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Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

President Roosevelt acknowledges the letter sent to him by Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President of the University of California, which has given Roosevelt all the information he wanted. He asks for Wheeler’s help in securing an appointment for Merrill, and would like California Representative Joseph R. Knowland’s support. Merrill will not pose a threat to Knowland and will only seek to administer the post office effectively for the good of the people.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

President Roosevelt informs Benjamin Ide Wheeler that he appointed Clarence S. Merrill to the post office as a temporary appointment, which may not be permanent if “the Senators are going to reject him.” Roosevelt states that he is going to consider “the real sentiment of the people” as to who should be postmaster, and notes that Charles E. Thomas was highly recommended. He also encloses a letter about the postmaster position in Berkeley, California, that he says is strictly confidential.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

President Roosevelt informs University of California President Wheeler that he will not appoint Charles E. Thomas as postmaster of Berkeley, California, and has notified the Post Office Department. Roosevelt has never heard of San Francisco Postmaster Arthur G. Fisk and how he tries to make Roosevelt “null and void.” He cannot act without information and asks Wheeler for particular examples.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

President Roosevelt tells President of the University of California Benjamin Ide Wheeler that he agrees with the sentiment of his recent letter. Roosevelt desires a peaceful understanding with Japan wherein both governments ban laborers from one another’s countries. Roosevelt notes the recent situation in San Francisco where Japanese children were barred from attending a public school based on their race will make a labor exclusion agreement with Japan difficult to obtain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William Cary Sanger to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Letter from William Cary Sanger to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Assistant Secretary of War Sanger asks University of California President Wheeler if he plans to request that Professor Bernard Moses return to the university and resign from the Philippine Commission. President Roosevelt has a successor for Moses in mind and having Moses return to the university is preferable to the other methods of opening a vacancy on the Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-22

Creator(s)

Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

After thinking about it, Theodore Roosevelt tells Benjamin Ide Wheeler that he does not think it is a good idea for him to address the Commonwealth Club. His speech on public questions should be in a public forum, and it does not make sense for him to repeat it in another setting. Roosevelt believes that with all of his planned speeches, he is saying everything he needs to say and does not want to give any further speeches to various clubs or organizations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919