Glenn, R. B. (Robert Brodnax), 1854-1920 Archives

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt sends an editorial for Attorney General Bonaparte to comment on, as well as a rough draft of his speech for the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, which he asks Bonaparte to read and comment upon as soon as possible. Roosevelt discusses the railroad rate case in North Carolina, bemoaning the “yellow press” coverage of the situation. In the matter of the case against Idaho Senator William Edgar Borah, Roosevelt agrees with Bonaparte and the action that must be taken, but feels obligated to meet with Borah’s representatives.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James E. Shepard

President Roosevelt has received James E. Shepard’s letter, as well as the various letters attesting to Shepard’s character and praising his work. While Roosevelt cannot speak personally about Shepard’s ability to establish the school he proposes, he says that the plan is an admirable one and wishes Shepard success.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt comments on the “grand mix-up” surrounding the dismissal of Augustus H. Price, one of North Carolina’s Assistant United States Attorneys. Roosevelt asks Attorney General Moody to look into the matter, and to report to him on the relative qualifications of Price and his possible replacement, Albert L. Coble. Roosevelt plans to change the internal revenue offices in North Carolina to be part of the civil service, and asks Moody to raise the issue in an upcoming cabinet meeting so Roosevelt can discuss the matter with him and Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou. Roosevelt is also concerned with a matter concerning Comptroller of the Currency William Barret Ridgely. He additionally asks Moody to direct Judge James Wickersham to return to Alaska, as his presence in Washington, D.C., has not helped his confirmation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to William Loeb

Judge Jones defends his use of injunctions preventing Alabama from enforcing legislation that permits the state to regulate rates charged by railroad companies in a letter to William Loeb. Jones has read in the Birmingham Age-Herald that while on a visit to Washington, D.C., Governor B. B. Comer, who is in favor of regulation, met with President Roosevelt allegedly to discuss the situation, so as to avoid a potential conflict between state and federal troops. Jones requests that Loeb inform Roosevelt of the reasoning behind Jones’s actions, as he was appointed by Roosevelt. He asserts that the injunctions were administered in accordance with the Constitution and were invoked to protect the interests of Alabamians.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-07

Creator(s)

Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on legal matters in several states. In North Carolina, Bonaparte has found that many of the jurisdictional problems in the Southern Railway case are due to political posturing, and that Bonaparte’s investigator, Edward Terry Sanford, has found that the federal judge in the case, Jeter Connelly Pritchard, has acted appropriately. Bonaparte encloses a letter regarding Japanese seal poachers and suggests sending naval reinforcements. Bonaparte has directed Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley to look into monopolistic actions of railroad and steamship companies in New England that are in possible violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-29

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Letter from Jeter Connelly Pritchard to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Pritchard thanks President Roosevelt for sending representatives from the Department of Justice to “preserve the dignity and uphold the honor” of the 4th Circuit Court of appeals in North Carolina after a recent battle over jurisdiction threatened to turn violent. Pritchard says most North Carolinians are law abiding, but there is friction between Governor R. B. Glenn and Senator Lee S. Overman over the upcoming election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-30

Creator(s)

Pritchard, Jeter Connelly, 1857-1921

Partial page from the Augusta Chronicle

This partial page of the Augusta Chronicle contains a number of articles, including a report on the extradition of Charles C. Browne, repercussions against a lynching which occurred in North Carolina, and a divorce case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-08

Creator(s)

Unknown

Governor returns with ideas, but is silent

Alabama Governor B. B. Comer has returned from his trips to Washington, D.C., and New York, but he would only speak of the social engagements he attended and not of government affairs. In addition to meeting with several Southern governors, Comer met with President Roosevelt, the “great trust buster and wielder of the large cane in general,” and was impressed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-09

Creator(s)

Unknown

A precedent established

Judge Jeter Connelly Pritchard has set a dubious precedent in the case against the Southern Railway, in which federal and state jurisdiction are at odds. President Roosevelt sent a representative from the Department of Justice to mediate the situation, and a “modus vivendi” was arranged. In so doing, individuals and corporations can no longer assume the protection of federal due process.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-30

Creator(s)

Unknown