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President Roosevelt asks writer Winston Churchill for his opinion of Representative Frank D. Currier’s remarks that appointing “Massachusetts man” Charles Fairbanks, as pension agent of New Hampshire would be an insult to the state. Roosevelt additionally comments that Currier thought Churchill would recommend Frank Abbott Musgrove for the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-06
Winston Churchill informs William Loeb of the political situation in New Hampshire. After Churchill talks with President Roosevelt’s allies in the states he will give an update, but in the meantime editorials and letters are telling the President’s side of the story. George Moses, who supports Senator Gallinger and advocated for Frank A. Musgrove, will be in Washington this week, and Churchill warns Roosevelt to take care. Moses is editor of the Concord Monitor, an anti-Taft, pro-Gallinger paper, and is the brains of the New Hampshire delegation in Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-28
Writer Winston Churchill details how the efforts of George H. Moses, editor of the Concord Monitor to appoint Frank Abbott Musgrove to the pension agency are related to Senator Jacob H. Gallinger’s reelection. Churchill will not oppose Musgrove if the majority of the delegation supports him, but he supports and feels loyal to Charles Fairbanks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-08
Winston Churchill is again writing William Loeb about the matter concerning selecting a new Pension Administrator for New Hampshire. Churchill believes that President Roosevelt’s “enemy” Senator Jacob H. Gallinger has intentionally nominated Richard W. Musgrove as a way to alienate his son Frank Abbott Musgrove, a staunch supporter of Roosevelt. Because of this conflict, Churchill suggests Charles Fairbanks as the ideal Pension Administrator and attaches a letter from Fairbanks for Loeb to forward to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-26