Murphy, Nathan Oakes, 1849-1908

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock some communications regarding Arizona Territorial Governor Nathan Oakes Murphy. Roosevelt feels he should be replaced with Alexander O. Brodie. Roosevelt also informs Hitchcock that he has been promised information regarding the unfitness of the man backed to be Secretary (likely Isaac Taft Stoddard), but says that while this is an important matter it does not need to be taken care of at the moment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

After receiving a letter from Nathan Oakes Murphy protesting against the appointment of Fenwick S. Hildreth as register of the land office at Prescott, President Roosevelt believes that Brown should be appointed. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw is tasked with looking into Brown’s background.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

United States Attorney William H. H. Llewellyn reports to President Roosevelt that Special Assistant Attorney General Ormsby McHarg has begun his investigation in New Mexico by listening to men of bad character who are opponents of Roosevelt and his administration. Llewellyn does not object to the investigation, but urges that it be carried out in a fair and impartial manner.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-23

Creator(s)

Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927

Postmaster Gaddis writes to Representative Andrews about F. W. Smith who is Postmaster in Williams and was a representative in the Republican Convention who unseated the delegation for statehood. Gaddis calls Smith “unworthy,” a “traitor,” and “an Oaks and Frank Murphy man,” and asks that Andrews see that Smith does not get reappointed by President Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-10

Creator(s)

Gaddis, O. D. M. (Oregon Demarcus Magintry), 1859-1940

O. D. M. Gaddis spoke with Charles Henry Akers, editor of the Arizona Gazette, about the matter of joint statehood. Akers is eager to use his paper to support statehood, but fears a loss of advertising business might result. Gaddis asks if a sum of five thousand dollars can be raised for Akers to “start the ball rolling.” Gaddis argues that if they secure Akers’s support, their cause will have a leading daily and the only Republican paper in Phoenix, Arizona.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-06

Creator(s)

Gaddis, O. D. M. (Oregon Demarcus Magintry), 1859-1940

H. A. Hughes, upon hearing of President Roosevelt’s plan to offer Myron H. McCord an appointment, notifies Roosevelt that McCord has publicly made “vile” remarks about him. He encourages Roosevelt to confirm this by contacting Governor Nathan Oakes Murphy, Isaac Taft Stoddard, or Major James Harvey McClintock.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-28

Creator(s)

Hughes, H. A.