Letter from L. V. McKesson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, American newspapers, Dick, Charles, 1858-1945, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Ohio, Political corruption, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Department of the Treasury, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, Waldorf, George P. (George Plumb), 1849-1939
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L. V. McKesson thanks President Roosevelt for explaining the process of how presidential appointments are made. McKesson thinks that President McKinley allowed his managers to make appointments and corruption spread as a result. McKesson points to the appointment of of George P. Waldorf as collector of internal revenue at Toledo, Ohio, to illustrate and encloses two clippings from recent Toledo newspapers on the subject. McKesson notes that it is commonly known that Waldorf is involved in base political manipulations. McKesson thinks the alternative candidate for the position, W. V. McMaken, would be little better than Waldorf and feels that Leroy E. Clark would better represent Roosevelt’s principles.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-06
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
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Chicago:
Letter from L. V. McKesson to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 6, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53751. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McKesson, L. V., 1842-1923. Letter from L. V. McKesson to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53751.
APA:
McKesson, L. V., 1842-1923.: , [1906, August 6]. Letter from L. V. McKesson to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53751.
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 2, 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.
