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Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends President Roosevelt a report on independents’ voting patterns in the recent presidential election. Bishop is annoyed both with Republican party officials claiming their influence swung New York and with Democrats whom he found “offensive” during the campaign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-14
President Roosevelt thinks Joseph Bucklin Bishop has accurately assessed the character of Austen G. Fox when he called him a “skate.” Roosevelt thinks the clipping Bishop sent is interesting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-20
President Roosevelt tells Representative Parsons, member of the New York Republican County Committee, that he believes it was wrong to leave off Judge Otto Alfred Rosalsky from the nominations and furthermore does not agree with the Nominators’ Committee on adding Democrats to the Republican ticket. Roosevelt believes it is the utmost importance that Republicans do all they can in all elections in New York to support a victory against William Randolph Hearst in the “main contest” for governor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-08
President Roosevelt expresses to Columbia University President Butler his conflicted feelings taking personal action in the New York mayoral election. He does not think it wise to attend a dinner in support of William Travers Jerome, because he does not trust Austen G. Fox. He is also hesitant to write anything in support of Jerome, because he fears Jerome may use it “in some totally different contingency.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-10
There is an ongoing dispute on who should be the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City. Roosevelt believes that the “only wise and proper thing to do” is to renominate Seth Low.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-01
Andrew Carnegie told President Roosevelt’s fish story and Austen G. Fox told the enclosed story, in which a fish eats its own eye for bait. Carnegie wishes Roosevelt a merry Christmas and says he greatly enjoyed the banquet and Secretary of State Elihu Root’s company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-23
Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends President Roosevelt a clipping of a comment William Jennings Bryan made about New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Bishop notes the New York Herald left out a part of the comment and the Times did not report it at all, saying the newspapers are trying to get rid of views they do not like. Bishop relates an amusing encounter with Austen G. Fox in New York, saying he tried to appease the “Wall St. ostriches” while at the same time trying to impress Bishop by referring to Roosevelt by his first name and telling “rubbishy anecdotes.” Fox thought he got away with this ruse, and Bishop calls him a “skate.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-20
Nicholas Murray Butler describes the recent election in New York and urges President Roosevelt to speak at the City Club during a public dinner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-09
Robert Brent Mosher writes to William Loeb to inform him that Austen G. Fox and Mr. Cummings, at Theodore Roosevelt’s request, will become director and chief clerk at the Bureau of American Republics as soon as their Board of Directors can act on it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-21