Correspondence (incoming) - B

Senate Chamber Twenty-sixth session Sacramento, Feb 2nd, 1885

Dear Governor I have made inquiries in regard to the matter of which you made mention on Saturday evening [W.?] Vrooman informs me, that several days before the election, [Nov?] 6. [Fr. McGlastian?], Member of Assembly from Nevada, took the trouble to find him (Vrooman) who was engaged at a meeting at Judge Dendon's office, for the purpose of imparting information to him in regard to Sargent's position on the Rail Road proposition. He told W.Vrooman that he should vote for Sargent on the 1st ballot,

Senate Chamber Twenty-sixth session Sacramento, 1885

ballot, because he was under obligations to so do, but that would be the end of it. He said the Rail Road would be compelled to [defend?] Sargent in self-defence as he was [losing?] as an anti-monopolist, denouncing the Rail Road, and citing his action in the [Convention?] of [1845?], as proof of his [services?]. [McGlastian?] also told W. Vrooman that he was often in Sargent's room and on all occassions the Rail Road was roundly abused by Sargent and his henchmen. He also told W. Vrooman he considered

8 West 56th Street New York, Nov. 29/90

Hon. Leland Stanford: My Dear Sir In accordance with your suggestion, I telegraphed to Mr.Lathrop that [Lundt?] could remain in Charles [Marvin's?] care for the winter. A day or two before your telegram was received my brother David said to me, "Don't you think it is dangerous to have [Lundt?] [climb?] the mountais at this season of the year, especially as she has been [clipped?]?" I was debating

this point with myself when your timely telegram was received. I saw Sunol at Terre Haute last June [not?] a quarter, [away?] within herself, on a heavy track, in 31.1/4. I then said to Orrin Hickok, in presence of Mr.Allen of Pittsfield and Mr. Hamlin of Buffalo, "I want to make one of my peculiar bets with you." He wanted to know what that was. I said, "I will give you a hundred dollar suit of clothes if you can mark nearer the time than I can than Sunol will make before the 1st of November." We both marked exactly the same figure, 2:09 - so that the "bet" was off; but I gained the point I had in view, namely, to ascertain what Hickok thought of the mare's speed. I still think

8 West 56th Street New York, Nov. 29/90.

Hon. Leland Stanford:

My Dear Sir -

In accordance with your suggestion, I telegraphed to Mr.Lathrop that Sunol could remain in Charles Marvin's care for the winter. A day or two before your telegram was received my brother David said to me, "Don't you think it is dangerous to have Sunol cross the mountains at this season of the year, especially as she has been clipped?" I was debating

that she could have trotted very close to Maud S's record if - after she trotted a half mile in 1:02 1/2 at Detroio - she had been kept at one track and given a sufficient number of slow miles to "stay her up." Still we must not overlook the fact that, in these days when we have so many fast trotters, she had trotted not only the fastest mile of the year but the fastest mile that has been made during the past five years.

When you arrived here from Europe I was about to call upon you when I was informed that you had left for California.

I do not take much interest in politics, but I was very much pleased when I learned that the Californians had elected a Legislature favorable to your return to the Senate.

Very Truly Yours Robert Bonner