Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937

President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Bonaparte that he is sorry to hear about John Carter Rose, and advises him to follow the course that he set out to find another candidate for the position, and to act similarly in finding a person for the Indian Territory. In a postscript, Roosevelt suggests Bonaparte consider Wade H. Ellis for the position, and comments about the choice of the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, where he would prefer Frank B. Kellogg to Frank H. Hitchcock.

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1908-06-30

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft that, while he is sure that Frank H. Hitchcock would do a satisfactory job of running Taft’s campaign, the best person would be Frank B. Kellogg. Roosevelt thinks that if Kellogg is asked, there is a chance he would accept, but advises Taft to speak with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte first to see what the provisions would be for finding a substitute in the current case Kellogg is involved in.

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1908-06-29

President Roosevelt thanks Henry Beach Needham for the letter, and is glad that he saw his sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, and daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Roosevelt believes that the value he can give the American people is in showing them that a person can hold the presidency and act as a strong president, and still keep his word and give up power. Roosevelt agrees with Needham about Frank H. Hitchcock, although he wonders if Frank B. Kellogg would also be worth considering if the government can spare him from the lawsuits against Standard Oil.

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1908-06-29

President Roosevelt forwards Attorney General Bonaparte a telegram from former Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, and admits that his prejudice against Pliny L. Soper may have been a holdover from Hitchcock’s time in office. Roosevelt also encloses an unsigned letter that Secretary of War William H. Taft and Frank B. Kellogg discussed, and asks that Bonaparte discuss it with Milton Dwight Purdy and Kellogg. Roosevelt has heard of the matter, but thinks that little good would come from pursuing the matter currently, as it would get twisted to political purposes. Roosevelt will tell Senator Jonathan Bourne and John D. Archbold that they have to stop wasting time trying to negotiate through Roosevelt and comply with the opinion of Bonaparte and Kellogg.

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1908-06-29

President Roosevelt responds to a letter from Attorney General Bonaparte, and comments on the actions of Senator Jonathan Bourne in trying to involve Roosevelt in a matter involving Standard Oil. Roosevelt plans to explain to Bourne and John D. Archbold that it does them no good to speak with him, and they need to communicate with Bonaparte and Frank B. Kellogg. Roosevelt suggests having Alford Warriner Cooley stop by Idaho on his way from Alaska and take care of some business involving United States Attorney Lycurgus H. Lingenfelter. In his postscript, Roosevelt says that he is glad that Bonaparte wrote to Meyer about Mr. Levely, as he had not heard anything about the matter. Roosevelt is glad that Bonaparte thought of John Carter Rose as a person to potentially be appointed, as Roosevelt thinks it is a very good suggestion.

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1908-06-26

President Roosevelt sends a telegram to Frank H. Hitchcock encouraging him to read the telegram Roosevelt previously sent to Frank B. Kellogg. Roosevelt thinks it would be a mistake not to include the injunction plank in the Republican Party platform, and says that they should neither yield to the extremists of the Manufacturers’ Association nor the extremists of the labor party.

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1908-06-17

President Roosevelt directs Albert Shaw to show this telegram to Frank B. Kellogg and Albert J. Hopkins so that they will show him the telegrams that Roosevelt has sent them about the injunction plank.

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1908-06-16

President Roosevelt believes that passing the corporations bill along the Stetson-Morawetz line “would be worse than passing nothing.” While granting improper favors to both the corporations and the labor men might be beneficial for the moment, long term it would be politically ruinous and be a huge setback in the movement for corporation control. He asks Seth Low to get Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota to fight hard for the bill.

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1908-04-09

President Roosevelt apologizes to Senator Bourne that he could not meet with him on Sunday, as he does not like to see people on business that day if he can avoid it. Roosevelt says that any proposals made by Standard Oil will be considered, they must be conditioned on following the law, and must be detailed to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and Special Assistant Attorney General Frank B. Kellogg. Roosevelt knows that Bourne understands this, but he wishes for Bourne to make sure that Standard Oil understands this.

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1908-02-23

President Roosevelt has spoken with many members of the Republican National Committee, and plans to speak with several more. Roosevelt also asks Augustus Peabody Gardner to seek assurances from still other members of the Committee.

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1908-02-10

President Roosevelt prefers any communications about the case be exchanged between the respective counsels of the Standard Oil Company and the United States Government rather than involving himself.

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1907-12-03

President Roosevelt writes to Attorney General Bonaparte regarding the hasty Interstate Commerce Commission report. Bonaparte has received censure from the New York press for criticizing Standard Oil. Roosevelt discusses how he distrusts Senator Eugene Hale and is disgusted by his lack of patriotism in criticizing the Army and Navy. The postscript describes judgeships and appointments.

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1907-07-13

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft about conditions in the South regarding Taft’s nomination to be the presidential candidate for the Republican Party. One of Roosevelt’s informants told him that the constituents in Alabama will vote for Joseph Benson Foraker if Taft is approved. Roosevelt still believes that the southern states will be in favor of Taft. On another matter, Roosevelt reports that many people want him to nominate John K. Beach over Walter Chadwick Noyes for a circuit court judge position.

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1907-07-10

President Roosevelt forwards to Attorney General Bonaparte the Interstate Commerce Commission’s report, letters, and a map on the Edward Henry Harriman matter. He suggests that Bonaparte publish the report at the same time he announces the law suit. In a postscript dated July 11, Roosevelt responds to a letter he received from Bonaparte in the meantime. He expects to be “in an awful row” regarding Ulysses S. Bratton. He discusses the timing of Alexander McDonald McBlair’s and Mary Tayloe Key’s marriage, as it relates to McBlair’s responsibilities in the Oregon land fraud cases. He praises Bonaparte’s handling of the tobacco case. Finally, he alerts Bonaparte that Senator William Peters Hepburn wants to speak with him.

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1907-07-10

President Roosevelt briefly follows up with Attorney General Moody on several issues, including an ice matter, acting against Standard Oil, and guidance on spelling reform.

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1906-09-13

President Roosevelt comments to Attorney General Moody on the state of several cases currently being prosecuted, potentially being brought to trial, or being appealed. He was disturbed by the judgement of Judge George C. Holt that Moody referred to, and feels that while it is inevitable that “even a good judge will go wrong in a percentage of cases,” this was an important case in which Holt missed the larger Governmental questions. Roosevelt would like to prosecute other cases without reference to the one Holt decided, and wishes to use the case as an example to argue for the right of appeal, so long as he can do so without offending Holt. He would be glad if there is reasonable ground to proceed against Standard Oil in antitrust suits, as several special counsels think there is.

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1906-07-21

On President Roosevelt’s behalf, William Loeb asks Attorney General Moody to forward the enclosed letter to Frank B. Kellogg.

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1905-01-18

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Creation Date

1911-12-11

Creator(s)

Miller, Hugh Gordon, 1875-

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

John Callan O’Laughlin does not think President William H. Taft will appoint Frank B. Kellogg to the Supreme Court, even though he has worked on governmental investigations and is backed by many senators. O’Laughlin knows Theodore Roosevelt cannot support Kellogg directly but asks him to write to Elihu Root on his behalf.

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1911-12-05

Charles J. Bonaparte confirms some details of antitrust suits that occurred against Standard oil and the Tobacco Trust around the time he was Attorney General in Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. He asks Roosevelt if he knows anything of the details surrounding a proposed political organization that claims to stand for the principles of Republicanism, as he is somewhat skeptical of it.

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1911-07-26