Senator Hopkins is unable to support the appointment of Lawrence O. Murray as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor as Murray has only been a resident of Illinois for a short time. He offers to recommend another candidate from Illinois.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04-08

Creator(s)

Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922

Recipient

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Albert J. Hopkins to George B. Cortelyou. [April 8, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40726. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922. Telegram from Albert J. Hopkins to George B. Cortelyou. [8 Apr. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40726.

APA:

Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922., [1903, April 8]. Telegram from Albert J. Hopkins to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40726.

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. February 5, 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.