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Things in Chicago are beginning to look more hopeful.  The committee in the contested cases so far have gone 100 to 1 in favor of Taft, and now T.R. is raising a howl of fraud, contravention of the will of the people and I don't know what all. If the whole thing goes against him he may die in a fit of great disappointment. 

It is cool here so far and I have not suffered any of heat as I feared I might.

I hope you are having an interesting time at the Congress. Don't get too tired.

Affly,
[[signature]] F. [[/signature]]