Governor Osborn returns Senate Bill 419 to the Senate President Kline without approval. He discusses the history of the bill at length and is convinced it should not become law. Osborn also calls for Justice Bird to either reside in Lansing as the law requires or resign his position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-27

Creator(s)

Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-1949

Recipient

Kline, Fred B., 1865-1948

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

6

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Chase S. Osborn to Fred B. Kline. [April 27, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67216. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-1949. Letter from Chase S. Osborn to Fred B. Kline. [27 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67216.

APA:

Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-1949., [1911, April 27]. Letter from Chase S. Osborn to Fred B. Kline.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67216.

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 16, 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.