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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Bonaparte that it is simply a matter of expediency whether or not someone should resign from a federal office when running for an elected position, and trusts Bonaparte’s judgement. The president also believes that New Mexico District Attorney William H. H. Llewellyn and his people are incorrect about Department of Justice agents Ormsby McHarg and Peyton Gordon willfully telling lies, and Roosevelt has received a number of letters confirming this belief. Roosevelt will discuss the Idaho land fraud case with Bonaparte when he sees him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-14

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on various matters before the Department of Justice, specifically pertaining to the cases of William Edgar Borah and N. M. Ruick. Bonaparte also goes into great detail about the case of the People of Puerto Rico vs. the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church in Puerto Rico. He encourages Roosevelt not to get involved but instead to let the courts work it out. In a postscript, Bonaparte discusses the political considerations of federal appointees who run for elective office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-15

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on several political matters. He believes the evidence that could be brought against Senator William Edgar Borah is not enough to convict him, but it is likely that Borah knew about the conspiracy. Bonaparte also wants to talk with Roosevelt about what is going on in the New Mexico Territory and the charges made against William H. H. Llewellyn. Finally, Bonaparte mentions a letter he received from W. Hall Harris about whether he should resign the postmastership in order to accept the nomination for a judgeship in Baltimore, Maryland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-11

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles J. Bonaparte writes to President Roosevelt about his efforts to secure a candidate for Postmaster of Baltimore. He has spoken with Blanchard Randall, Walter B. Brooks, and Miles White, all of whom declined the appointment. W. Hall Harris, however, has asked to speak with the President, and is likely to be the nominee. Bonaparte predicts what public opinion might be about Harris.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louis E. McComas

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louis E. McComas

President Roosevelt informs Senator McComas he could not get the different factions of the Republican Party to agree about the postmastership in Baltimore, Maryland, and therefore decided to appoint W. Hall Harris, an outside candidate. Roosevelt has asked Harris to treat the Republican organization fairly and to ignore factions. The president hopes McComas will approve of his selection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-21

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles J. Bonaparte alerts Theodore Roosevelt that Bonaparte has misstepped “on the field of official duty of a Sub-Committee of a Committee on the Reception of Invited Guests” by arranging for Roosevelt’s reception, but has rectified the situation by inviting this “sub-Committee”—Judge John Carter Rose and W. Hall Harris—to informally dine with them, alongside his wife. In a post-script, he remarks that the Baltimore Sun requested Bonaparte to give a letter of introduction to their New York correspondent so that the reporter might interview Roosevelt on his train down to Baltimore, though he declined the request.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-01