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Letter from Lyman Abbott to William W. Keen

Letter from Lyman Abbott to William W. Keen

Lyman Abbott responds to a letter from William W. Keen expressing concern about John Edward Addicks’s influence on Delaware politics. Abbott defends President Roosevelt for not interfering in Republican Party disputes at the state level. Abbott is concerned, however, that recent appointments, along with unfavorable press, make it look as though Roosevelt is working with Addicks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-12

Creator(s)

Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

Letter from William H. Moody to William Loeb

Letter from William H. Moody to William Loeb

Attorney General Moody requests William Loeb’s opinion regarding a proposal to promote Mr. Lloyd to the Assistant District Attorney position vacated by Henry C. Platt in New York. In the proposal, Lloyd’s former position is eliminated and the salary distributed among the other employees in the office. Moody also asks if William Michael Byrne, who wished to take Platt’s position, would accept a lesser job in the district attorney’s office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-05

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier

President Roosevelt thanks Robert J. Collier for his letter. He quotes a portion of a letter from Albert Shaw that clears up some of the situation surrounding the controversy with the Missouri election. Roosevelt also comments on the way that Mr. Adams may have used the supposed comments, dismissing him as dishonest, using Adams’s former comments on Delaware appointments as an example where he was completely inaccurate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius B. Swift

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius B. Swift

President Roosevelt verifies the truth of a report in the Evening Post, that William Michael Byrne is a Catholic who has always supported Roosevelt, even during the period of questioning about the administration’s conduct in the Philippines. Byrne was appointed by Roosevelt as United States Attorney in Delaware without reference to whether he was for or against John Edward Addicks. Byrne later moved to New York, where he was again appointed by Roosevelt as an Assistant District Attorney. Support or opposition to Addicks was as irrelevant in the former appointment as the latter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt believes that William Michael Byrne is a good District Attorney and he was one of the few Catholics to support the administration on the friar question in the Philippines. Roosevelt plans to make appointments in Delaware without regard to the Republican factions in the state. Roosevelt would like to speak with Lyman Abbott on “the question of the Colored race.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Francis C. Travers to William Loeb

Letter from Francis C. Travers to William Loeb

Francis C. Travers tells William Loeb he is happy to hear about William Michael Byrne’s appointment to the position of Assistant District Attorney and hopes that it will not cause President Roosevelt any harm. Travers also discusses the telegram Judge Alton B. Parker sent to the Democratic National Convention, who was behind sending it, and whether it will hurt or help the campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-13

Creator(s)

Travers, Francis C., 1849-1905

The rule for Delaware

The rule for Delaware

The editorial states that the two United States Senators from Delaware cannot seem to agree on anything – particularly in recommending a district attorney appointment and in post office matters – and this discord has frustrated President Roosevelt. While Roosevelt would appreciate unity, the editor asks why the Delaware senators should be expected to agree when they represent different things.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-05

Creator(s)

Unknown

Summary of letter from William Michael Byrne

Summary of letter from William Michael Byrne

John Edward Addicks and Senator J. Frank Allee are planning to renominate John Hunn as the Republican candidate for Governor of Delaware. William Michael Byrne fears that this will mean the Democrats will win the gubernatorial election and carry the state in national elections. He believes this could be avoided with a neutral candidate, such as Attorney General Herbert H. Ward. Byrne would like President Roosevelt to help the situation by calling for a “middle course” in Delaware. Byrne concludes with a discussion of his upcoming transfer or resignation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-10

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt

Francis E. Leupp tells President Roosevelt that the Democrats are making it difficult to have the appointments of William Demos Crum confirmed, but he has heard that Senator George C. Perkins will vote to confirm if Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington are in favor of Crum. Leupp also reports that Rollo Ogden is anxious to know what will be done about William Michael Byrne, whose reappointment as district attorney for Delaware was opposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-05

Creator(s)

Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918