Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912

Language

English

President Roosevelt does not think that the Republican National Committee is doing anything about Eugene V. Debs’s assault on William H. Taft which has been published in the Catholic papers. Roosevelt does not believe it would take much money to handle the matter; they just need to convince the laypeople that the attack has been circulated by Protestants, Masons, and socialists.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt appreciates Representative Sherman’s letter and notes that his reports on Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois align with outside sources. Roosevelt is concerned about New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes’s chances at re-election but believes that Hughes’s speeches in the West helped. Roosevelt is pleased with Sherman’s work during the election. He encloses a letter and notes that Kerwin or Delaney should see Sherman and that Eugene V. Debs’s article on William H. Taft should be circulated as they propose.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends Representative J. S. Sherman a letter from the offices of American Federation of Labor President Samuel Gompers that should be considered by those working on labor matters, and a letter from Senator Thomas Henry Carter with suggestions for the Republican National Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends a letter from J. H. Claypool as proof that John Worth Kern and John Edward Lamb are corporate lawyers, and asks Representative Sherman to make the information public.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt introduces Representative Sherman to Henry Beach Needham, a man who is loyal to William H. Taft and knowledgeable about labor. Roosevelt hopes the National Committee will help in Maryland, where the state committee is not impressive.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has received complaints about how the campaign is being managed by the the national and state committees. Roosevelt asks if Representative Sherman might be an intermediary for feedback so that he does not keep interfering with these politics, and asks if he can write to Sherman when he has something to suggest. This would also give Sherman a position where he could exercise his own judgement and influence with the campaign committees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Representative Sherman about Secretary of State Elihu Root’s suggestions regarding Congress’s measures in the last seven years. The people at the Republican National Headquarters thought it would be better to split the letter in two, and Roosevelt has adopted Sherman’s suggestions as part of this change. Roosevelt believes Governor Charles Evans Hughes must be renominated; otherwise there is potential for disaster.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Representative Sherman to attend to the management of the Republican National Committee. He hears many complaints such as that recounted in the letter from a prominent Republican, which Roosevelt quotes from.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Representative Sherman that what he and Representative Henry C. Loudenslager propose for Roosevelt to insert is merely a repetition of what he has already written in the first part of the letter. Roosevelt supposes that their true objection is that he has combined two appeals in one letter, and therefore plans to split the letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-22

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Recipient

Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912

Language

English

President Roosevelt asks Vice President-elect Sherman to dine with him on Wednesday. George Cabot Ward is coming.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt congratulates J. S. Sherman on his election as Vice-President.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is concerned about the enclosed letter. Labor man Patrick H. Morrissey says he supports the Republicans, but has not come out publicly in favor of them. Roosevelt asks J. S. Sherman to reach out to Morrissey. The one area where Roosevelt is concerned about the vote is with the labor element. The railway men in particular are friendly towards him, but he has not been able to convince them to support William H. Taft or Charles Evans Hughes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was concerned about the reports of J. S. Sherman’s illness, but is glad to hear that he is recovering.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends his congratulations to J. S. Sherman, along with his good wishes for the Taft-Sherman ticket.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Representative J. S. Sherman if there is any chance of passing the National Militia Bill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt says he was worried about the election results in Representative Sherman’s district, but the results have turned out as hoped. He congratulates Sherman on the work he has done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Representative Sherman for his letter and expresses his appreciation for working with Sherman.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919