Letter from Powell Clayton to Theodore Roosevelt
Powell Clayton reports of strong support for Senator Hanna in Arkansas. Clayton speculates that the trusts are working to block Roosevelt’s nomination. He encloses a letter from Secretary Hitchcock to a land officer concerning federal office holders’ involvement in political matters. Clayton resents this “political emasculation” of land officers and believes they have been unjustly singled out, which is probably the work of Mr. Foreman.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-15