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President Roosevelt invites Bartlett S. Johnston to visit the White House and is glad his brother, Joseph Forney Johnston, is a senator.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-10
Clark Howell regrets that he will not be able to get to Washington, D.C. at this point in time to meet with President Roosevelt. Howell happened to run into ex-Governor Joseph Forney Johnston and they talked. Johnston did not discuss with Roosevelt all he wished to get through. Howell wishes Roosevelt to know that Montgomery would be a great place to mention the Jefferson Davis incident and that only a general reference would be needed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-08
President Roosevelt informs Postmaster General Meyer that Senator Joseph Forney Johnston of Alabama has told him that service at Selma, Alabama, is very bad and the current postmaster, Mary Elizabeth Matthews Force, does not need the position any longer. Roosevelt directs Meyer to appoint David M. Scott as postmaster there, unless there is some reason not to do so that he is unaware of.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-08
Following a number of legislative items, including voting on an amendment to a bill and a motion to investigate participation in international expositions, Senator Robert M. La Follette delivers a speech beginning with proposed tariff reciprocity with Canada, but quickly turning to his view that President William H. Taft has abandoned his campaign promises to continue the progressive policies of his predecessor Theodore Roosevelt. La Follette excoriates Taft on his stances on taxes and conservation, among other issues.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-15
Alabama Governor Comer praises President Roosevelt after meeting with him, and describes his trip to Washington, D.C., and New York. The article notes that Comer made no mention of whether the railroad situation in Alabama was discussed at all.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-09
This portion of the Congressional Record reports proceedings of the United States Senate in which Senator Benjamin R. Tillman calls attention to a circular going around that is using his name to spread a land grant scheme. Tillman wants to publicize this fraud so that people are not drawn in by it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-19
Any information President Roosevelt gained from his meeting with Joseph Forney Johston, Bartlett S. Johnston’s brother, can be relied upon. Roosevelt can trust the Johnston family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-07