William H. Hotchkiss discusses the trouble President William McKinley had with appointing Judge John Raymond Hazel to the Federal courts and the effect the appointment was having on the Republican Party. He suggests that George Clinton should be nominated and that Hazel should withdraw from nomination for the good of the party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-06-02

Creator(s)

Hotchkiss, William H. (William Horace), 1864-1950

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from William H. Hotchkiss to Theodore Roosevelt.. [June 2, 1900]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o27473. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hotchkiss, William H. (William Horace), 1864-1950. Letter from William H. Hotchkiss to Theodore Roosevelt.. [2 Jun. 1900]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o27473.

APA:

Hotchkiss, William H. (William Horace), 1864-1950.: , [1900, June 2]. Letter from William H. Hotchkiss to Theodore Roosevelt.. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o27473.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.