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The Brooklyn Young Republican Club writes resolutions of their reasons for opposing the candidacy of Edwin A. Merritt for Speaker of the New York State Assembly and Ray B. Smith for Clerk of the New York State Assembly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-28
President Roosevelt thanks Charles Hitchcock Sherrill for the work that he and Edwin A. Merritt have been doing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-22
President Roosevelt is sure that Lieutenant Governor Lake saw the preposterous article in the Hartford Times based on an alleged conversation with Lake claiming that Roosevelt is trying to control Connecticut and wanted Lake to be a congressman instead of E. Stevens Henry. Roosevelt knows Lake did not say anything of the sort but is concerned about potential trouble if “so gross an absurdity” is repeated. Therefore, he asks Lake to take conservative measures to convince people that the article is false. He feels the Harvard Overseers have “acted like fools about football.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-22
President Roosevelt discusses the condition of the Republican party in New York state with Representative Parsons. Although he does not want to be directly involved in selecting the specific man who will serve as Speaker of the Assembly, Roosevelt believes it is important that a “clean man” be elected, rather than one who is beholden to party bosses or the “machine.” It is imperative that James Wolcott Wadsworth is elected, rather than Edwin A. Merritt, who appears to be under the control of ex-governor Benjamin B. Odell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-20
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-08
Jarvis, Arthur G. (Arthur Gale), 1887-1963
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Judge Warren Brewster Hooker, New York State Assemblyman Charles F. Murphy is likely to emerge as a compromise candidate for Speaker of the Assembly. Murphy is a talented young man, and his selection as speaker may arise from a new deal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-20
An article in the New-York Tribune reprints a portion of an interview with New York Republican State Committee Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff. Topics of discussion include the successful Republican showing in the recent election, Woodruff’s support of President Roosevelt’s financial policies, the likelihood of Roosevelt’s renomination for a third presidential term, and the future of the Republican Party and Independence League fusion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-07