Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alaska, Brown, Alfred W., 1857-1922, Civil service positions--Classification, Civil service positions--Examinations, Draper, Eben S. (Eben Sumner), 1858-1914, Elections--U.S. states, Judges--Selection and appointment, Massachusetts, Overfield, Peter D. (Peter Delone), 1874-1959, Sutherland, George, 1862-1942, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Senator Lodge reports on the election results from Massachusetts, where William H. Taft increased the Republican plurality, and where Eben S. Draper lost Boston by 12,000. Lodge encloses a letter for President Roosevelt regarding the nomination in Alaska. He has recommended George Sutherland, but the letter writer recommends Peter D. Overfield. He also encloses a letter from Alfred W. Brown, the Appraiser of Boston. Lodge feels that the Civil Service Commission’s ruling against two men is harsh — they were at the top of the list before a new grade was established following their examination.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-06
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 6, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59433. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Nov. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59433.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1908, November 6]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59433.
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 23, 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.
