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Clayton, Powell, 1833-1914

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Letter to Jacob A. Riis

Letter to Jacob A. Riis

It will be very difficult to campaign successfully in Arkansas as it is a Democratic state and the Republican organization is controlled by Powell Clayton, a Taft supporter. Only if Roosevelt appears to be the likely presidential nominee will Clayton and his supporters change their position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-05

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft updates President Roosevelt on the events that led to the naming of Senator Julius C. Burrows as temporary chairman of the Republican Convention. General Clayton Powell wants to avoid the impression that he was involved in a movement against Roosevelt’s administration, and states that he was not involved in the election of Burrows over Senator Albert J. Beveridge. Taft asserts that this proves that the appointment was purely the doing of Harry S. New.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-19

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson tells her brother, President Roosevelt, about some letters she has received from Frances Theodora Parsons about her husband, James Russell Parsons. James has been highly praised in Mexico, and Frances has written that the current ambassador, Powell Clayton, has said that he wished James could succeed him when he retires. Corinne agrees with this sentiment, and thinks James would be highly qualified for the position. She is excited about the upcoming election, and is looking forward to seeing Roosevelt and his family at Thanksgiving.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-17

Creator(s)

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Creator(s)

Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association

Memorandum related to seats at the Republican National Convention

Memorandum related to seats at the Republican National Convention

This memorandum records the events relating to a current request made to William Loeb that some of the seats at the Republican National Convention assigned to President Roosevelt be made available for the use of ambassadors and ministers from several Central and South American countries. John Barrett, director of the International Bureau of American Republics, had asked Clayton Powell for the use of several seats to accommodate these diplomats, but after initially receiving an affirmative answer later found that there were no seats available for this purpose. There was likely a misunderstanding or miscommunication sometime during these preparations, but the chief hope now is to avoid embarrassment in not being able to provide the expected seats.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03

Creator(s)

Unknown

Copy of letter from John Barrett to ambassadors and ministers wishing to attend national conventions

Copy of letter from John Barrett to ambassadors and ministers wishing to attend national conventions

John Barrett, in a conversation with Clayton Powell, was asked to find out how many members of the diplomatic corps may wish to attend the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Barrett asks the recipient of this letter to let him know whether they, or any member of their Legation, wish to attend this convention. Barrett also asks whether they would be interested in attending the Democratic National Convention, and says that he will begin making arrangements if they wish.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-05

Creator(s)

Barrett, John, 1866-1938

Raising the funds to buy the presidency

Raising the funds to buy the presidency

Puck’s Independent Party figure sits on the left next to Puck beneath a sign that states “Independent Road to the White House.” At center, A. M. Clapp, with a cash box labeled “Republican Campaign Fund” and a sheet of paper that states “Permission to Remain in Office,” appears with Green B. Raum, who is holding a box labeled “Absolution” containing papers that state “Indispensable Dispensation,” selling indulgences for absolutions and dispensations to an old woman with a broom labeled “U. S.,” a “U. S. Scrub-Woman,” a “Page,” a “Treasy. Clerk,” and a “U. S. Postman” holding a paper that is a “Guarantee against Decapitation.” In the background, Whitelaw Reid carries a banner that states “The Republican Party is the Party of Salvation,” Thomas Jefferson Brady and Stephen Dorsey carry banners that state “The Republican Party Must Stay No Matter How” and “This is Our Last Chance,” and Powell Clayton drives a wagon carrying a safe labeled “Funds for an Aggressive Campaign.” Also depicted are William Walter Phelps with a paper that states “Its Only a Matter of Money” and Robert Ingersoll holding a paper labeled “Sweet C. O. D.” Caption: In the sixteenth century, Tetzel and his corrupt fellow-priests openly sold absolutions and dispensations, and played upon the fears of the people to fill their coffers, and keep themselves in power and place and shameful luxury. A little later, they were swept under in the cleansing flood of the great reformation. Will the star-route money-leeches please take notice that history repeats itself?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-08-12

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

His boasted magnetism – and the kind of metal it attracts

His boasted magnetism – and the kind of metal it attracts

James Gillespie Blaine is the “plumed knight” wearing cabbage leaves on his head with two plumes labeled “Brag” and “Bluster,” and with a quill pen labeled “Gail Hamilton.” He holds a sword labeled “Guano Statesmanship” and a shield labeled “Monopoly Press,” and his legs are the bars of a horseshoe magnet labeled “Spoils System.” He sits on a pile of “Mulligan Letters” and “R. R. Bonds.” Attracted to the magnet are George M. Robeson labeled “Navy Swindles,” Whitelaw Reid, John A. Logan labeled “Hoodlum,” Col. John A. Joyce labeled “Ex-Convict,” Stephen W. Dorsey, William P. Kellogg labeled “Louisiana Frauds,” Joseph W. Keifer labeled “Speakership Corruption,” Cyrus W. Field labeled “‘L’ Road Swindle,” Jay Gould labeled “R. R. Wrecker,” Robert G. Ingersoll labeled “Star Route Plunder,” John Roach labeled “Navy Jobs,” Alonzo B. Cornell labeled “Blind Pool,” Thomas Collier Platt labeled “Me Too!!”, Schuyler Colfax labeled “Credit Mobilier,” Thomas J. Brady labeled “Star Router,” Powell Clayton labeled “Arkansas Frauds,” Russell Sage labeled “Wall Street Stock Gambler,” and Roscoe Conkling.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-06-25

Creator(s)

Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896