Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Employment references, Nominations for office--U.S. states, Political conventions--U.S. states, Republican National Committee (U.S.), Republican Party (Tex.), Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Texas, United States Attorney's Office
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Cecil Andrew Lyon, chairman of the Texas Republican Committee, informs President Roosevelt that the party may wish to nominate for governor J. W. Ownby, the U.S. Attorney of Texas’s Eastern District. Lyon feels Ownby is a strong candidate due to his prestige, oratorical skill, and unique status as a former Democrat. As the nomination would impact the U.S. attorney’s office, however, Lyon wants Roosevelt’s input. Lyon has followed Roosevelt’s suggestion in asking Secretary of War William H. Taft to speak at the Republican state convention in El Paso on August 14, but should Taft decline, he intends to invite Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-12
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 12, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53085. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916. Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 May. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53085.
APA:
Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916., [1906, May 12]. Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53085.
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. January 22, 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.
