 What saved Taylor's letter from being branded, as Crosbie's scheme was by O'Brien's "Irish People", as “a stale and rotten red-herring across the path of the National movement” was its endorsement by the Chief Secretary Wyndham, who grasped the chance to salvage his Land Bill for reintroduction on terms agreed to in advance by both interested parties.When letters of approval by Redmond and O'Brien were published in response by the press at the end of September there was no turning back.It resulted in Wyndham calling for a Land Conference to strive for a settlement by mutual agreement between landlord and tenant.