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President Roosevelt agrees that Commissioner of the Bureau of Corporations Smith should write what he suggested to Senator Frank B. Brandegee regarding the appointment of Walter Chadwick Noyes to a judgeship, to avoid tension. Roosevelt asks Smith’s opinion on the enclosed letter from Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University.
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1907-09-02
Charles Hopkins Clark responds to President Roosevelt’s inquiry about the note from Yale University President Arthur Twining Hadley. Clark explains that he knows some of the men involved in the matter and that The Courant is not in any way bound to support Senator Frank B. Brandegee’s suggestion. Senators, as well as lawyers, have widely endorsed Walter C. Noyes for the position of United States Circuit Judge. Clark strongly recommends his appointment and says that if he is turned down, it could lead to trouble in Connecticut.
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1907-09-04
With a series of excerpts from relevant letters, President Roosevelt strongly refutes allegations from anonymous sources quoted by William Dudley Foulke. These sources allege that Roosevelt had planned to nominate John K. Beach to succeed William K. Townsend on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, but then withdrew his promise to appoint Beach in favor of Walter Chadwick Noyes, in order to secure a delegation favorable to William H. Taft to the Republican National Convention.
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1908-08-06
President Roosevelt describes the process by which he appointed a judge in Connecticut to William Dudley Foulke. Roosevelt vehemently denies reports that he promised the appointment to John K. Beach but later appointed another man in order to get a delegation favorable to nominating William H. Taft at the Republican National Convention.
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1908-08-03
President Roosevelt reports that it is questionable whether he will pass by Connecticut. If he does, he thinks that he would probably promote George C. Holt. He concludes that he may not because its two senators “have made it rather a point to be unfriendly” toward him and Secretary of War Taft.
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1907-06-14
President Roosevelt asks Arthur Twining Hadley what his opinion is of John H. Perry. Roosevelt wants to know if Perry is a better option than Senator Frank B. Brandegee’s partner, Walter Chadwick Noyes.
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1907-06-08
President Roosevelt is sure that Lieutenant Governor Lake saw the preposterous article in the Hartford Times based on an alleged conversation with Lake claiming that Roosevelt is trying to control Connecticut and wanted Lake to be a congressman instead of E. Stevens Henry. Roosevelt knows Lake did not say anything of the sort but is concerned about potential trouble if “so gross an absurdity” is repeated. Therefore, he asks Lake to take conservative measures to convince people that the article is false. He feels the Harvard Overseers have “acted like fools about football.”
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1906-01-22
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1911-12-10
O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English
J. J. Dodds informs Theodore Roosevelt of his search for a job in the city and entails his lengthy employment history hoping Roosevelt can lend a hand at finding an opportunity.
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1911-10-23
President Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, writes to him expressing her wish that she were at Chicago in person, rather than trying to get news of what was going on from newspapers. She thinks that a stampede for Roosevelt is close. Her visit to Groton has been pleasant, and she enjoyed seeing Kermit Roosevelt while she was there. She thanks Theodore Roosevelt for being good to her “very much better better half,” William S. Cowles, as Roosevelt is making it possible for him to fly his flag again before he retires. Cowles also comments on other political events, including the appointment of someone to the Senate, and mentions upcoming travel plans.
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1908-06-16
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to her brother, President Roosevelt, about the political situation in Connecticut. In particular, she has recently seen Judge Marcus H. Holcomb, who is satisfied with the action of the state convention, especially in regard to how the Senators were handled. Cowles has joined the Grange, and tells Roosevelt that he would have been amused to see the reaction of the members of her household.
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1908-05-30
John Callan O’Laughlin provides President Roosevelt with an update on how he believes things stand regarding the Republican candidates for president for the 1908 election. He believes that Secretary of War William H. Taft is the choice of eastern Republicans–buoyed largely because of Roosevelt’s support–but provides a state-by-state breakdown of popular and governmental sentiment. O’Laughlin will cover the Midwest and the South soon.
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1908-02-17
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes her brother, President Roosevelt, regarding the selection of a Connecticut Supreme Court Justice. She thinks that either Walter Chadwick Noyes or John J. Beach would be a good choice, although she has heard more about the latter. She also communicates that she is enjoying the summer weather and that her family is doing well in Farmington, Connecticut.
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1907-07-01