Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt of the rumored attacks against sending the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific. With the upcoming presidential campaign, Lodge feels these attacks are an attempt to “get in a blow at the Administration.” He advises they “ought not leave any loophole” for the opposition, such as the role of the coastwise law, which he details. As a separate matter, Lodge mentions the contentious relocation of the USS Constitution from Boston to Annapolis.

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1907-08-30

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge sends President Roosevelt an article from the Stoughton, Massachusetts, paper the Sentinel regarding his Provincetown speech. He shares that his friend Louis Curtis, a banker, reports a scarcity of money and predicts economic failures.

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1907-08-26

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge sends President Roosevelt an article by Guild A. Copeland, editor of the Boston Advertiser, regarding Roosevelt’s recent Provincetown speech. Lodge feels “it is an example of intelligent discussion and of sensible support.”

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1907-08-23

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge sends President Roosevelt a newspaper copy of his speech to send to Secretary of War William H. Taft and commends Roosevelt for his speech. He also sends a letter he wrote to a friend, concerning recent stock market fluctuations, on which he wants Roosevelt’s opinion. Lodge hopes Roosevelt will look into the matter of the submarine boats.

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1907-08-21

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to E. T. Colburn

Senator Lodge acknowledges E. T. Colburn and his friend’s concerns over the decline in the stock market. However, this decline results from many causes affecting not only the United States but the world. Therefore, Lodge argues that blaming President Roosevelt’s administration and investigations of corporations is unreasonable and unjust.

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1907-08-19

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for his sympathy during the final illness and approaching death of his sister-in-law, Louisa Minot Davis Luce. Lodge has just read Roosevelt’s letter and Elihu Root’s speech to the peace meeting, and he finds both “entirely admirable.”

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1907-04-16

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge’s sister-in-law Louisa Minot Davis Luce is still alive, though barely. Commenting on a charge that President Roosevelt was insane, Lodge notes that it was a careless remark that had been misconstrued and was not meant to be taken seriously. The people are with Roosevelt.

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1907-04-17

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt about his sister-in-law’s health and comments on dealings among several political figures, including Secretary of War William H. Taft and Senator Joseph Benson Foraker.

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1907-04-13

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt of a conversation he had recently showing intrigue among a few officers of the United States Navy. The men in question think Rear Admiral Evans should retire and ‘Harry’ be appointed in his place, and have volunteered that information frequently. His sister-in-law Isa’s health is in rapid decline.

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1907-04-12

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for the note. He remains anxious for his wife, Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge, and reports that his sister-in-law, Louisa Minot Davis Luce, continues to weaken. Lodge wishes he could discuss the situation with Roosevelt, and has too many thoughts to write. 

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1907-04-11

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt about the career implications for Admiral C. H. Davis should Atlantic Fleet Commander Admiral Robley D. Evans retire. Lodge feels that Davis deserves the position more than Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich and that Evans’ actions in Jamaica after the 1907 earthquake should not be held against him. Lodge adds that his sister-in-law’s health continues to deteriorate and that according to the doctors she should have died several days before.

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1907-04-09

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt about a speech made by Eben S. Draper, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and owner of a business that manufactured textile processing machinery, that might have been misreported to Roosevelt. Lodge assures Roosevelt that Draper did not attack him in the speech and that the newspapers have mischaracterized it. He also lets Roosevelt know that there has been no change in the condition of his sister-in-law; the doctors have already given up on her but she is still “hanging on the edge”.

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1907-04-08

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt discussing the deteriorating health of his sister-in-law. He also discusses the potential candidates for the 1908 presidential election and their various levels of support.

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1907-04-07

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Telegram from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

“Slowly sinking; no hope but may last two or three days. Terrible ordeal for Nannie.”

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1907-04-04

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt thanking him for his note of sympathy in his “dark days”.

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1907-04-03

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge asks President Roosevelt to press Senator William P. Dillingham to bring a bill to a vote. Lodge fears delay, as it might give the steamship lobby time to develop opposition.

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1907-02-13

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge further explains the situation of the individuals in the Government Printing Office and offers to assist if requested.

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1907-02-10

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt informing him that Gerrit John Diekema, whom he refers to as Mr. Dikeman, is leaving the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission to succeed Congressman William Alden Smith in the House of Representatives. Lodge emphasizes how important it is that Diekema’s successor be someone who will stand with Chandler and the other Republican members.

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1907-02-05

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to William Loeb

Senator Lodge appreciates Senator Albert J. Beveridge’s letter. Lodge requests that William Loeb tell President Roosevelt that Beveridge spoke to Lodge. Lodge was surprised that Beveridge talked to Roosevelt, but is grateful for it.

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1907-02-02

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to William Loeb

Senator Lodge returns Brooks Adams’ letter to President Roosevelt. Lodge found the letter to be interesting.

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Creation Date

1907-01-09

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924