Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Barnes
President Roosevelt tells William Barnes he is unable to appoint G. Howard Davison as assistant secretary of agriculture because of the “emphatic protest” from the National Grange, founded to advance the methods of agriculture. Due to so many different suggestions for the position, Roosevelt told Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson to select the best man and he chose W. M. Hays for the position.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-12