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Richard Pretlow Ernst speaks strongly against the appointment of Charles H. Duty as collector in the Sixth District of Kentucky, as do many others, including Maurice Lee Galvin, whom Ernst believes is a better candidate. He asks Representative Longworth to advise President Roosevelt regarding the situation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-09
Senator Lodge reflects on the results of the election and is generally pleased, particularly with the sound defeat of Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Henry Melville Whitney. Lodge was less pleased by the events in New York which included a fusion of the Republican Party with William Randolph Hearst’s Independence League in New York City and embarrassing behavior by Governor Charles Evans Hughes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-09
Augustus Everett Willson informs President Roosevelt that Robert H. Fleming, whom Willson had recommended to succeed George W. Lieberth as Internal Revenue Collector of the Sixth District of Kentucky, has passed away unexpectedly. Willson expects to be elected Governor of Kentucky soon, and so will abstain from making recommendations for federal offices so that he can concentrate on his gubernatorial duties.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-14
Secretary of War Taft updates President Roosevelt with his thoughts about various topics: who to nominate for postmasterships in New York; Senator Borah’s land fraud case; the proposed constitution for Oklahoma in preparation for admittance to the union; the schedule and itinerary for a series of campaign speeches through the Midwest and West; and the address he is preparing concerning the Brownsville Affair. Taft lays out his thoughts concerning the differences between Roosevelt and the likely Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan’s political philosophies, in particular how they view the accumulation of wealth by individuals and interstate corporations, especially railroads.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-16
Assistant to the Attorney General, and acting as Attorney General, Milton Dwight Purdy tells President Roosevelt that the decision of Judge Walter Evans was decided before Attorney General William H. Moody could intervene. More similar cases are upcoming in Kentucky and Tennessee that Moody will intervene in. Purdy notes that declaring acts of Congress as unconstitutional is becoming more common.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-07
Secretary of War Taft reports on his progress and assessment of conditions on the campaign trail. He is traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, and from there to Idaho. He has had success in Ohio, but the state elections there may be in jeopardy because of disputes between two factions of Republicans. The situation in Illinois is good. Although Taft thinks his trip may do some good, it is more from his presence than his speeches, as he does not feel comfortable with the short talks he has to give. Taft also writes about the possibility of receiving the Republican presidential nomination in 1908, and thinks that the people would prefer to nominate Roosevelt again, with Taft a very distant second. He believes the Democratic party is rather apathetic about the election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-31
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw appreciates President Roosevelt’s kind words about his work in the campaign. Shaw reports that it is surprisingly difficult to encourage people to come to the meetings and the halls are rarely filled to capacity. Shaw also reports that he is worried Democrats will be able to get out the vote more successfully in Kentucky than the Republicans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-12
Representative Sherman agrees to have lunch with President Roosevelt on Saturday. Sherman informs William Loeb that the Republican Congressional Committee will send Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to Arkansas, Kentucky, and the other states Loeb mentioned, except for Colorado.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-14
Secretary of War Taft agrees with President Roosevelt’s decision to appoint John Marshall Harlan. Taft then analyzes the political considerations in making the appointment of the Supreme Court justice who will succeed Henry Billings Brown. Taft also expresses concern about Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal John F. Stevens’s inability to answer the charges of Poultney Bigelow’s article in The Cosmopolitan, even if the charges have no foundation. In addition, Taft notifies Roosevelt that he tried to get Major George W. Goethals, an army engineer, to be Secretary of the Board to live on the Isthmus of Panama, but the presence of Secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission Joseph Bucklin Bishop prevents it. Taft recognizes that Congressman Julius C. Burrows is “indignant” about Taft’s involvement in the appointment of District Judge in the Western District of Michigan, but Taft does not think Burrows is justified.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-21
Cecil Andrew Lyon tells President Roosevelt the people of the United States will not be happy if he follows through with the Standard Oil plan and the rebates in Kentucky. Lyon praises Roosevelt’s actions in a number of other incidents and events (such as settling the anthracite coal strike, the Panama canal, the Rough Riders, and the Square Deal). Lyon states something must be done to “curb the growing power of money” if the United States wants to avoid incidents like the French Revolution. He believes that Roosevelt is the man to apply such checks on that growing power.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-04
President Roosevelt’s message concerning the details of Judge J. Otis Humphrey’s decision has aroused strong criticism among his opponents. Richard Wilson Knott has enclosed an article from the Evening Post so Roosevelt can see what responses his supporters were making.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-25
Frank Swett Black thanks President Roosevelt for his advice concerning the Kentucky matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-30
Representative Rhinock explains his reasons for publicly revisiting an incident that occurred in the Latonia club house in Kentucky that involved Alice Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-14
Postmaster General Payne informs William Loeb that the Post Office Department did not make any changes to the rural free delivery districts that are included in Indiana. He further states that the district includes Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Because the district is so large, there has been no talk of change.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
These clippings from the Louisville Courier-Journal are about the debates between John Watson Yerkes and William O’Connell Bradley over the Republican delegates going to the National Convention and the Republican Party of Kentucky’s stance on supporting President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-04
By resolution of the Kentucky State Convention, William Bradley will second the nomination of President Roosevelt. Bradley will send Roosevelt portions of his speech for Roosevelt’s review.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-12
Newspaper article supporting John Watson Yerkes’s desire to be temporary and permanent chairman at the Kentucky Republican state convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-04
To promote party unity, William O’Connell Bradley deferred challenging John Watson Yerkes for Committee Chairman at the State Convention. Bradley tells President Roosevelt that many of the current federal appointees are a menace to party usefulness and should be replaced following Roosevelt’s reelection.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-04
Leslie Combs discusses the Kentucky State Republican Convention and the delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-04
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985