Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Alabama, Allis-Chalmers Company, Allison, Charles J. (Charles Johnson), 1862-1925, Apportionment (Election law)--U.S. states, Arkansas, Attorneys general--Selection and appointment, Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922, Bratton, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1868-1947, Census districts--U.S. states, Clerks of court--U.S. states, Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913, Duke, James Buchanan, 1856-1925, Gerrymandering, Governmental investigations--U.S. states, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Hundley, Oscar R. (Oscar Richard), 1855-1921, Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914, Judges--Selection and appointment, Labor injunctions--U.S. states, Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927, McHarg, Ormsby, 1871-, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, McReynolds, James Clark, 1862-1946, New Mexico, North, S. N. D. (Simon Newton Dexter), 1849-1924, Oklahoma, Patronage, Political, Political corruption--U.S. states, Purdy, Milton Dwight, 1866-1937, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Scott, Charles H. (Charles Herrington), 1870-1930, Statehood (American politics), Tobacco industry, Trusts, Industrial, Wisconsin
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Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on several matters before him. Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley has been investigating the situation in Alabama, where Bonaparte deems it necessary for Roosevelt to “call down” several politicians who are complicating judicial confirmations and the workings of the attorney general’s office with concerns over political patronage. In Arkansas, Cooley reports that there are many well qualified men to replace Assistant District Attorney Ulysses S. Bratton, who has been involved in improper conduct in a case involving postal inspectors. Bonaparte has recently met with Census Director S. N. D. North and explains the problems he has encountered with obtaining an accurate census of Oklahoma Territory, resulting in problems with representation of citizens there, and makes recommendations to solve the problem. Bonaparte has requested summaries for the injunction regarding the picketing of the Allis Chalmers company in Wisconsin, and is appointing a special counsel to take charge of litigation against a prominent official there. Bonaparte is ready to move against the Tobacco Trust and James Buchanan Duke.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-18
Creator(s)
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921
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
10
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 18, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56279. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921. Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Jun. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56279.
APA:
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921., [1907, June 18]. Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56279.
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 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.
