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Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932

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Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Williams of Mississippi requests that President Roosevelt support his bill moving the date Congress first convenes to the first Monday after March 4 every year. Williams, a Democrat, hopes Roosevelt might cross party lines for this. Williams appeals to Roosevelt by explaining the current situation with the Townsend-Esch Bill that expands the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which Roosevelt is in favor of, and which Williams believes will pass the House but not the Senate before the current session ends. Williams outlines the benefits of his legislation, including starting sessions of Congress closer to elections and eliminating uneven sessions, lame duck sessions, and the need for dramatic rule changes and special sessions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-06

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Williams sends a copy of a speech he delivered to Confederate veterans. Williams thinks President Roosevelt will gain an understanding of the Southern viewpoint if he reads this speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-30

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

Mississippi Representative Williams explains why he missed a meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss Carl H. Shaifer. Williams sent his secretary in person to the White House, but he was unable to gain access to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-03

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Williams asks President Roosevelt to act on behalf of Wiliams’ constituent Carl H. Shaifer who is officially part of the Government Printing Office but has been primarily doing work for the Department of the Navy. Williams fears that Shaifer’s membership with the Democratic Party and support of Roosevelt’s political enemies puts his future as a government employee in danger, particularly as his superiors in the Printing Office are not personally familiar with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-22

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Williams asks President Roosevelt to extend a federal pardon to Williams’s constituent, Douglas W. Hickman, specifically emphasizing Hickman’s loss of the right to vote should he not be pardoned.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-25

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

John Sharp Williams wants to make it clear that he does not intend to publish his Jefferson Davis themed correspondence with President Roosevelt unless Roosevelt gives his permission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-26

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

John Sharp Williams would like to publish his correspondence with President Roosevelt pertaining to their discussion of Jefferson Davis’s connection with “repudiation” in Mississippi.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-16

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

John Sharp Williams is disputing a quote that Roosevelt attributed to Jefferson Davis in the book The Life of Thomas H. Benton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-24

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

Congressman Williams would like to know what authority, or authorities, that Roosevelt used to base the statement that Jefferson Davis was one of the chief repudiationists in the state of Mississippi. The statement is found in Roosevelt’s biography of Thomas H. Benton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-06