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President Roosevelt thanks James Wolcott Wadsworth for the resolution and is pleased that he is following his father’s footsteps into politics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-11
Timothy L. Woodruff updates President Roosevelt on the state of the election in Livingston County, New York. Woodruff believes that people there are likely to vote against Governor Charles Evans Hughes because he twice attempted to remove Superintendent of Insurance Otto Kelsey from office. A lack of votes for Hughes could hurt the prospects of James Wolcott Wadsworth, a young rising star in the state party. In a postscript, Woodruff says he spoke with Kelsey on the telephone, and Kelsey is going to go to Livingston County to urge his friends and supporters to vote for Hughes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-28
Frederick C. Stevens believes the vote regarding Otto Kelsey indicates that the appointment should be made as he suggested.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-03
New York Superintendent of Public Works Stevens attempts to explain a misunderstanding that has arisen over his having urged that President Roosevelt quickly name a replacement for former Collector of Internal Revenue at Rochester, Archie Dovell Sanders. Sanders’s resignation had been requested several days before Stevens wrote, and it was not therefore Sanders’s removal that Stevens was seeking but the filling of his place. Stevens regrets if he caused Roosevelt any embarrassment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-25
William Randolph Hearst expresses his opinions about potential presidential candidates for the 1908 election. Hearst believes that President Roosevelt would be the strongest presidential candidate that the Republican party could select, and that neither Secretary of War William H. Taft nor Governor Charles Evans Hughes of New York would be particularly strong candidates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-25