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G. W. Woodruff hopes President Roosevelt’s secretary William Loeb will excuse the appearance of an enclosed item, which had been on a train with Gifford Pinchot, acting Secretary of the Interior.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-17
G. W. Woodruff, Chief Law Officer of the Forest Service, reports on a controversy concerning Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock. President Roosevelt withdrew ten million acres of land from disposal under public laws to protect the coal it contained, but asked that no land be withdrawn until he received Geological Survey field reports. Hitchcock claimed that he did not know which lands were inside the reserves and “materially misquoted the President’s clearly expressed intention.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-17
G. W. Woodruff expresses to Theodore Roosevelt concern that a decision against Harvey Washington Wiley could reflect badly on him and urges him to act before that happens. Woodruff offers to arrange a meeting with journalist Raymond W. Pullman to share more information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
G. W. Woodruff sends William Loeb a brief outline of a statement regarding the progress of an investigation concerning Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell of Oklahoma so that President Roosevelt is aware of the situation. Woodruff mentions the steps taken on the investigation thus far, as well as a number of the people involved with it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-04
G. W. Woodruff relates his efforts to support Republicans during the election in Oklahoma. The Governor, Charles Nathaniel Haskell, had threatened the oil men if they carried out their defense. Woodruff spoke with Native American chiefs of the Creek and Seminole nations, who agreed to send out runners to bring out votes for the Republicans. The Republican Charles E. Creager ended up winning that district.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-05