Farley, John M. (John Murphy), 1842-1918

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry White

President Roosevelt is sure that Ambassador White acted correctly regarding Archbishop John M. Farley visiting him, and is pleased that White showed Archbishop John Ireland the courtesy he did. He agrees with White regarding Secretary of State Elihu Root’s trip to South America, and praises the work that Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon has done as Acting Secretary. Roosevelt further agrees that White’s brother-in-law would be a good candidate for a position and has forwarded a letter to Bacon saying as much, although he is not sure if there is any likelihood of a vacancy in the service soon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Harvier

President Roosevelt thanks Ernest Harvier for the editorial. Roosevelt explains, for Harvier’s information, what the situation was involving Maria Longworth Storer and Archbishops John M. Farley and John Ireland, saying that she began to interfere in the politics of the Catholic Church to such a degree that it appeared that Roosevelt was sanctioning the interference. The final dismissal of her husband, Bellamy Storer, from the ambassadorial service came, however, because they were not answering Roosevelt’s letters.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eugene A. Philbin

President Roosevelt thanks Eugene A. Philbin for his letter, and is pleased to know that many people in the Catholic hierarchy understand the situation with Maria Longworth Storer. Roosevelt agrees with Philbin’s comment that the situation shows why church and state need to be kept apart, and comments that Storer “could not get rid of the idea that there ought to be church politicians as well as state politicians and that they should enter into reciprocal obligations with one another.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Herbert Blenk

Before he received the telegram from Bishop Blenk, President Roosevelt had already nominated George Cabot Ward for the position in Puerto Rico. Ward was recommended by others including Archbishop John M. Farley and Eugene A. Philbin.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maria Longworth Storer

President Roosevelt rebukes Maria Longworth Storer for her repeated attempts at “ecclesiastical intrigue” while trying to get Archbishop John Ireland made Cardinal. Roosevelt has repeatedly told Storer and her husband, Ambassador Bellamy Storer, that both they and he cannot officially get involved in matters regarding the Catholic Church. However, the Storers seem to have ignored these directives and continued to improperly write letters on Ireland’s behalf and to improperly quote portions of Roosevelt’s letters about the matter. If such actions do not stop, Roosevelt will have to remove Bellamy from his position as Ambassador. He asks Maria to return his letters on the subject.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Gibbons

President Roosevelt asks Cardinal Gibbons for his recommendations of whom to appoint for the chaplain vacancies in the Army and Navy. The president desires men who can associate with officers but understand “their chief duty must be done with the enlisted men.” Roosevelt would like Archbishop John M. Farley’s recommendations as well.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt

John Callan O’Laughlin encloses a note from Lyman Abbott, and presumes The Outlook will take a strong stance on new Catholic cardinals. O’Laughlin discusses the new cardinals and wishes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a happy birthday.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-31

Creator(s)

O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949

Letter from Hal Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Since writing “The Confession”, Hal Reid has come into close contact with several high-ranking members of the Catholic Church. Because of this, he has something to discuss with Theodore Roosevelt, and asks if they might be able to meet to discuss it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-01

Creator(s)

Reid, Hal, 1862-1920

Letter from Eugene A. Philbin to Theodore Roosevelt

Eugene A. Philbin showed President Roosevelt’s letter to Archbishop John M. Farley, who agrees with Roosevelt’s reasons for not sending a congratulatory message to Pope Pius X. Philbin also comments on an open letter to Roosevelt from some Protestant clergymen, in which the writers do not seem to understand the relationship between Catholics and the Pope. The relationship is a purely spiritual one. Catholics believe that Church and State should be separate, and would not allow their religious beliefs dictate their actions in public life.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-16

Creator(s)

Philbin, Eugene A. (Eugene Ambrose), 1857-1920

Letter from Eugene A. Philbin to Theodore Roosevelt

Eugene A. Philbin spoke with Archbishop John M. Farley, who suggested that President Roosevelt might send Pope Pius X a message on the occasion of the jubilee marking fifty years since he became a priest. The gesture would be appreciated not just in Rome, but by Catholics in the United States. Philbin hopes to visit when he is in Washington next Wednesday.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-13

Creator(s)

Philbin, Eugene A. (Eugene Ambrose), 1857-1920

Letter from Eugene A. Philbin to Theodore Roosevelt

Eugene A. Philbin showed Archbishop John M. Farley Roosevelt’s letter to Bellamy Storer dated December 11, 1905. Farley was pleased with the respect shown to the Catholic Church. Monsignor John Edwards, already an admirer of Roosevelt, was also pleased with the letter. Neither man holds ill will against Archbishop John Ireland. Philbin believes that church and state must be kept apart. Any reciprocal relationship between the two would be “intolerable.” Philbin is glad that Storer brought this problem to light and created a new standard for public life. Storer had used President Roosevelt’s name and his own diplomatic position in trying to get Ireland named a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, which led to Storer’s dismissal.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-08

