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Brooks, Franklin E. (Franklin Eli), 1860-1916

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that Representative Nicholas Longworth will contact him regarding the attitude of the Roosevelt Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, which appears to have assumed “an utterly preposterous position.” In a postscript, Roosevelt mentions appointments in Panama. Additionally, Roosevelt comments on Taft speaking in one of the Rocky Mountain States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Eleroy Curtis

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Eleroy Curtis

President Roosevelt has looked into the matter of Gore Canyon, and he provides William Eleroy Curtis a thorough accounting for the actions of the government in allowing a railroad to go through there instead of reserving the land for the work of the United States Reclamation Service. Roosevelt was told by many people in Colorado of the importance of a railroad through Gore Canyon in opening up more of the state for settlement and development. Furthermore, the Reclamation Service had not taken and was not in the position to take any steps towards developing Gore Canyon as a reservoir. Although the land had been withdrawn, when a judgement was passed in favor of the railroad, Roosevelt agreed and had Attorney General William H. Moody dismiss the government’s follow-up proceedings. Roosevelt asks Curtis to treat the portions of the letter containing quoted correspondence as private but allows him to use the rest of the letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart

President Roosevelt tells Philip Battell Stewart that “the result is just as much to your credit as mine!” The three Congressmen from Colorado are discontented, as they had finally come to a consensus on Joseph C. Helm as a candidate for the District Judgeship after much disagreement, but Roosevelt thought the process was too far along to switch.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from John Wallace Springer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Wallace Springer to Theodore Roosevelt

John Wallace Springer discusses the election for mayor of Denver, Colorado, noting that although he was nominated by a great majority of Republican voters, the election was manipulated by the Democratic machine. After the state Republican convention adjourned, the managers of four public utility corporations insisted that an Anti-Wolcott ticket be named, and the Democratic ticket “sold out” to these corporations. Springer thought that he deserved President Roosevelt’s support and wants to know if anyone told him to keep his “hands off of this fight.” Springer points to the appointment of D. A. Barton and George Engs Randolph, who had been Republican candidates for office, to prominent positions by Democratic Mayor Robert Walter Speer as evidence that traitors were working to defeat the Republican ticket.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-19

Creator(s)

Springer, John Wallace, 1859-1945

Letter from John Campbell to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Campbell to Theodore Roosevelt

Justice Campbell writes that the ten delegates from Colorado have been instructed to support President Roosevelt at the 1904 Republican Convention. Campbell also asks the President to discreetly intervene, through the use of a third party, to remind certain local federal officials of the importance of supporting the regular Republican ticket in the fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-07

Creator(s)

Campbell, John, 1853-1938

Letter from George C. Manly to Joseph Benson Foraker

Letter from George C. Manly to Joseph Benson Foraker

George C. Manly seeks help in unifying Republican factions in Colorado in order to help President Roosevelt win the nomination for reelection. The largest division in the Colorado Republican party is between the anti-Wolcott movement and the rest of the Republicans and this has caused political corruption within the state.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-02

Creator(s)

Manly, George C. (George Cully), 1863-1936