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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Twining Hadley

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Twining Hadley

President Roosevelt has sent the letters regarding the nomination of Walter Chadwick Noyes from Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University, to Commissioner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith and Charles Hopkins Clark of the Hartford Courant. Roosevelt asks for clarification on Hadley’s statement about support for Noyes, as he has many prominent endorsements, including those of the Supreme Court Judges.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grover Cleveland

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grover Cleveland

President Roosevelt was glad to find that former president Grover Cleveland holds Thomas Goode Jones in such high regard, and is glad to have appointed him as a judge, even though he did this before hearing Cleveland’s opinion. He appreciated Cleveland attending the funeral of former president William McKinley with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-09

Letter from Charles Hopkins Clark to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles Hopkins Clark to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Hopkins Clark responds to President Roosevelt’s inquiry about the note from Yale University President Arthur Twining Hadley. Clark explains that he knows some of the men involved in the matter and that The Courant is not in any way bound to support Senator Frank B. Brandegee’s suggestion. Senators, as well as lawyers, have widely endorsed Walter C. Noyes for the position of United States Circuit Judge. Clark strongly recommends his appointment and says that if he is turned down, it could lead to trouble in Connecticut.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-04

Palace car for judge

Palace car for judge

The arrival in Toledo, Ohio, of a private railroad car for federal judge Peter Stenger Grosscup sparked speculation whether the car belonged to Grosscup, was paid for by him, or was provided at the courtesy of the railroad. Grosscup declined to comment, but a railroad official revealed that the car was complimentary, to transport Grosscup’s invalid mother from Toledo to Fargo.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Alston Webb Tyler

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Alston Webb Tyler

President Roosevelt informs Belle Alston Webb Tyler that the information he has received has been strongly in favor of judge Oscar R. Hundley. Roosevelt has been over all the charges raised against him, and believes that Hundley is all right. He has sent in Hundley’s nomination to the Senate, and would need to see proof of genuine misconduct before he would withdraw it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Timothy L. Woodruff

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Timothy L. Woodruff

President Roosevelt writes to former Lieutenant Governor of New York Timothy L. Woodruff about placing Catholic nominees on the judiciary ticket in New York and suggests William J. Carr. Roosevelt does “not care a snap of my finger whether a man is Catholic or Protestant,” but wishes to “to do all in our power to get all citizens back of Hughes” in the upcoming election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles C. Burlingham

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles C. Burlingham

President Roosevelt trusts Charles C. Burlingham’s judgement, but explains that he not only has to consider Charles M. Hough’s character, but also how the public might view him. While Roosevelt is sure that he would be a good judge, his connection with railroad interests might harm his reputation with the public, as Roosevelt has seen happen with some judges in western states. Roosevelt does not believe he will appoint George W. Alger, but encourages Burlingham to read his articles in the Atlantic Monthly and then get in contact with him, as Roosevelt believes Alger could be of some use.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles M. Hough

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles M. Hough

President Roosevelt assures Charles M. Hough that if he decides to pursue Hough’s appointment as a judge, he will use the knowledge of the letter between Frank H. Platt and Senator Thomas Collier Platt. Roosevelt is not sure what he will do yet, because while he has heard many good things about Hough, he is somewhat uncomfortable about the effect Hough’s connections with the Pennsylvania Railroad may have on public opinion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-31

Letter from Herman Geschke to William H. Taft

Letter from Herman Geschke to William H. Taft

Herman Geschke sends a rambling, profane letter to William H. Taft accusing him, Theodore Roosevelt, and Robert M. La Follette of conspiring to murder him to conceal his “six year wrongful impressment.” According to the letter, Geschke was warned by the Madison, Wisconsin, chief of police not to send Taft more letters full of “insanity,” but Geschke was not arrested as threatened.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-18

Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt

William Allen White is personally offended by attacks levied at President Roosevelt, particularly in a speech given by Supreme Court Justice David J. Brewer. White, who worked in similar circles as Brewer in Kansas, alleges that twenty years earlier Brewer had sold a receiver position on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad to Colonel Harrison C. Cross and threatened to fire him when Cross ceased payment. White also suggests that for the last twenty years there has been a concerted effort by outside parties to control senators and judges.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-22

Letter from Peter Stenger Grosscup to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Peter Stenger Grosscup to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Grosscup writes to President Roosevelt regarding letters in the Department of Justice’s files that question Grosscup’s fitness as a judge. Grosscup asks that the letters be removed or that a clipping and this statement be included with the letters indicating that they are untrue, as the letters may do him “injustice in the years to come.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-24

Heflin on Jones

Heflin on Jones

Collection of newspaper articles criticizing Alabama Secretary of State Heflin for his attacks on Judge Jones. Heflin found fault with Judge Jones’s instructions to the jury in the Turner peonage case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-26