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President Roosevelt forwards Attorney General Moody two letters from William Mercer Owens Dawson, the governor of West Virginia. He asks Moody to keep the letters strictly private, and to look into what Dawson alleges about Circuit Court Judge Reese Blizzard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-10
President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Moody he has received information that leads him to believe that Circuit Court Judge Reese Blizzard is not the right man for the position. Blizzard has given the impression that he is a lobbyist for corporations. The Senators must be convinced to “furnish us with a good man in his place.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-30
West Virginia Governor Dawson informs Secretary of War Taft that two men from his state, Generals George W. Curtin and Charles F. Teter, will attend the convention intending to follow their orders to renominate President Roosevelt for the presidency. Dawson discusses several people in the state who might have influence with Curtin and Teter who could convince them to do otherwise.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-26
John Mitchell, vice president of the United Mine Workers of America, has drawn President Roosevelt’s attention to the fact that West Virginian miners and other labor workers were opposed to the action of Reese Blizzard, United States attorney for the northern district of West Virginia. Roosevelt informed Mitchell that if specific information could be filed against Blizzard, Mitchell should bring it to his attention. Since Blizzard’s reappointment will be considered in early December, Mitchell has requested that along with a committee of West Virginia businessmen that will be meeting with Roosevelt, John Nugent and Clark Johnson, members of United Mine Workers of America, be received as well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-15