The employees of Pullman wrote to the governor of Illinois because
A. governors and politicians were always on the side of labor during the Gilded Age
and could be counted on for help.
B. the workers at Pullman wanted to announce their planned Socialist revolution.
C. the workers' efforts at negotiation with Mr. Pullman and his vice president, Mr.
Wickes, were continually rebuffed.
D. Governor Altgeld grew up in Pullman.