Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Atwell, William Hawley, 1869-1961, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Election districts, Elections, Green, E. H. R. (Edward Howland Robinson), 1868-1936, Lawyers, Meetings, Political candidates, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Texas, Texas--Brownsville, United States. Congress. Senate, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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Cecil Andrew Lyon, chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee for Texas, sends President Roosevelt a clipping from the Dallas News that contains the Attorney General’s opinion of E. H. R. Green. Lyon is concerned about the “dearth of republican lawyers” and leaving judicial nominations blank in some districts. Lyon refers to Roosevelt’s letter about the interstate commerce commissioner in the area and asks Roosevelt to speak with William Hawley Atwell, Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, before appointing Mr. Cowan. Lyon plans to write Secretary of State William H. Taft, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, and “some of the more prominent senators” about visiting Texas and giving speeches to rally votes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-30
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
2
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. [August 30, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54056. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916. Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54056.
APA:
Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916., [1906, August 30]. Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54056.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
