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In response to Governor Noel’s letter, President Roosevelt writes that he would be inclined to appoint Lowry, as requested. However, Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery is a friend of Roosevelt’s and has done good work in the Senate, and thus Roosevelt feels that he should appoint the man he recommended.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-08
President Roosevelt encloses Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery’s letter about Alcée Fortier and a memorandum from John Avery McIlhenny regarding the places to which Fortier could be appointed. Roosevelt tells Assistant Secretary of State Bacon that French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand would be pleased if Fortier could be given something.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-13
President Roosevelt informs Senator Foster that he has already written to Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery about the James L. Bradford case. Bradford must begin his sentencing and a federal physician will then examine him. Roosevelt cannot do what Foster asked.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-11
President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Bonaparte for his opinion of E. D. Saunders as a candidate for District Judge of Louisiana. Saunders comes recommended from Louisiana politicians and judges. Roosevelt also asks about Judge James Wickersham of Alaska.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-09
President Roosevelt suggests that the consul at Juarez, Mexico, be investigated within the next few months.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-07
Senator McEnery would like Assistant Appraiser Sholers retained and President Roosevelt is in favor of granting the Senator’s wish.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-18
Senator McEnery recommends Carney for postmaster at New Orleans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-18
Secretary of the Navy Meyer tells Theodore Roosevelt what he and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge did after Roosevelt left following William H. Taft’s inauguration. Meyer signed papers reversing an order that former Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry had Roosevelt sign. He explains his reasoning; mainly, the Senators from Louisiana were unhappy with it, and Meyer believes he can carry out most of what was in the order without an Executive Order being issued.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-03-08
Francis Bennett Williams, Chairman of the Louisiana Republican Committee, informs President Roosevelt that he and Pearl Wight have received Roosevelt’s request that they carefully consider John Greene Skipwith for the position of Assistant Appraiser. However, Williams informs Roosevelt that he cannot recommend Skipwith, as Skipwith was a Democrat, did not vote for Roosevelt, and had boasted that he would get the position despite the opposition of Williams and Wight. Williams also informs Roosevelt that Senator Samuel McEnery also opposes Skipwith’s appointment, and Williams encloses a copy of a letter from McEnery that indicates this. Williams will hold a meeting to select a Republican to appoint for the post and will then inform Roosevelt of the selection. Williams also notes that, after Roosevelt’s recent visit to the city, Roosevelt could win the Democratic vote in New Orleans or even most of the whole South.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-16
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs interviews a number of naval officers on some alleged defects in the construction of several battleships now being built. Chief among these concerns are the questions of the placement of the armor belt, the positions of the guns, and the design of the hoists to provide the turrets with ammunition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-21
Theodore Roosevelt thinks Samuel Douglas McEnery must not be alienated. Roosevelt sends his love to Marian Alice Appleton Meyer and tells George von Lengerke Meyer that he will make a great Secretary of the Navy.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1909-03-11
Newspaperman Samuel W. Small discusses various senators’ positions concerning the upcoming vote on the treaty with Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-27
Public opinion in the South supports the ratification of the Panama treaty and the Louisiana legislature has instructed its senators, Murphy J. Foster and Samuel Douglas McEnery, to vote for the treaty. The public widely supports the treaty and the isthmian canal but many Democrats, led by Maryland Senator Arthur P. Gorman, are opposing the treaty in an effort to gain political capital.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09
President Roosevelt needs to decide if Mr. Kendrick, a Democrat, should remain in his post as consul in Juarez, Mexico. Hay understands that Kendrick is a decent man, besides his politics. Kendrick received his post from President McKinley as the request of Louisiana Senator McEnery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-26
James D. Hill requests a meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss the “Louisiana Sugar Interest.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-12