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Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

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Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer has heard that Pope Pius X declined to promote Archbishop John Ireland to Cardinal after interference from Cardinal Raphael Merry del Val, who asserted that President Roosevelt had also advocated for the promotion of Archbishop John M. Farley. As Farley represents a “foreign and reactionary spirit,” Storer does not believe that Roosevelt would have asked for his advancement. If the assertions she heard are untrue, she asks Roosevelt to write the Pope to say so.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to John Hay

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to John Hay

Maria Longworth Storer expresses her concerns regarding the representative of the American Catholic Church at the Vatican, Francis Augustus MacNutt. Storer relays that she believes MacNutt to be a spy, stating that his actions will negatively affect proceedings in the Philippines and the American Catholic Church. Storer also discusses the “failure” of the Vatican to properly recognize Archbishop Ireland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-15

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer is in favor of Joseph B. Warner succeeding Justice Gray and lists multiple reasons why Warner is qualified. President Roosevelt had not heard of Warner when Storer recommended him, but she now mentions his qualifications. Warner had been appointed to the Massachusetts Court, but declined because of finances. He is also a Harvard graduate and on the board of Harvard. He would appeal to the conservative element in Massachusetts and is a man of great integrity. Storer judged Warner a better candidate than Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-25

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer apologizes for the harm she may have caused by informing Cardinal Rampolla of President Roosevelt and William H. Taft’s opinions concerning the Catholic Church and church policy in the United States. Roosevelt had previously expressed concern about a reactionary Church policy that could prove disastrous for Catholic interests and American policy. Storer supports a liberal church policy that she believes will create “honest citizens and loyal patriots.” She does not understand how her actions have harmed Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-30

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer congratulates President Roosevelt on the New York elections. She suggests that the Catholic Church might be more successful in inserting morality into society and politics if there were more bishops like Archbishop Ireland. Storer derides Archbishop Corrigan for his involvement with Tammany Hall and believes it to be a “matter of shame to every Catholic.” She is thankful that Roosevelt is a “reformer first and a politician afterwards.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-08

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer advocates and is seeking support for the elevation of Archbishop John Ireland (1st and 3rd archbishop of St. Paul, MN) to the College of Cardinals and vigorously opposes the elevation of Archbishop Michael Corrigan (3rd archbishop of New York, 1885-1902) to the same position. Storer even claims that Corrigan gave private information to Spain during the Spanish-American War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-08-04