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President Roosevelt submits to Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou a list of men to serve as commissioners on the 1909 Annual Assay Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-23
President Roosevelt responds to Elbert F. Baldwin’s letter advocating for John Hays Hammond to become the vice presidential candidate. Roosevelt says that he does not want to be involved in the nomination for that position. He notes that if Hammond were not Baldwin’s friend and Hammond approached Roosevelt, Baldwin would likely write a letter in the Outlook criticizing Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-08
President Roosevelt invites the recipient to attend the upcoming Conference of Governors on the Conservation of Natural Resources as a representation of their organization. Roosevelt says that practically all the governors will attend and that, in addition to these, Senators and Representatives of the Sixtieth Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and members of the presidential cabinet have also been invited. Accompanying the letter is a list of the people to whom this letter was sent, representing a number of national trade associations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-14
Ambassador Reid discusses his toast at a Fourth of July banquet hosted by the American Society of London, which newspapers are saying contained a “slight dig” at Theodore Roosevelt. Reid quotes the paragraph in question, in which he praised John Hays Hammond, the special ambassador for the coronation. The American Society of London publishes its own pamphlet of the speeches that were given and Reid will send Roosevelt a copy when it is published.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-21
E. Mont Reily thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the letter and advice, and understands how Roosevelt feels about the situation. He may decide to attend the luncheon at John Hays Hammond’s house, but hopes to be able to speak with Roosevelt first, and will report on the proceedings to him. Reily illustrates a point he made in his previous letter that President William H. Taft is in a worse position than Benjamin Harrison was when seeking reelection by sharing a conversation in which a Taft appointee opined that the election was hopeless unless Roosevelt was the nominee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-04
E. Mont Reily expresses his concerns regarding the upcoming presidential election to Theodore Roosevelt. Reily has been invited by John Hays Hammond to a luncheon and conference to meet President William H. Taft and begin planning for the 1912 campaign. He does not believe, however, that Taft has a chance of winning the election, and thinks that Roosevelt is the only one who can save the Republican party from defeat. He asks for Roosevelt’s advice on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-24
John Appleton Stewart describes the purpose and work of the Peace Celebration Committee, of which Theodore Roosevelt has been given the title of Honorary Chairman. Stewart informs Roosevelt of both current and prospective members of the committee. Stewart tells Roosevelt that the object of the committee is to “create better feeling among the peoples of the world” in order to settle “international disputes.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-10
Henry White is pleased by Theodore Roosevelt’s enthusiastic reception in the West and found his recent editorials interesting. He discusses the mobilization of troops to Mexico and his suggestion to President William H. Taft that an informal, friendly message be sent to the other Central and South American countries. During his upcoming stay in New York City, White plans to visit Roosevelt’s office and discuss topics of interest.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-13
James Rudolph Garfield apologizes that he cannot greet Theodore Roosevelt when he comes to Ohio as he will be out of town for a speech. His mother, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, is disappointed Roosevelt did not follow her advice regarding the nomination. Nathaniel C. Wright can give Roosevelt a clear statement of the present political situation in Ohio. John Hays Hammond attended the Republican picnic and saw that the Republicans will only tolerate the progressive movement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-08-24
John Appleton Stewart, President of the New York State League of Republican Clubs, asks William Loeb if Secretary of War Root might be interested in replacing Senator Thomas Collier Platt. The State League supports it. Stewart discusses the electoral situation in New York, and complains that Frank H. Hitchcock, Timothy L. Woodruff, and others in the Republican state and national committees are not supporting the League or any associated clubs. Stewart points out that in the past, the League and its clubs have done good work for the party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-12
William H. Taft explains to President Roosevelt that he will not appear on the same platform as Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, who he has long suspected of being involved with corporations. Taft will make it clear on his tour that he stands with Roosevelt against Foraker, and Foraker has agreed not to speak.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-19
Ralph M. Easley reports conflict between members of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor, with members refusing to back Samuel Gompers’ plan for Denver. Easley tells President Roosevelt that John Mitchell is loyal to him and asks him to invite Mitchell for a meeting. In a postscript, Easley says he cannot trust anyone with this information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-08
Elbert F. Baldwin thanks President Roosevelt for the letter, and says that he immediately telegraphed the President’s congratulations to his wife, Mary Washburn Baldwin. Baldwin refutes three arguments that have been used against John Hayes Hammond who is being proposed as a vice presidential candidate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-10
Elbert F. Baldwin is out of town attending to the birth of his fifth child, Janet Sterling Baldwin. Baldwin shares his opinion with President Roosevelt that his friend John Hays Hammond should be Secretary of War William H. Taft’s vice presidential candidate. Hammond’s strength as a mining engineer and his sympathy with the Roosevelt administration’s conservation reforms would make him a good candidate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-06
Los Angeles City Librarian Charles Fletcher Lummis thanks President Roosevelt for the autograph page and hopes to show him the library’s autograph collection sometime. The library staff took to Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, who made friends with members of the Southwest Society during his visit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-12
John Hays Hammond, a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, has been lecturing on the threat Japan poses to America’s political and commercial interests. The Pacific states and Australia fear Japanese immigration and are determined to fight it. American and England should defend their Pacific possessions from Japan. The Japanese claim to have adopted “Anglo-Saxon ideals,” but Hammond calls this into question when he quotes a high-ranking Japanese politician saying it is “Japan’s holy duty to free all Asiatics” and that they should “teach them to conquer Europeans in war, commerce, and culture.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-27
John Appleton Stewart clarifies that the meetings for laboring men that William H. Taft and Governor Charles Evans Hughes will speak at are in Harlem. He tells William Loeb that a railroad men’s league is being organized, and that they will support Taft. Stewart encloses a letter that shows Frank H. Hitchcock’s attitude toward John Hays Hammond and his work. Stewart does not understand how Hitchcock cannot see the value of Hammond’s political influence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-13