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Alford Warriner Cooley has been resting since having a “little upset,” which kept him from expressing his concern for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt after her accident. He hopes she is well now. The campaign in New Mexico has been “a contest of vituperation.”
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1911-11-04
Daniel Rhodes Hanna is concerned about the current political situation, especially as a businessman. Like many others, he believes that Theodore Roosevelt is the only Republican who can be elected president. Hanna wants Roosevelt to name twenty-four Republicans to meet and discuss the situation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-26
Samuel K. Harvey relays to Theodore Roosevelt that as referred to in the clipping, his friends in Michigan hold him in the highest esteem. Harvey is inquiring about the authenticity of the statement in the newspaper reports that James R. Garfield called on you to attend the Progressive Republican League convention expressing his views of Roosevelt echoing his sentiments on the nomination of Robert La Follette.
John Barber White asks Theodore Roosevelt to attend and speak at the Third National Conservation Congress, emphasizing his importance to the conservation movement and urging him to continue his leadership.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
John Hall wants to arrange an appointment with Theodore Roosevelt for September and requests James Rudolph Garfield’s mailing address.
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1911-08-16
Samuel V. Leech assures Theodore Roosevelt he will abide by his decision not to be a candidate for 1912. With the nomination, President William H. Taft will carry the Republican Party to defeat. Leech discusses Taft’s various failures.
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1911-08-08
Arthur B. Farquhar congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his testimony before the Stanley Committee about the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. As a businessman, Farquhar endorses Roosevelt’s statements, especially regarding attacks on corporations and trusts. He encloses James Rudolph Garfield’s speech at State College, which received tremendous applause when referring to Roosevelt.
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1911-08-07
Maurice H. Cole shares his views with Theodore Roosevelt regarding a number of topics, including public lands given to trusts and special interests; progressive reform measures like the initiative, referendum and recall; the influence of Catholics and socialists on the United States; and relations between labor and capital, and how the government can help arbitrate conflicts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-26
Herbert Knox Smith encloses to Theodore Roosevelt an “evolved” draft of a federal publicity and registration bill for corporations. Smith admits that the bill is “frankly a publicity bill and nothing else“, as it relies on corporations voluntarily registering, though it will do some good and will “gradually establish a sort of Federal relationship between industrial corporations and the Federal Government.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-01
Edwin Earle Sparks requests Ernest Hamlin Abbott’s assistance in securing Theodore Roosevelt as a speaker at the Conference on Rural Conditions.
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1911-05-31
Gifford Pinchot is busy tomorrow but could meet Theodore Roosevelt and James Rudolph Garfield on Tuesday.
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1911-05-28
Edwin Erle Sparks invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the Conference on Rural Conditions in Pennsylvania on July 5, 6, and 7. Roosevelt can pick from a variety of relevant themes to speak on, and Sparks is confident that his presence will bring “light in this conservative state.”
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1911-05-23
Gifford Pinchot will gladly join James Rudolph Garfield and Mr. Price at the request of the Boy Scouts.
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1911-04-22
C. J. Blanchard tells Theodore Roosevelt that Blaine Phillips, a California newspaperman, will come seeking a meeting with him, and hopes that he will be able to give him a few minutes of his time. Phillips has been a loyal supporter of Roosevelt, and has suffered financially because he would not side with corporations.
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1911-03-17
Martha D. Lincoln writes to Theodore Roosevelt for advice and assistance, as she has used all of her savings to pay for the treatment of her late husband. She had previously published a book and pamphlet, but does not have the funds to reprint them to continue earning an income. Lincoln asks if Roosevelt might be able to help her find a job.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27
Owen L. Underwood regards Theodore Roosevelt as “the best friend the American people have today.” He believes the country and the Republican party are in crisis, and either Roosevelt’s policies must prevail, or the country will turn to socialism. Underwood concludes that reform can only come under Roosevelt’s leadership and urges him to be a presidential candidate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-04
Gifford Pinchot sends Theodore Roosevelt the report of Edmond Haggard Madison, the reports of the Democrats, the report of the Ballinger Committee, and a letter from “Uncle Henry” Wallace.
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1910-12-27
Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt are in agreement that President Taft is beholden to special interests. While he understands Roosevelt’s desire not to run for president again, Pinchot believes Roosevelt should lead the progressive movement. It is not “a question of personal wishes,” Pinchot says, but one of “a marvellous opportunity and a great national need.”
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1910-07-06
Ambassador Jusserand sends Theodore Roosevelt Christmas wishes and hopes for his continued safety. He informs Roosevelt of his election to the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences on his own merits, with no opposing votes. Jusserand shares an incident of a mother cat saving her kitten from a caged tiger. Roosevelt’s letter was delightful and complemented his articles in Scribner’s Magazine, which everyone follows with interest. He does not have much to comment on regarding internal politics other than that he deplores the quarrel between Gifford Pinchot and Secretary of the Interior Richard Achilles Ballinger. Jusserand updates Roosevelt on several of their friends. Ambassador to France Robert Bacon was recently injured in a fall from his horse before leaving for his assignment. A letter “full of pleasant chattering” from Justice Alford Cooley hints at a possible improvement in health. Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Beekman Winthrop are trying to capture Jose Santos Zelaya in Nicaragua. While Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge are in good physical health, they still mourn for their son George “Bay” Cabot Lodge, especially on Christmas. Jusserand includes a newspaper clipping on Roosevelt’s election to the Academy and part of a political cartoon featuring Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-12-25
French Ambassador Jusserand has not wanted to add to Theodore Roosevelt’s voluminous mail, until now. He and his wife, Elise Richards Jusserand, plan to attend Roosevelt’s departure in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They bid Roosevelt farewell and wish him success and good health.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-03-14