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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-07-22
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922
English
President Roosevelt is glad his conversation with Senator Hopkins of Illinois enabled Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to offer former Illinois Governor Richard Yates an appointment. He informs Hopkins that Yates refused the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-30
President Roosevelt assures Senator Hopkins that the newspapers must have “concocted his remarks, as he does not have any ill feeling toward Hopkins. Roosevelt comments on Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte’s appointment of a special counsel in the Yates matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-22
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Hopkins for the telegram. He feels that everyone is to be congratulated for the election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-04
President Roosevelt sends Senator Hopkins a letter from Public Printer John S. Leech, which he says explains itself. Roosevelt feels that it would not be possible to interfere in the matter, as it would oblige him to act on innumerable other cases as well. Roosevelt thinks that the Government Printing Office should be under a cabinet secretary, who would then take care of the matter, but that Congress is preventing this change from happening.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-27
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Albert J. Hopkins for his work as Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions in preparing the Republican party’s political platform that was presented at the Republican National Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-26
William Loeb confirms receipt of a telegram from Albert J. Hopkins and asks when Hopkins can see President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-08
President Roosevelt tells Senator Hopkins that the newspaper coverage of their recent meeting is incorrect in stating that they agreed that there would be no change to the tariff until after the upcoming election. Roosevelt asks Hopkins to only tell the truth about the meeting if asked, specifically that the issue of the tariff only came up incidentally and that no agreement was made regarding the tariff.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-18
President Roosevelt responds to a letter from Senator Hopkins. Roosevelt explains that the process for selecting an attorney general is the same in each state, and the Department of Justice prefers to select men that it already knows to serve in the state governments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-24
President Roosevelt informs Senator Hopkins that if he selects a representative for the immigration commission from the Midwest, he will appoint Edgar Addison Bancroft. However, it may be more prudent to select a Californian because they experience a more direct impact from immigration. Roosevelt hopes to see Hopkins soon because they have a few matters to go over.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-18
President Roosevelt wishes to appoint the third member of the United States Immigration Commission from California. He asks for Senator Hopkins’s opinion of Edgar Addison Bancroft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-11
President Roosevelt congratulates Senator Hopkins on his speech during the expulsion case of Senator Reed Smoot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-18
President Roosevelt sends Senator Hopkins a letter from former Consul General to Denmark Clark E. Carr regarding a diplomatic appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-25
President Roosevelt informs Senator Hopkins that he believes Assistant Attorney General Charles Henry Robb would be an excellent candidate for the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-02
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Hopkins for his speech on the Panama Canal
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-11
William Loeb asks Senator Hopkins to forward a letter from President Roosevelt to Norman B. Wood, thanking him for the book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-11
President Roosevelt tells Senator Hopkins of a recent meeting he had with Episcopal Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee, Reverend Randolph H. McKim, and Reverend Aaron Baker Clark, wherein they all said they were satisfied with the situation and would report such to the authorities of the Episcopal Church. Roosevelt asks Hopkins to pass this news along to Reverend John H. Hopkins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-29
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-25
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922
English
President Roosevelt provides clarification on a previous telegram. He tells Senator Hopkins that during the campaign it is essential to “pull together” and not alienate any of their supporters. He does not want a repeat of the trouble caused by the Thomas Nevin Jamieson appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-10
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Hopkins for his letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-27