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A. Hoebermann shares with Theodore Roosevelt that while he has been a firm Republican in the past, he and others have gotten no recognition and feel that the Republican Party is no longer fit to rule. They want a new party or government that cares about the what the people want, and Hoebermann has created and is pushing a related bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-09
Hoebermann, A.
Theodore Roosevelt informs Judge Rose that “very few people at the moment will disagree with what I said about Baldwin, Dix, and Harmon last Fall.” Roosevelt also asks if he may see Rose next week.
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1911-05-31
Edith Roosevelt enjoyed seeing Louisa Lee Schuyler, and Theodore Roosevelt hopes to see Schuyler soon. Roosevelt also offers his views on the men who left the Republican Party last year. He fears that they have “started a movement for evil which will be hard to control,” making the political situation much more difficult. Roosevelt also writes that he is “rather a woman suffragist,” noting that little “evil” has been done in Idaho and Washington, but rather women’s suffrage has done some good.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-12
Theodore Roosevelt commends Lucius B. Swift’s excellent letter to President William H. Taft. One thing he most wants to avoid is mixing in purely state affairs where he can do no good. He has been supporting the reciprocity movement. While he sympathizes with the farmers, it is not enough to oppose the movement. Roosevelt agrees with Swift about the political situation in Indiana. However, New York is slightly worse. He discusses machine politics, especially as played out in the most recent election. In theory, the people of New York want Roosevelt to be involved in state politics, but in practice, it makes him suspicious.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-08
Theodore Roosevelt informs Langdon P. Marvin that he is pleased to hear the elephant head has not been removed from Harvard Hall. Roosevelt is equally pleased to learn that Marvin voted for Henry L. Stimson for New York governor. He had heard a rumor that Marvin supported William Barnes. Roosevelt is sorry he cannot attend the Harvard Club of New York City’s dinner this year but plans to come next year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-07
Theodore Roosevelt shares with George H. Mifflin that he thinks the same of Governor-elect Eugene Foss as he does Governor-elect John A. Dix. He advises that Massachusetts work to re-elect Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and encloses a letter on the matter.
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1910-12-15
Isabel Simmons calls on Theodore Roosevelt to support the female teachers of New York by urging Governor John A. Dix to sign the Teachers’ Equal Pay Bill.
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1911-10-27
Alfred R. Conkling, who has heard about Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming lecture on “Conservation of Womanhood and Childhood,” wants to bring his attention to the State Factory Investigating Committee that is looking into better fire safety practices and preventions in New York factories.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-18
Henry B. Hebert sends Theodore Roosevelt the August edition of the Waterways & Commerce with his article about the Barge Canal. He directs Roosevelt to the discussion of the Barge Terminal Bill, which he personally believes should “be defeated at the polls.”
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1911-08-16
Joshua J. Sikes believes Native Americans in the Northwest are part of the long lost race of the Israelite people. Sikes invites Theodore Roosevelt to go hunting in the Cascades, a hunt he arranged with the elders of the Native People who’s land they would be hunting on. He adds that he has information about the innocence of Albert T. Patrick, who is in Sing Sing for the murder of William Marsh Rice.
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1911-07-15
Samuel McCune Lindsay tells Theodore Roosevelt of the upcoming trip of O. F. Lewis, Secretary of the New York Prison Association, to Europe in order to attend the International Prison Congress and visit foreign prisons. He asks if Roosevelt would be willing to write a letter of introduction for him to help him during his travels. Lewis has already received some other letters from officials, but would appreciate any assistance Roosevelt is able to give.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-28
F. H. Cowles asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would like to see correspondence between Cowles and Governor Dix. This correspondence has led Cowles to believe favoritism is abundant through attempts to get Brooklyn Cooperage Company to utilize oil as fuel throughout the Adirondacks.
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1911-05-17
James M. Spencer asks for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s support for the Mary Todd Lincoln memorial.
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1911-05-08
Spencer, James M. (James Morton), 1854-1921
Elijah E. Knott would like Theodore Roosevelt to read his “humble efforts” to defend Roosevelt and has enclosed several letters. He wanted to vote for him and President William H. Taft but could not vote for the Republican party.
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1911-05-03
Knott, Elijah E. (Elijah Edward), 1855-1923
Eckford C. DeKay informs James M. Spencer that Governor John A. Dix accepted the request to be honorary Vice President of the Mary Todd Lincoln Memorial Association.
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1911-04-29
Joseph Bucklin Bishop did not receive Theodore Roosevelt’s letter until General Ian Hamilton left. However, George W. Goethals, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, showed Hamilton most of the work. Bishop is touched that Roosevelt remembered his longing for the northern spring. He will inform Roosevelt when he and his wife, Harriet Hartwell Bishop, arrive in New York City, and they can have a “good talk.”
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1911-04-24
Willard G. Stanton discusses his qualifications and previous application for a federal judgeship. He reviews the appointments of E. B. Whitney and Francis Key Pendleton to the New York Supreme Court. He lists why he wants the position and asks Theodore Roosevelt to help him be appointed.
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1911-04-21
Joshua J. Sikes asks Theodore Roosevelt for a letter of introduction to Governor of New York John A. Dix to discuss Albert T. Patrick, whom he believes was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of William Marsh Rice.
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1911-04-06
Henry Beach Needham asks Frank Harper to send him records of everything that Theodore Roosevelt has said about businessmen both during his presidency and during the campaign. In particular, he would like to know if Roosevelt has said anything regarding small businessmen instead of “Big Business.” Needham is working on an article about Roosevelt’s views on business ahead of Roosevelt’s upcoming visit to Chicago.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02