Creator(s)

Philbin, Eugene A. (Eugene Ambrose), 1857-1920

Letter from John J. Keane to Theodore Roosevelt

Archbishop Keane wishes to remind President Roosevelt of a petition that he and Cardinal Gibbons presented for Nelson O’Shaughnessy to be appointed the Secretary of the Embassy at London. He can get additional endorsements from Archbishops Farley and Ireland, if necessary.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905

Creator(s)

Keane, John J. (John Joseph), 1839-1918

Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Platt has enclosed letters from people who have expressed an interest in Cabot Ward who has recently applied for a position in the government service in Puerto Rico. From his perusal of the letters, Platt believes that Ward possesses “unusual” legal and linguistic abilities and he recommends Ward for the appointment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-16

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard thanks President Roosevelt for his recent hospitality. He plans to get a letter from the company employing Joseph Watkinson to send to Roosevelt to aid in his intention of appointing Watkinson as Inspector. Goddard believes that Roosevelt should speak to Elihu Root regarding the Mayorality of New York, and will remind Roosevelt when Root is back in Washington, D.C. Goddard is interested in being the next Anti-Tammany candidate for Mayor of New York, and has been supported in this by Eugene A. Philbin.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Goddard, F. Norton (Frederick Norton), 1861-1905

Letter from John Thomas McDonough to Theodore Roosevelt

John Thomas McDonough relays to President Roosevelt a conversation he had with Father John J. Wynne about progress in the Philippines. McDonough believes that he will support Roosevelt’s campaign. McDonough has also written to Archbishop Harty in Manila and thinks he will be satisfied with the information McDonough gave him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-30

Creator(s)

McDonough, John Thomas, 1844-1917

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer has heard that Pope Pius X declined to promote Archbishop John Ireland to Cardinal after interference from Cardinal Raphael Merry del Val, who asserted that President Roosevelt had also advocated for the promotion of Archbishop John M. Farley. As Farley represents a “foreign and reactionary spirit,” Storer does not believe that Roosevelt would have asked for his advancement. If the assertions she heard are untrue, she asks Roosevelt to write the Pope to say so.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to Francis C. Travers

Chaplain Gleeson thanks Francis C. Travers for his good wishes after surviving an explosion on the naval ship the USS Missouri. Gleeson praises the conduct of the ship’s Captain William S. Cowles, President Roosevelt’s brother-in-law. He had hoped the Missouri would be ordered to New York for repairs, and that would allow him and others from the ship to tell the story in New York of Captain Cowles’s bravery and strong leadership in the crisis; but the ship has been ordered to Newport News. Gleeson comments that Roosevelt is a friend to the Catholics and that the Archbishop of New York, John M. Farley, and he support Roosevelt’s re-election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-24

Creator(s)

Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927

Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt

Francis C. Travers was pleased to see in the newspaper the telegram from President Roosevelt’s brother-in-law Captain William S. Cowles to Archbishop John M. Farley in reference to U.S. Navy Chaplain Matthew C. Gleeson. Travers praises Cowles’s bravery amidst hardships. He extends sympathies concerning a recent accident, probably the explosion on the USS Missouri, to Roosevelt and to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-19

Creator(s)

Travers, Francis C., 1849-1905

Letter from Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt

Seth Low tells President Roosevelt of a conversation he had with Archbishop Farley who spoke warmly of Roosevelt and “hopes sincerely” he will be re-elected. Low notes that he has followed the course of events in the Far East and is delighted that Secretary Hay’s note on China’s instability is being met with agreement. He wishes Roosevelt well on Panama and shares sympathy on the death of Senator Hanna. Low shares an anecdote about a donkey that he and Mrs. Low encountered while traveling and hopes his note gave Roosevelt a “moment’s relief from the cares of State.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-26

Creator(s)

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Letter from Amasa Pierce Thorton to Theodore Roosevelt

Amasa Pierce Thornton informs President Roosevelt of his opinions on the upcoming election in New York City and New York state, especially regarding the New York County Committee. He also details his opinions on the Republican party and the proposed “Liberalizing Sunday” at churches.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-04

Creator(s)

Thornton, Amasa Pierce, 1854-1917