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Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Gates Dawes

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Gates Dawes

President Roosevelt clarifies a previous statement to Charles Gates Dawes, saying that all he meant was that if Illinois Governor Charles Samuel Deneen plans to come to Washington, D.C., Roosevelt would love to see him. Roosevelt had heard from Frederick E. Coyne that Deneen wished for an invitation, and considered it important that they speak.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Gates Dawes

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Gates Dawes

President Roosevelt tells Charles Gates Dawes he included the paragraph in his speech that mentioned railroad lines after two years of “slowly and reluctantly coming to the conclusion that it ought to be said” and discussing the paragraph with several cabinet members. The president also supports increasing the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Gates Dawes

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Gates Dawes

President Roosevelt wired Cornelius Newton Bliss and George B. Cortelyou as Charles Gates Dawes suggested. Roosevelt directs Dawes inform “people of the opposition” that if Roosevelt is running for president, Cortelyou will be Chairman of the Republican National Committee and that opposing Cortelyou is hurting the Republican cause.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919