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Letter from Otto Gresham to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Otto Gresham to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney Otto Gresham sends President Roosevelt a letter from Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Gresham shares his views, as well as the views of various local lawyers and judges, on Landis’s actions and the proceedings of the Standard Oil case. Gresham also summarizes the conversations he had with Landis regarding the potential reversal of the case and the imposition of the fine. After discussing the history of law in Britain, Gresham concludes that the people support Roosevelt in his actions to control the corporations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-04

Creator(s)

Gresham, Otto, 1859-1946

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mark Sullivan

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mark Sullivan

President Roosevelt describes to Mark Sullivan the considerations that have gone into his selections for federal judgeships. Roosevelt reviews his appointments in detail, noting that some were made at the request of the local organization and some against their wishes. The goal in each case was to appoint someone “of the high character, the good sense, the trained legal ability, and the necessary broad-mindedness of spirit…essential to a good judge.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

President Roosevelt explains that the Department of Justice shall be responsible for enforcing laws such as anti-trust laws, and the Bureau of Corporations will collect information to provide the full knowledge necessary for law enforcement. Roosevelt would like to secure additional legislation to have better control over the corporations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Frank B. Noyes to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Frank B. Noyes to Theodore Roosevelt

With the Illinois Republican State Convention taking a recess, newspaperman Frank B. Noyes writes concerning the support for Illinois politician Frank O. Lowden, whom Noyes describes as “an exceedingly weak candidate.” Noyes asks that President Roosevelt speak with Illinois Senator Shelby M. Cullom about shifting his support from Lowden to Charles Samuel Deneen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-21

Creator(s)

Noyes, Frank B. (Frank Brett), 1863-1948

Shippers in grip of private cars: all “shameful”

Shippers in grip of private cars: all “shameful”

Many stories relating to preferential shipping rates and their adverse effects were presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission, centering around attempts by the Armour Car Line to destroy the credit of shippers “unless they submitted to the imposition of excessive charges in connection with the transportation of perishable commodities.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-13

Creator(s)

Unknown