: he says the boys don't want him to mix in politics at the present time or as long as this strike is on as it might hurt the strikers While Opr and Hannah were talking Hurley came in very hurriedly and excited with a telegram from Denver which he showed Hannahan and Fogarty Hurley went immediately and took a train on the Panhandle for Indiana: he goes to Soyausport? then to Peru and to several other points in Indiana: They were very nervous after they received this telegram: Hurley took