Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Senator Bourne for the letter and speech. He suggests meeting times for Friday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary agrees to Senator Bourne’s suggestion that Postmaster Charles B. Merrick, William Simon U’Ren, and Governor Oswald West join Roosevelt’s train at some intermediate point before reaching Portland, Oregon. The secretary would like to see the full program arranged by the Portland Commercial Club when it is available.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-01

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt believes that it is nonsense to say that people will never make a mistake with the initiative, referendum, or recall. He wants the government to respond to the desires of the people but their desires do not need to be fulfilled the next moment. Two copies. Letter is dated February 31, 1911, which may have been a transposition of February 13.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Frank Harper thanks Senator Bourne for the update on Bourne’s efforts to make arrangements for Roosevelt’s stop in Portland, Oregon. He suggests that the program submitted by the Portland Commercial Club would be suitable but leaves the final decision to Bourne and Senator George Earle Chamberlain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-25

Creator(s)

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Theodore Roosevelt would like to meet with Senator Bourne to discuss placing limitations on the use of the initiative and referendum.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt will be passing through Portland, Oregon, in early April and offers to stop and speak.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt generally favors the initiative and referendum but cautions against forcing acceptance of these reforms. There is a wide range of views on these reforms, and Roosevelt wants progressive support to be broad-based before moving forward.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt informs Senator Bourne that he learned the facts about Oregon from William Simon U’Ren. After reading Bourne’s speeches and hearing from U’Ren, Roosevelt changed his mind about the initiative and referendum.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Senator Bourne for the pears and will review matters when they meet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940

Language

English

As requested, Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary returns Jonathan Bourne’s article.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-07-16

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-06-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt tells Jonathan Bourne that it would be a pleasure to see him in the spring.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-04-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thanks the Merchants’ Refrigerating Company for the pears.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Senator Bourne for the pears and wishes the Bournes a happy New Year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Bourne for the olives and olive oil.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Bourne for the letter and telegram. Everyone should be congratulated on the election result.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Senator Bourne that he believes the statements that Williamson attributed to Ormsby McHarg were “wholly without warrant or facts.” He asks if Bourne would like him to send a copy of Williamson’s letter to McHarg or Frank H. Hitchcock.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt hopes that during the next session of the Senate, Senators will make an effort to pass the sort of federal incorporation bill that he has recently advocated. Roosevelt believes even large corporations see that the bill is necessary, but thinks that it would be bad if the bill was drafted by someone close to corporations. Roosevelt feels that there is no great hurry to prepare the bill, and would like to get the opinions of several people.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt responds to a telephone message Senator Bourne left with William Loeb. As Roosevelt has told Bourne and John D. Archbold previously, he feels that it is a waste of time and unwise to try to carry on negotiations through Bourne, and says that the Standard Oil people should decide what course they wish to follow, and then communicate directly with Frank B. Kellogg or Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. The letter from Bonaparte that Roosevelt previously read to Bourne was not meant to be specific guidelines, but was only meant to give Bourne an indication of the feeling within the Department of Justice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919