Cohen, William Nathan, 1857-1938

President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that several well-known Republicans in New York do not believe that Representative Jacob Van Vechten Olcott is the proper man to put forward for Chairman of the Republican county organization. Roosevelt makes it clear that he does not want to dictate who should be chairman and is merely providing his opinion. He believes that whoever is chosen should be “a man of the highest character and reputation” who possesses the independence necessary to conduct the affairs with efficiency and integrity. Roosevelt believes it is more important to focus on finding a man of this type, rather than on naming a specific person.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt frankly tells Senator Platt that he does not think it wise to continue supporting Representative Jacob Van Vechten Olcott for chair of the County Committee of New York if it becomes evident that most Republicans in the area do not support him. He believes that if Platt continues to fight for Olcott against a man as clean and broadly-supported as Representative Herbert Parsons, he could give the impression that Olcott’s election is “a machine triumph,” which is the very thing that they are trying to avoid.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Frank L. Stehli previously sent Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a booklet on behalf of Mr. German. Since German has not heard back from any of the recipients of the booklet, Stehli asks whether Roosevelt can confirm receipt of his copy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-01

Creator(s)

Stehli, Frank L. (Frank Louis), 1887-1931

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

This memorandum presents a brief history of the various plans surrounding the matter of the debt settlement of the Dominican Republic. An initial plan was prepared by William J. Salomon & Co., with Speyer & Co. being “cognizant of and participants in the proposed ‘plan’.” This plan was ultimately withdrawn, and a more favorable plan was proposed by Kuhn, Loeb & Co., which was accepted. Following this, Speyer & Co. independently approached the government of the Dominican Republic with a proposal, which was rejected.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-14

Creator(s)

Hollander, Jacob H. (Jacob Harry), 1871-1940