Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Elliot H. Goodwin
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Croker, Richard, 1843-1922, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Howland, Louis, 1857-1934, Indiana, Investigations, Meetings, Milligan, Harry J. (Harry Joseph), 1854-1916, Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904, Swift, Lucius B. (Lucius Burrie), 1844-1929, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tweed, William Marcy, 1823-1878
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William Dudley Foulke tells Elliot H. Goodwin that he is always in favor of investigation of improper use of patronage, but thinks that the suggestion to investigate the use of patronage in favor of William H. Taft, as suggested by the Indianapolis News, does not make sense. Foulke also tells Goodwin about some of the proceedings of a recent Indiana Civil Service Reform Association meeting.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-22
Creator(s)
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935
Recipient
Goodwin, Elliot H. (Elliot Hersey), 1874-1931
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Elliot H. Goodwin. [February 22, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58181. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935. Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Elliot H. Goodwin. [22 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58181.
APA:
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935., [1908, February 22]. Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Elliot H. Goodwin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58181.
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 6, 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.
