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President Roosevelt asks Thomas J. Akins, a subtreasurer in St. Louis, Missouri, not to take any action on the matter contained in his letters until he sees a letter from Albert Shaw to Mr. Saunders.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
President Roosevelt tells Thomas J. Akins, a subtreasurer in St. Louis, Missouri, to get a copy of Albert Shaw’s letter to Mr. Saunders, and to give no circulation to Shaw’s previous letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear that Thomas J. Akins is doing well in Missouri. Roosevelt would like to speak in Missouri during the upcoming fall, but wishes as much as he can to avoid giving political speeches.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-08-04
President Roosevelt congratulates Assistant Treasurer Akins and other Republicans in Missouri for their work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-11
President Roosevelt asks Subtreasurer Akins to not take any actions on Roosevelt’s letters until he sees the letter from Albert Shaw to William F. Saunders.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
President Roosevelt asks Subtreasurer Akins to get a copy of a letter from Albert Shaw to William F. Saunders. Roosevelt also asks that Akins make sure that no one use the prior letter from Shaw. Shaw’s latest letter sets out the facts of the case clearly, and cannot be misunderstood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
President Roosevelt writes to Thomas J. Akins about a letter written by Dr. Albert Shaw. Roosevelt says that Shaw misremembered a phrase that Roosevelt used regarding Joseph Wingate Folk and Cyrus Packard Walbridge. Roosevelt did not say “Walbridge is a better man than Folk,” or make any comparisons between the two. He asks that if Shaw’s letter is in the possession of any Republican committeemen it be immediately withdrawn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-29
President Roosevelt believes the Republican party in Missouri should support the nomination of Joseph Wingate Folk, a Democrat. Republicans would have a hard time defeating Folk with a candidate of their own, so Roosevelt believes Folk should be allowed to run uncontested, even though some Republicans might “sulk” if forced to support a Democrat.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-05