CHAPTER XIX.

THE WEST VIRGINIA AND OTHER RECEPTIONS AFTER EUROPEAN TRIP.

The Return from Europe--A Communication from W. Herman Smith, Mayor of Charleston, West Virginia--An Invitation to Visit Charleston, Signed by the Governor, ex-Governor, and Many of the Most Prominent Citizens--The Invitation Accepted--The Reception at Charleston--Receptions to Author by the Citizens of Atlanta, Montgomery and New Orleans--The Industrial Convention at Huntsville, Ala.--Author Invited to Address that Convention--His Address on that Occasion--The Address of ex-Governor MacCorkle--The Influence of that Address and of the Huntsville Convention--The Movement for an Annual Conference in Montgomery to Afford Opportunities for Generous and Liberal Discussions of the Race Question--Its Fitness Discussed.