Comer, B. B. (Braxton Bragg), 1848-1927

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt agrees with Attorney General Bonaparte’s conclusions in the Standard Oil and Chicago Alton Railroad case. While he thinks Bonaparte’s letter to Henry Lee Higginson is admirable, Roosevelt thinks it best not to publish it and open himself to further attacks by the press. He cautions against attending the conference of attorney generals. Roosevelt suggests how to respond to United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick and handle the situation in New Mexico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary writes Judge Jones that Roosevelt will not have time to reply to Governor B. B. Comer due to the political campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-09-09

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary has received letters from both Judge Jones and B. B. Comer, and has had to write to Comer in Roosevelt’s absence, since Roosevelt is gone for a month on a speaking trip and will not have the time to reply when he returns.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-05

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones

Theodore Roosevelt tells Judge Thomas Goode Jones that what Governor B. B. Comer said is true, and he did not make any statement of disappointment in Jones’s decision about the injunction. Likewise he knows Jones did not say in an interview last year, that Roosevelt had told Jones that Comer maligned or made statements about Jones to Roosevelt. Roosevelt writes only to ask Jones to be careful his name is not brought into any public controversies. Two copies included, one slightly edited.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones

Theodore Roosevelt asks Judge Jones not to publish private letters they have exchanged. He assures Jones that he has already written to Judge Comer to let him know he is in error and that he could not allow private letters to be published.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James E. Shepard

President Roosevelt has received James E. Shepard’s letter, as well as the various letters attesting to Shepard’s character and praising his work. While Roosevelt cannot speak personally about Shepard’s ability to establish the school he proposes, he says that the plan is an admirable one and wishes Shepard success.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Bonaparte that he thinks the prosecution against Standard Oil should go on “as hard as possible,” no matter what happens in the campaign. Roosevelt has told William H. Taft that he should announce that he will not take any campaign contributions from Standard Oil. Roosevelt returns a letter from Assistant District Attorney Charles Albert Boynton and agrees with Bonaparte about Alabama Governor B. B. Comer. Roosevelt is not pleased with the situation surrounding Lycurgus H. Lingenfelder. Roosevelt makes recommendations for appointments to the Department of Justice in the wake of resignations by Milton Dwight Purdy and Alford Warriner Cooley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Regis Henri Post

President Roosevelt writes a letter of introduction for Eva Jane Harris Comer, wife of Governor B. B. Comer of Alabama, and her daughter Eva Jane Comer, to be presented to Regis Henri Post, Governor of Puerto Rico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin V. Morgan

President Roosevelt writes a letter of introduction for Eva Jane Harris Comer, wife of Governor B. B. Comer of Alabama, and her daughter Eva Jane Comer, to be presented to Edwin V. Morgan, the American Minister in Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon

President Roosevelt writes a letter of introduction for Eva Jane Harris Comer, wife of Governor B. B. Comer of Alabama, and her daughter Eva Jane Comer, to be presented to Governor Magoon of Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Horace H. Lurton

President Roosevelt thanks Judge Lurton for the speech, and says he will ask Alabama Representative William Richardson about it in person. Roosevelt would like to speak with Lurton about the injunctive process in the railway cases the government is currently prosecuting. Roosevelt has told both Governor B. B. Comer of Arkansas and Governor George L. Sheldon of Nebraska that the injunctive process cannot be abolished, but Roosevelt would like to discuss the ways it is being used with Lurton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Judson C. Clements

President Roosevelt is concerned about the injunction issued by Judge Thomas Goode Jones which forbids the enforcement of Alabama rate laws. He believes the federal government should decide any matter related to interstate commerce, and he wants to ensure that there is due process. Roosevelt asks Judge Judson C. Clements of the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate the matter discretely and send him a full report on the merits of the case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Thomas Goode Jones acknowledges receipt of Theodore Roosevelt’s letter, but disputes the statements that former Alabama Governor B. B. Comer made to Roosevelt regarding a controversy of several years ago.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-30

Creator(s)

Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Jones reflects on recent attacks by former Alabama Governor B. B. Comer to Theodore Roosevelt. Jones also comments on his involvement in a railroad rate case, and hopes that his actions did not make Roosevelt regret the faith he had placed in him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-23

Creator(s)

Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Jones sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the “Observations,” to which he had previously referred, and which former Alabama Governor B. B. Comer had written a reply to. He does not want to burden Roosevelt by requesting he read the whole thing, and has therefore marked several passages that he feels are of particular interest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-21

Creator(s)

Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to William Loeb

Judge Jones defends his use of injunctions preventing Alabama from enforcing legislation that permits the state to regulate rates charged by railroad companies in a letter to William Loeb. Jones has read in the Birmingham Age-Herald that while on a visit to Washington, D.C., Governor B. B. Comer, who is in favor of regulation, met with President Roosevelt allegedly to discuss the situation, so as to avoid a potential conflict between state and federal troops. Jones requests that Loeb inform Roosevelt of the reasoning behind Jones’s actions, as he was appointed by Roosevelt. He asserts that the injunctions were administered in accordance with the Constitution and were invoked to protect the interests of Alabamians.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-07

Creator(s)

Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Thos. G. Jones writes history of campaigns of 1890-92

Thomas Goode Jones writes a response to former Alabama governor B.B. Comer’s statements on Alabama’s administration from 1890-1894 and gives his own recollection of events. The article is published in “The Montgomery Advertiser”.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-17

Creator(s)

Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Registry return receipt

Registry return receipt confirming that B. B. Comer received a letter addressed to him from the Outlook office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-03

Creator(s)

United States. Post Office Department

Ex-Governor B. B. Comer makes caustic reply to statement of Judge Thos. G. Jones

Newspaper article from the Birmingham News detailing B. B. Comer’s reply to Thomas Goode Jones’s statement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-12

Creator(s)

Unknown

Comer pleased with the president

Alabama Governor Comer praises President Roosevelt after meeting with him, and describes his trip to Washington, D.C., and New York. The article notes that Comer made no mention of whether the railroad situation in Alabama was discussed at all.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-09

Creator(s)

Unknown