Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Archbald, R. W. (Robert Wodrow), 1848-1926, Crane, Winthrop Murray, 1853-1920, Foss, Eugene, 1858-1939, Hengelmüller von Hengervár, Marie, 1859-1941, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922, Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945, Judges--Selection and appointment, Knapp, Martin A., 1843-1923, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Lorimer, William, 1861-1934, Panama--Panama Canal, Presidential candidates, Public officers, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont, 1866-1942, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, United States. Supreme Court
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John Callan O’Laughlin sees no improvement in the Republican political situation and shares his thoughts on various issues with Theodore Roosevelt. He discusses the insurgents’ relationship with President William H. Taft and his recent appointments to the Supreme Court and other administrative agencies. Taft swung around to the tariff commission plan, recognizing it as an important issue for the upcoming campaign. O’Laughlin does not think the ship subsidy bill will pass, although there is an appropriation for constructing fortifications for the Panama Canal. The national committee will not meet next month. The administration knows Taft’s renomination depends upon Roosevelt’s approval or his refusal to be nominated. The Japan question is “muddled,” and there are various “pin pricks which cannot but be harmful” to the countries’ relationship. O’Laughlin disagrees with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge about Senator William Lorimer’s case and asks Roosevelt for a statement on the matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-12-31
Creator(s)
O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Page Count
11
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 31, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299205. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949. Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Dec. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299205.
APA:
O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949., [1910, December 31]. Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299205.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
