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Crane, Winthrop M. (Winthrop Murray), 1881-1968

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Theodore Roosevelt shares with Joseph Bucklin Bishop that his letter is the first long one that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been able to enjoy. He is glad Bishop likes John Avery McIlhenny and is interested in Bishop’s inside information about the political situation. Roosevelt comments on the recent elections, which were unfavorable for the Republican Party overall. His nephew, Theodore Douglas Robinson, won despite fraud by the J. S. Sherman machine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-11

Letter from Thedore Roosevelt to Winthrop Murray Crane

Letter from Thedore Roosevelt to Winthrop Murray Crane

Vice President Roosevelt is unsure how to advise Winthrop Murray Crane. He knows of a hunter in Wyoming who has hunted mountain lions during the winter and he has dogs. If Crane’s son would like to spend the winter further south, there is a man with hunting dogs near Meeker, Colorado, although that area’s climate is as severe as that of Wyoming. Roosevelt wants to talk with Crane about what has happened in several states.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-10

Will be Pinkham

Will be Pinkham

Following competing claims to the postmastership of Haverhill, Massachusetts, President Roosevelt has settled the issue by reappointing Horace I. Pinkham to the position over Charles M. Hoyt. The issue put Congressman Augustus Peabody Gardner at odds with Attorney General William H. Moody, and the article goes on to explain the controversy and sides of the issue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-01

Telegram from Augustus Peabody Gardner to Theodore Roosevelt

Telegram from Augustus Peabody Gardner to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Gardner does not have the time to speak to Massachusetts Senators Winthrop Murray Crane or Henry Cabot Lodge due to his traveling and speaking schedule in the last days before the election. Gardner will follow Roosevelt’s judgement and not publish the letter, but he regrets the effects of the case on his reputation. Gardner is sure that Charles M. Hoyt will work for the Republican ticket regardless, and that the only candidacy that will be affected is his own.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-31