William Jennings Bryan to Woodrow Wilson
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My dear Mr. President
The letter which accompanies this was dictated yesterday but was not ready to mail until this morning. In sending it to you, I beg to enclose a despatch from O’Shaughnessy which verifies the correctness of the report contained in the papers this morning.
I feel that we have nearly reached the end of our trouble. This eliminates Huerta, which is the first thing that we desired. I know of no objections that can be raised to Gamboa personally and we have, therefore, only to await the election to see whether it is fairly conducted.
The injection of the religious question, while unfortunate from our point of view, will at least divert attention from the differences that have heretofore existed and tend to divide the country into two national parties, one of which must necessarily be dominant.
Do you think it would be worth while to emphasize the significance of the action of Huerta in endorsing the candidacy of Gamboa (and thereby putting himself out of the race)-- do you think it would be worth while to emphasize the significance of this by having Mr. Lind return in case we find upon inquiry that the Mexican Government has no more communications to make through him.? I think it is worth while considering whether such a course might not give our country a sense of security in the belief that the crisis is now passed. And it might enable you to express the hope that, this end having been reached, the Constitutionalists would assist in securing a fair election and a full expression of the wishes of the people.
I shall see you tomorrow morning, but I submit this inquiry that you may have time to consider it before then.
Very sincerely yours,
WJ Bryan
The President,
The White House.
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