Washington regrets that Lyons views conference as a danger to their party's success; he would like Lyons to represent their political interests at conference and requests that he confirm his presence or absence at said conference. Published in: Harlan, Louis R. and Raymond W. Smock, eds., The Booker T. Washington Papers. Urbana: U of Illinois Press, 1977. Vol.7, p. 338 Source: TLcarbon; BTW Papers; Tuskegee Institute, Alabama