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Secretary of War Taft reports to President Roosevelt from Cuba. Charles E. Magoon is keeping everything under control and Taft plans to inspect the troops soon. Taft discusses his worries about his brother, Charles Phelps Taft, having set him up as an opponent to Senator Joseph Benson Foraker in the upcoming election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-09
President Roosevelt draws Secretary of War Taft’s attention to a paragraph in the Panama Daily Telegraph. He thinks the United States should “take advantage of [its] intervention to put the Cuban Government on as solid a basis of good legislation as possible.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-16
The Commission on International Exchange will not be made permanent and its appropriation will not be extended beyond the fiscal year. Mr. Conant and Mr. Jenks should be instructed to return before the appropriation ends. They should also be reminded that their mission is to investigate and not negotiate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-03
Secretary of War Taft has read Charles A. Conant’s letter regarding the Cuban currency, and while he believes President Roosevelt should heed Conant’s warning, he is suspicious that Conant is looking for a job related to it. In a handwritten postscript, Taft says he has heard positive news from Ohio about the upcoming election, but he will believe it after the vote, not before.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-29
President John Claflin of the H. B. Claflin Company acknowledges receipt of a memorandum on currency reform from United States Treasurer Charles H. Treat. As requested, Claflin sends suggestions to President Theodore Roosevelt. He does not think forming an association of Clearing House banks will be feasible nor does he concur on the taxes Roosevelt is proposing. He suggests consulting with Frank A. Vanderlip and Charles A. Conant, the “best informed members of the Chamber of Commerce Committee.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-19
Paul Morton gives President Roosevelt his assessment on the currency question and other economic matters, and suggests that he contact Charles A. Conant or Frank A. Vanderlip if he wants unofficial expert advice. Morton likes the idea of Roosevelt issuing a manifesto on Cuba and suggests that there will never be a better time for it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-14
Paul Morton sends his ideas about a recent conversation with President Roosevelt about currency reform. Morton warns that unless currency laws are revised soon the U.S. may undergo a financial crisis. Morton does not think Roosevelt should support a particular reform plan, but does believe that he should insist on the revision. Morton recommends Roosevelt meet with Frank A. Vanderlip, John B. Claflin, and Charles A. Conant.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-13
Hugh Gordon Miller, former special assistant to Attorney General George W. Wickersham, strayed from his speech at the New York Credit Men’s Association’s dinner to “take a few flings” at an unnamed public official, generally assumed to be Wickersham. An excerpt from Miller’s speech is included.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-27
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of State Hay if the enclosed letter from Senator William P. Frye justifies an “ourbreak of ‘large Batavian mirth'” from him. He tells Hay to promote Alfred L. M. Gottschalk to Callao, and then to fill Gottschalk’s position, potentially with Charles A. Conant.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-19