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President Roosevelt held Cushman Kellogg Davis in extremely high regard and admired his ability, courage, and integrity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-10
Theodore Roosevelt sends a personal letter of thanks to Colonel Paxton in receipt of his message. Roosevelt conveys special appreciation for Paxton’s Quote from Grotius and kind words regarding Senator Davis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-19
Theodore Roosevelt returns Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis’s interesting letter to Herman Henry Kohlsaat. He quotes Davis extensively in his upcoming article on business.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-08
President Roosevelt disagrees with several statements Secretary of State John Hay wrote. While Hay was one of the most “delightful characters” Roosevelt had ever met, he found Hay lacking leadership qualities as a Secretary of State. Roosevelt provides Senator Lodge with his view of the Alaska Boundary dispute in 1903. He includes copies of the letters Roosevelt wrote to Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes and Henry White to show to British Secretary of State for the Colonies James Chamberlain and Prime Minister James Arthur Balfour. Roosevelt explains why certain appointments were made following the death of President William McKinley and details for why Hay was not consulted on matters concerning the Russo-Japanese War and the acquisition of Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-28
President Roosevelt regrets that he cannot attend the meeting of the Cleveland Memorial Committee in person, and wishes Francis Lynde Stetson success in the committee’s efforts. Roosevelt reflects on the times he was in close contact with former president Grover Cleveland, and discusses Cleveland’s legacy and desire to serve the entire country. He believes that Americans should honor Cleveland’s memory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-16
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Long to consider Captain John W. Miller for a position of ship keeper on behalf of Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-28
President McKinley writes to accept the Republican Party’s nomination for President and accepts the platform. He discusses his desire to uphold the gold standard and refutes the opinions of those who support the silver standard. He also comments on international affairs, including the territorial government in Alaska and Hawaii, war loans from the Spanish American War, neutrality policies in the Boer War, law and order in Cuba, and holdings in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. He also comments on domestic issues including civil service reform, the volume of United States currency, and domestic shipping. Finally, McKinley comments on insurrection and peace treaties in the Philippines, asserting his desire for peace and that no person be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-09-10
Herman Henry Kohlsaat asks Theodore Roosevelt to look at a letter from Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis, which he had promised to send. Kohlsaat also encloses an interview with Senator Albert Baird Cummins and expresses his doubt that Cummins will remain loyal to the Republican cause.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-05
Senator Lodge discusses a number of topics regarding the late Secretary of State John Hay. Lodge bemoans the editing of a publication of Hay’s letters, claiming that Hay was “one of the best if not the best letter writer of his time,” but the publication does not do him justice. He reminisces on the many men of letters he has known in his life, and believes that Hay was the most “brilliant, humorous, sympathetic, [and] witty” among them. Lodge holds more criticism for Hay in his role as a secretary of state, discussing how Hay bungled multiple treaties, took credit for accomplishments that were not his own, and formed poor relations with the Senate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-14
Theodore Roosevelt approves of the suggestion that Senator Lodge and General Wood receive honorary degrees from Princeton University.
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1916-06-03
President McKinley rides an elephant driven by Marcus A. Hanna. The elephant is carrying Russell A. Alger, Nelson Dingley, William R. Day, and William T. Sampson. A second elephant follows, and a group of men that includes “Nelson A. Miles, Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Wheeler, Fitzhugh Lee, Henry C. Lodge, William R. Shafter, Winfield S. Schley, John T. Morgan, Cushman K. Davis, George Dewey,” and others, march alongside under the standard “Imperialism for Ever.” A group of disgruntled men sit on the roadside, watching the procession.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-01-18
Presidential hopefuls labeled “Davis, Tillman, Chandler, Lodge, Quay, Frye, Wolcutt, Turpie, Hoar, Morgan, [and] Hill” are wading through a swamp labeled “Financial Buncombe, Jingoism, Blunders, Demagogism, [and] Brag,” chasing a glowing chair with wings labeled “Presidency.” Puck, standing on the side of “Statesmanship Highway,” tells them they are taking the wrong way to the White House. Caption: Puck–My short-sighted friends, none of you will ever reach the White House by that road!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896-03-04
Theodore Roosevelt describes dining with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and the Storers among others to his sister Anna Roosevelt. He supports Representative Reed for the presidential nomination and speaks highly of Senator Davis. The Democrats are divided.
1894-08-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about the recent social happenings in Washington. He continues to attend many political dinners and describes Senator Chushman Kellogg Davis and Speaker of the House Thomas B. Reed. Roosevelt is not pleased by the progress made by President Cleveland. He hopes Anna is presented at court while she is in England.
1894-02-25
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about recent happenings in Washington. He is spending a great deal of his time meeting with various politicians at social engagements. Roosevelt speaks highly of Senator Davis and comments on Native Americans in New Mexico and Arizona. He continues to engage in a battle over Civil Service reform.
1894-05-27
Edward Daniels is writing a biography of Cushman Kellogg Davis, the late senator from Minnesota. Daniels has found correspondence between Davis and President Roosevelt in Davis’s papers and requests Roosevelt’s impression of Davis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-07
Edward Daniels is writing a biography of Cushman Kellogg Davis, the late senator from Minnesota. He has found correspondence between Davis and President Roosevelt in Davis’s papers and requests Roosevelt’s impression of Davis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-07