Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915

Letter from H. Slade to Theodore Roosevelt

H. Slade writes to President Roosevelt, stating that he heard some time ago from a “prominent Eastern politician” that Wall Street and the trusts were using Senators Marcus Alonzo Hanna and Nelson W. Aldrich to defeat Roosevelt in the election of 1904. Slade would like to write such in a letter to The New York World, in response to an editorial cartoon they published which seems to bear this out, and he asks Roosevelt’s advice.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-09

Letter from Posey S. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Posey S. Wilson denounces former Senator Edward Oliver Wolcott, describing him as being “a dead duck” in Colorado. Wilson claims he saw Wolcott driving to a house of prostitution, and that Wolcott admitted that he bought his seat in the U.S. Senate.

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Creation Date

1903-12-21

Letter from Albert J. Beveridge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Beveridge recommends deferring the divisive statehood issue until the term following the election. Original and typewritten copy.

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Creation Date

1903-11-29

Letter from Winthrop Chanler to Theodore Roosevelt

Winthrop Chanler reports on local elections, wherein his family members were elected to various official seats. Chanler relays his approval for President Roosevelt’s published letter regarding the post office matters and chats about the upcoming hunting season.

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Creation Date

1903-11-04

Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

With news of the Bogota Congress rejecting the Panama Canal Treaty, Secretary of State Hay considers other options and recommends consultation with key Senators and with Secretary of War Elihu Root.

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1903-08-16

Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Treasury Secretary Shaw discusses several bills and legislative acts pertaining to financial matters, especially bonds and public revenues. In particular, Shaw believes that a bill detailing securities for government bonds needs to be amended and the role of the secretary in providing security for them needs to be clarified. Shaw also discusses legislation about customs receipts and the charging of interest on customs and internal revenue receipts.

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Creation Date

1903-07-28

Letter from Lovell H. Jerome to Theodore Roosevelt

Lovell H. Jerome recommends seeking out Senator Nelson Aldrich as a representative of John D. Rockefeller’s interests concerning a financial matter in which “great danger exists.”

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Creation Date

1903-07-16

Letter from Ebenezer J. Hill to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Hill tells President Roosevelt that he has heard a “great deal of agitation” on the subject of currency. Hill is satisfied that the conflicting House and Senate committees on banking and currency will come to a resolution regarding national banking. Hill thinks it “of the utmost importance” that the financial legislation have a chance to take effect before the presidential campaign commences. Hill explains differences between the Aldrich Bill and the previous Hill-Fowler Bill, which he was co-author of, when it comes to the deposit of public monies into banks. The Republican Party will support any proposition that both committees agree upon, as will House Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon.

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Creation Date

1903-07-18

“Iowa idea” a lost cause

The Iowa idea for tariff reform has been abandoned. Tariff reform will not be an issue in Congress or at the Republican National Convention.

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Creation Date

1903-05-11

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge returns Mr. Van Kleeck’s letter regarding the involvement of federal office holders in the recent selection of a Senator from Colorado. He argues that the factions supporting Edward Oliver Wolcott and Philip Battell Stewart “tore the state apart,” but holds out hope that the state can be carried in the 1904 elections because both Republican factions support President Roosevelt. Lodge further compliments Roosevelt on his choices for the Alaskan Boundary Commission, mentions his recent work with Senator Aldrich on the Philippine currency bill, and suggests steps to push the bill through the House.

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Creation Date

1903-02-17

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Taft is working towards finding a land settlement with the Catholic Church in the Philippines, which has been complicated by the success of a schismatic independent Filipino church. Taft thanks President Roosevelt for allowing him to remain as Governor of the Philippines and apologizes for any embarrassment that was caused when the President had to find a new appointee for the Supreme Court.

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Creation Date

1903-01-27

Letter from James Gibbons to Theodore Roosevelt

Cardinal Gibbons expresses thanks to “the Almighty” that President Roosevelt escaped from the carriage accident. In an unrelated note on the verso, President Roosevelt requests a meeting with Senator Platt and Senator Aldrich.

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Creation Date

1902-09-11

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Bucklin Bishop starts his letter with “I had to say this to preserve my self respect.” Bishop also mentions Senators Aldrich and Spooner.

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Creation Date

1902-06-18

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Bucklin Bishop informs President Roosevelt that the country is behind him.

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Creation Date

1902-06-19

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to George B. Cortelyou

Senator Lodge has read the letter from John C. Rese and shown it to Senator Aldrich per President Roosevelt’s request.

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Creation Date

1902-05-31

Telephone message from Leslie M. Shaw

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw suggests accepting other securities than government bonds in order to relieve a difficult financial situation.

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Creation Date

1902

Note from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Nelson W. Aldrich is coming over to see President Roosevelt, and Secretary of War Root suggests that he be shown the changes to the message.

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Creation Date

1901

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

It has been suggested that Senators William B. Allison and Nelson W. Aldrich attend tomorrow’s meeting. Secretary of War Root would like President Roosevelt to read Crosby Stuart Noyes’s article.

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Creation Date

1901-12-10

Letter from William B. Allison to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Allison describes the debates in the Senate and Iowa over recent reciprocity treaties.

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Creation Date

1901-11-02