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Cridler, Thomas W. (Thomas Wilbur), 1850-1914

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

President Roosevelt says that Senator Platt is mistaken in thinking that Secretary of State John Hay is yielding to political pressure in appointing Herbert H. D. Peirce to replace Thomas W. Cridler in the State Department. Roosevelt and Hay both believe Cridler is not useful and should be given a different position. There is no pressure to replace him with either Peirce or Mr. Jackson. A handwritten note states that the letter was not sent to Platt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bay Scott

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bay Scott

President Roosevelt informs Senator Scott that Senator Henry Cabot Lodge did not have anything to do with Thomas W. Cridler being transferred from the State Department to the consulship of Kingston, nor with his being replaced by Herbert H. D. Peirce. The decision was made by Secretary of State John Hay and was made in the interest of public service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Draft of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen B. Elkins to Nathan Bay Scott

Draft of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen B. Elkins to Nathan Bay Scott

In an unsent draft of a letter to Senators Elkins and Scott, President Roosevelt explains his reasons for removing Thomas W. Cridler as Assistant Secretary of State and replacing him with Herbert H. D. Peirce. Roosevelt, and McKinley before him, believed that although he could be an able consul or representative at the St. Louis Exposition, Cridler does not have the qualities to be a good assistant secretary of state. Cridler was too involved in politics in his current position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt explains to Henry Cabot Lodge that he had decided to replace Assistant Secretary of State Thomas W. Cridler with Herbert H. D. Peirce before speaking with Cabot; he mentions the “ferocious” reaction of some to that decision. Roosevelt also discusses southern reaction to his having had Booker T. Washington to dinner at the White House, ascribing it to the aggressive spirit of the American South. He states that such attitudes will not cause him to change his appointments.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that Thomas W. Cridler has accepted the position as a representative of the St. Louis Exposition. Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of State John Hay and former President McKinley that Cridler is not “well fitted” to be Assistant Secretary of State. He also assures Platt that Assistant Secretary of State Herbert H. D. Peirce was suggested for the position by others before Senator Henry Cabot Lodge became involved.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou details why Théobald Chartran’s painting depicting the signing of the “Protocols of Peace” between the United States and Spain in August, 1898, is not historically accurate. He does not want a 1902 letter from the French ambassador at the time, Jules Cambon, to be attached to the painting’s provenance. Cortelyou shares the letter and compares Cambon’s list of attendees with his own meticulous secretarial notes from the event. Neither the photograph Frances Benjamin Johnston took the day after the actual signing nor Chartran’s painting provide a completely accurate representation of the attendees and setting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-05

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Letter from William P. Frye to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William P. Frye to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Frye asks about rumors regarding Thomas W. Cridler’s removal as the Third Assistant Secretary of State. Cridler has an excellent work history and Frye hopes the rumors are false. He believes selecting Herbert H. D. Peirce to replace Cridler would be a mistake as Peirce does not have the necessary experience for the role.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-23

Creator(s)

Frye, William P. (William Pierce), 1831-1911