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Letter from Calvin Cobb to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Calvin Cobb to Theodore Roosevelt

Having received telegrams from William Loeb and Senator Borah, Calvin Cobb wishes to respond to President Roosevelt’s telegram and address potential misunderstandings of the situation in Idaho concerning the appointment of the United States Judge there. Cobb addresses the electability of multiple candidates, discouraging the appointment of Justice James F. Ailshie and Former Idaho Representative Edgar Wilson due to the risk of political upheaval, while also maintaining that he is not pushing for one peculiar candidate, merely stating “each man’s claims fairly.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-19

Creator(s)

Cobb, Calvin, 1853-1928

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bronson Reynolds

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bronson Reynolds

Theodore Roosevelt writes to James Bronson Reynolds about the Perkins matter, referring to Charles A. Perkins, who ran for New York County District Attorney that year. If Roosevelt were living in the city he would have Reynolds be the “keeper of my conscience in relation to the district attorneyship,” although Roosevelt does not want to be involved in local politics this year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-10-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Emory Speer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Emory Speer to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Speer encloses a list of United States judges who will likely be appointed by Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan. He explains to President Roosevelt the ramifications of having Bryan potentially nominating a large number of justices to federal courts at various levels. The Bryan judges would likely jeopardize peonage laws and the Employers Liability Act, among other things. Democrat-appointed judges would shift jurisprudence to favor states’ rights over federal authority.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-26

Creator(s)

Speer, Emory

Letter from William Halpin to James Sullivan Clarkson

Letter from William Halpin to James Sullivan Clarkson

William Halpin compares the process of naturalization as it is undertaken by the New York State Supreme Court and the United States District Court in another district and argues that the District Court process is much more efficient. He requested that the District Court take over the naturalization process in New York and informs James Sullivan Clarkson that in New York a person must be a citizen for ninety days in order to vote. Halpin writes that the Republican Party has a two month window to help people become citizens and vote in the upcoming election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-11

Creator(s)

Halpin, William, 1865-1937