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President Roosevelt tells Congressmen Wiley that it was a “first-class letter” and that he wishes that it would be published in the Alabama papers or even the New-York Tribune. He promises to tell Wiley about the “fleet matter” when he sees him in person.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-06
President Roosevelt trusts that Representative Wiley will soon be all right. He thanks Wiley for writing him and does not doubt that he will support building up the navy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-17
President Roosevelt assures Representative Wiley that his conduct was entirely proper and explains the provenance of the memorandum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-18
President Roosevelt agrees with everything Representative Wiley said about Judge Thomas Goode Jones, and believes that his critics are “wasting their breath.” Regarding the case of John W. Pace, who was convicted of peonage, Roosevelt believes that he should wait for Jones’s opinion before he acts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-24
President Roosevelt tells Representative Wiley that his understanding was that his nominee for District Attorney in Alabama, Erastus J. Parsons, practiced “as much in one district as in the other.” He will take the matter up with Attorney General William H. Moody, but he has already sent in Parsons’s name, and it will be difficult to withdraw it. He asks if Wiley will come see him on Monday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-16
President Roosevelt regrets to inform Representative Wiley that the matter in question has already been determined and that he cannot reverse the decision.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-07