Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
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Davies, John Clay, 1857-1925
Letter from John Clay Davies to J. Noble Hayes
Letter from John Clay Davies to J. Noble Hayes
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
John Clay Davies comments on Ezra P. Prentice’s resignation as Chairman of the New York State Committee. He believes there needs to be a practical reorganization of the party machinery, especially since the younger element have been unable to participate effectively. Davies discusses that public officers need to be divorced from personal interests.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-17
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
John Clay Davies apprises President Roosevelt of the contentious and complex circumstances surrounding the Senate race in New York. Davies will travel to the county convention in Rome and attempt to enact Roosevelt’s suggestion, which he deems “an excellent one.” Though Davies tries to stay out of the current political fight, he feels compelled to tell Roosevelt that some of the federal employees in Davies’ county have aligned themselves against Roosevelt’s ideals.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-07
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
John Clay Davies wants to know J. S. Sherman’s part in matters surrounding the Camden, New York, post office. Davies offers his assistance in securing Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential nomination.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-21
Letter from John C. Davies to Hamilton Fish II
John C. Davies writes to Hamilton Fish regarding political corruption and possible plotting against President Theodore Roosevelt. Davies is too timid to contact Roosevelt himself for fear he would wrongly interpret his motives of concern.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-11
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
Attorney General Davies wants to know if Postmaster Nelson E. Ransom can also serve on the New York Republican State Committee. He hopes to be the Republican nominee for justice of the New York Supreme Court.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-16
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
John Clay Davies reports that the Republicans of New York support President Roosevelt as their nominee in the 1904 election. Davies also sends information regarding the Franchise Tax Act and the Ice Trust matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-31
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
Attorney General Davies writes that the Roosevelt administration is very popular in New York State and that he hopes President Roosevelt will invite Senator Frederick Seymour Gibbs to Oyster Bay.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-12
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
John Clay Davies would like to speak with President Roosevelt about the state judgeships. Davies’ wife is against any difficult campaign for a position, and Davies himself believes it undignified to have a “nasty fight” over the office of state judge. Therefore he asks Roosevelt to hold an appointment in abeyance until they can talk.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-22
Letter from John Clay Davies to George B. Cortelyou
Attorney General John Clay Davies of New York returns a list of New York presidential officers whose terms expire before April 1, 1904.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-14
Telegram from John Clay Davies to George B. Cortelyou
Official business will prevent John Clay Davies from accepting President Roosevelt’s invitation to attend the McKinley memorial exercise.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-26
Letter from John Clay Davies to Theodore Roosevelt
John Clay Davies encloses the opinions from the Court of Appeals in the American Ice Company case. He believes the case affirms President Roosevelt’s stance on the trust issue. Davies lauds Roosevelt’s efforts to establish the Republican Party in the South.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-01