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President Roosevelt sends Revenue Collector Benjamin David Crocker a copy of a letter from Congressman Wesley Livsey Jones. Jones is the favored candidate for Senator by both the Republican party and the people of Washington, and Roosevelt asks if the claims that have been made to Jones about Crocker’s behavior are legitimate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-23
President Roosevelt sends United States Marshal Baker a copy of a letter from Congressman Wesley Livsey Jones. Jones is the favored candidate for Senator by both the Republican party and the people of Washington, and Roosevelt asks if the claims that have been made to Jones about Baker’s behavior are legitimate.
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1908-09-23
President Roosevelt informs Senator Piles that he told Representative Wesley Livsey Jones he made no comment supporting any candidate for senator, and that Roosevelt knows the allegation that Piles said this was an error.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-13
President Roosevelt sends Representative Burton the text of an amendment for the Snake River project submitted by Representative Wesley Livsey Jones and Senator Samuel H. Piles. The amendment grants the Secretary of War oversight and authority in the construction, administration, and management of the Benton Water Company and the dam that will be constructed on the Snake River. Roosevelt believes the bill can pass with this amendment.
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1908-05-02
John Callan O’Laughlin writes Theodore Roosevelt about a number of matters currently at issue in the Senate. Among them are the investigation of Senator William Lorimer, the likelihood of the Canadian reciprocity legislation passing, and a vote on the direct election of Senators. O’Laughlin also notes that the organization of the Progressive League will be against President William H. Taft’s interests, and he notes that the administration does not seem to be doing anything to prepare for the upcoming presidential campaign.
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1911-02-04
Mrs. John B. Allen has asked Senator Wesley Livsey Jones to inform President William H. Taft of the moral character and legal qualifications of several candidates for judicial positions from Washington, as well as that of their wives. She asks for Theodore Roosevelt’s help in delaying judicial appointments until an investigation can be conducted.
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1910-12-14
State senator Metcalf discusses senatorial candidates and Washington state politics with President of the University of California Wheeler. At Wheeler’s recommendation, Metcalf has been working to build sentiment for Secretary of War William H. Taft as a presidential candidate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-17
A chronology tracing the creation of the Olympic National Park, beginning from when the lands were first ceded to the United States Government by Native American groups, and continuing through the various proclamations, legislative bills, and other events impacting the location.
Includes a list of cited references.
Stephen Tyng Mather, Director of the National Parks Service, responds to Madison Grant’s inquiry regarding whether there had ever been attempt to establish a national park on Washington state’s Olympic peninsula. Mather reviews the history of the establishment of a National Monument, the proposed bills that would previously have established a National Park, as well as some of the present difficulties surrounding the establishment of such a park.
1928-10-26
Conrad Louis Wirth, of the National Park Service, forwards H. C. Bryant a letter from Abby Rhoda Hill that he believes Bryant may be better suited to answer. Wirth includes, however, a paragraph that Bryant can include regarding the establishment of a national park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.
1932-05-17
This chronological record traces the efforts to establish Olympic National park from 1904 through 1943, highlighting the various legislative bills that were advanced and the congressmen who were involved, as well as the varying size of the area protected by the government.
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