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Emory Speer sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a letter he sent William H. Taft and asks Roosevelt to read it. The letter pertains to an individual close to Speer, and Speer hopes Taft will make civil service reform. He seeks Roosevelt’s assistance, as Speer’s brother-in-law is being deprived a position because of his relation to Speer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12
Emory Speer sends George W. Wickersham a copy of a letter he sent William H. Taft, as he seeks to assist a clerk in Wickersham’s department in retaining his position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12
Judge Speer requests assistance for Cecil Morgan, a long time deputy clerk at a circuit court in Georgia. Morgan is Speer’s brother-in-law and under new regulations Morgan will be forced to retire due to their familial ties. Speer hopes that President Taft will lend his support for the relief of Morgan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12
Judge Speer is happy Theodore Roosevelt’s trip went well. He sends a copy of his published lectures.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-17
Emory Speer agrees with Theodore Roosevelt’s opinion in The Outlook regarding the interest judges should have in the laboring masses. He sends a copy of his ruling in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers case, which is one of the most pleasing incidents in his long judicial career. Only Roosevelt’s public praise of his work in the chain gang case and the Greene and Gaynor case equals it. Speer wishes Roosevelt safe travels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-03-18
Judge Speer encloses a list of United States judges who will likely be appointed by Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan. He explains to President Roosevelt the ramifications of having Bryan potentially nominating a large number of justices to federal courts at various levels. The Bryan judges would likely jeopardize peonage laws and the Employers Liability Act, among other things. Democrat-appointed judges would shift jurisprudence to favor states’ rights over federal authority.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-26
The document contains a list of United States judges who may retire and be replaced during the next presidential term.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-26