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Massachusetts Senator Winthrop Murray Crane is opposed to Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and President Roosevelt in supporting William H. Taft in the upcoming presidential election. Crane has threatened to resign his seat rather than be forced on the matter. Details of Crane’s objections and state of mind are discussed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-18
President-Elect Taft informs President Roosevelt that he has written to Senators Eugene Hale, Shelby M. Cullom, Philander C. Knox, and George C. Perkins about the matter of establishing an embassy in China. Taft believes that if Roosevelt writes to Perkins and Cullom, they might be convinced. He hopes that they will be able to “steal a march” on Secretary of State Elihu Root and get this embassy established quickly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-24
Augustus J. Mattos, a former butler for Henry Cabot Lodge, has applied for a civil service position as a Portuguese interpreter and appeals to Mrs. Roosevelt for help.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1903-09-16
President Roosevelt invites Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge and Senator Lodge to have dinner with him sometime soon. He feels like he will burst if he is not able to talk about a variety of topics without his usual reserve.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1903
President Roosevelt invites Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to dine with him the following week.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1903-03-23
Theodore Roosevelt informs George von Lengerke Meyer that he declined the invitation to the Gridiron Club. He thanks Meyer for putting his carriage at Roosevelt’s disposal when he was in Washington, D.C., but he was sorry to miss Meyer and his wife. Roosevelt shares his concern about Henry Cabot Lodge.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1910-11-28
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt urges Secretary Long to advise President McKinley not to conduct a joint investigation with Spain into the sinking of the USS Maine. Roosevelt believes that, in spite of opposition, Long should recommend that Congress authorize the building of as many as four battleships.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1898-02-19
President Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge stand outside a building with a large group of people.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1902-09-01
President Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge are in a horse-drawn carriage speaking with by-standers.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1902-09-01
Henry Cabot Lodge and Curtis Guild listen as Theodore Roosevelt talks.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1900
Theodore Roosevelt believes the revolutionary movement has spent its force in Russia, at least in regards to the present crisis. Roosevelt believes the Senate is a “much less coherent body” in comparison to the House and Roosevelt has worked well with Speaker Cannon.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1906-02-01
Charles J. Bonaparte wrote to President Roosevelt about an honorary degree for Senator Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-02
Senator Gallinger is taking up the “Crum case” during an executive session, with the hope of settling the matter. Gallinger asks President Roosevelt to notify certain senators of the importance of the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-22
Curtis Guild discusses his difference of opinion with Henry Cabot Lodge over reciprocity with Canada. Their point of difference is regarding whether to approach Prime Minister Laurier again about appointing a commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-22
Whitelaw Reid responds to a letter from Theodore Roosevelt. He is writing from Southern California where he is vacationing. Reid speculates about the identity of the anonymous author of a political pamphlet who simply goes by “A Spectator.” He was flattered that his name had been suggested, and while he had thought it might have been Henry Adams or Henry Cabot Lodge, he has concluded it must have been John Bigelow. Reid also comments on the strong support for President Roosevelt in California and throughout the west. He discusses books he has been reading, including volume 4 of Roosevelt’s The Winning of the West.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-05
Acting charge d’affaires to Great Britain Henry White writes to President Roosevelt about many topics dealing with Ireland and England. White served in this role because Ambassador Joseph Hodges Choate was on the continent. As a result, he will go to the country estate of Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour for a weekend visit. White will inform Secretary of State John Hay by letter or telegraph of any important information that he learns during that visit. White encloses the book Ireland in the New Century, by Sir Horace Plunkett, which he describes at length. White discusses negotiations between England and France over territories in Africa. White also mentions that Professor S. H. Butcher, who taught Greek at Edinburgh, will be lecturing in the United States and asks if the President would see him. The professor would be a very interesting dinner guest at the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-25
James Leman writes to President Roosevelt about a plan to form an association of Spanish War veterans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-31
William H. Taft returns a letter from Senator Lodge concerning the Philippine shipping bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-16
Elihu Root wishes to dine with the Roosevelt family when he visits Washington, D.C., in April. Root mentions talking with Benjamin B. Odell, Nevada N. Stranahan, and James R. Sheffield.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-19
Henry Lee Higginson comments on mailing copies of the address to Harvard’s president Charles W. Eliot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-01