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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt tells Governor Sparks that due to distance, he had a difficult time determining who should be appointed as Nevada District Court Judge. However, after consulting with outgoing Attorney General William H. Moody, incoming Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, and incoming Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf, he felt that Nevada attorney Edward S. Farrington was the right man for the appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt tells Nevada Governor Sparks that he believes it is unnecessary to delay sixty days, and that the police force should be able to be organized and equipped faster than that. Roosevelt would like to hear if there are any reasons why troops should remain in Nevada later than February 15.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

During the recent unrest in Goldfield, Nevada, President Roosevelt dispatched federal troops to maintain order at the request of Governor Sparks. Now that Sparks has summoned the state legislature, the troops will stay for three weeks. However, three federal officials have found after investigation that Sparks’s original action of calling for federal troops was not warranted, as it is the responsibility of Nevada to maintain the order. Troops in Nevada would have been capable of maintaining order.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt received the letter from Governor Sparks of Nevada which makes it clear Sparks did not convene the legislature, as he believed troops were necessary for dealing with an ongoing labor conflict in Goldfield but did not think the legislature would request them from the federal government. The use of the troops under these circumstances would be against the Constitution, and the state does not appear to have made an effort to solve the issue. Roosevelt will remove the troops from Goldfield immediately unless Sparks convenes the legislature within five days of receipt of the telegram.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-28

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt informs Governor Sparks of Nevada that he dispatched the troops to Nevada based on the telegram from Sparks, as well as information from Nevada Senators George Stuart Nixon and Francis G. Newlands, and Representative George Arthur Bartlett. There has now been no insurrection. He writes that the troops were sent to what was described as an emergency situation, but he will now be removing them unless there is further proof to justify their involvement, as they are not a substitute for state police function.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt has received no response to his earlier telegram to Governor John Sparks regarding the troops in Goldfield, Nevada, and has heard from the Representatives from Nevada that Sparks will not take the steps to formally call for troops or form a state military force. He writes that federal aid and the government of the United States should not be used by the states in place of their own duties, and will be ordering the troops back to their former stations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-20

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt has received Nevada Governor Sparks’ telegram and is prepared to send a detachment of soldiers to Nevada upon Sparks’ request. To warrant action by the president, the request must include a description of the situation that meets the requirements in Article 4, Section 4 of United States Constitution. Roosevelt will send no more than two companies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt tells Governor Sparks that he is powerless to take any action on the hazing bill until Congress repeals it. Roosevelt does not believe that hazing should lead to an automatic dismissal from the service academies. However, he does not remember the particulars of Trenmor Coffin’s case. It may have been serious enough to warrant dismissal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-20