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Pictures of the twelve men that will represent the United States Senate at the funeral of Senator R. A. Alger.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-26
This portion of the Congressional Record reports proceedings of the United States Senate in which Senator Benjamin R. Tillman calls attention to a circular going around that is using his name to spread a land grant scheme. Tillman wants to publicize this fraud so that people are not drawn in by it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-19
President Taft struggles to conduct an orchestra composed of two groups of musicians. On the left, playing the “Eastern Conservatism” on stringed instruments, are “Root, Crane, Smoot, Depew, Aldrich, [and] Gallinger.” On the right, playing the “Western Conservatism” on horns and percussion instruments, are “Knute Nelson, Dolliver, Cummins, Clapp, Bristow, [and] La Follette.” Caption: Pity the poor leader of the Washington Symphony Orchestra.
President Taft, as a railroad brakeman, stands atop a freight car labeled “Administration Route.” He is waving to a woman labeled “Reactionary Politics” driving an automobile. The train is headed for a tunnel labeled “Revolt of the West.” Above the train is a bar labeled “Insurgent Movement” from which strips of rope are hanging, labeled “Burkett, Beveridge, Brown, Nelson, Clapp, Cummins, Dolliver, Bristow, [and] La Follette,” an insurgent group of senators who broke with Taft’s policies. Includes note: “A telltale is a bar to which strips of leather or rope are attached to warn brakemen on freight trains when they are approaching a bridge or a tunnel.” Caption: But there is still time to duck.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1909-11-17
Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver asks that President Roosevelt write a letter to be delivered at Senator Knute Nelson’s sixtieth birthday party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-31
Two articles in The Minneapolis Journal discuss the nomination of President Roosevelt and Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as the Republican candidates for president and vice-president. Given Roosevelt’s “accidental” rise to the presidency following the assassination of William McKinley and his subsequent nomination as presidential candidate in his own right, the vice presidency now has more importance than it has at any point since Martin Van Buren held that office. A third article discusses the addition Senator Knute Nelson’s amendment regarding the Dingley tariff to the Republican party platform.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-24
President Roosevelt tells Elisabeth D. Riis that it is undesirable to keep public servants like Minister Laurits S. Swenson in the same area for too long. He will explain more when he sees her.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-18
President Roosevelt thanks Henry Fairfield Osborn for the notes and suggestions, and is sure that he will incorporate them into his lecture. He wishes that Osborn and his wife, Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn could attend an upcoming gathering, but is glad that two of Osborn’s children, Fairfield Osborn and Josephine Adams Osborn, will be there. Roosevelt suggests several options of people who could deliver Osborn’s address on conservation, including Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota and Senator William Edgar Borah of Idaho. He suggests writing to Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot for further suggestions. Roosevelt understands what Osborn says about Carl Ethan Akeley’s trip, and says that if he can meet him without disrupting his own safari plans, he would like to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-17
President Roosevelt agrees with Attorney General Bonaparte, and says that they should appoint Milton Dwight Purdy at once. Roosevelt does not want to be dictated to by Senator Knute Nelson as to who he is able to appoint. He is unsure about the wisdom of putting another Tennessee Democrat in the administration when there are already several people from the area in the administration. Roosevelt asks Bonaparte’s opinions about several people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-23
Should Judge William Lochren remain in his judgeship for another few weeks, President Roosevelt will make a recess appointment to fill the seat, potentially with Milton Dwight Purdy. Roosevelt reminds Senator Clapp that he asked Clapp and Senator Knute Nelson for names of men to appoint, and Nelson did not care to make a suggestion. Roosevelt reminds Clapp of his power as President to make nominations, and suggests that the Senate vote on his nomination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-25
President Roosevelt tells Senator La Follette that in his view, La Follette’s bill would be less desirable than some alternatives. After speaking with the invested politicians and civil servants, Roosevelt believes that any action on the matter of leasing coal mining rights would be progress, and that they should not be overly selective in their attempt to pass such a bill. It is important that the representatives of the states affected by such a bill support it.
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1907-02-05
President Roosevelt answers J. H. Baker’s question, stating the Senator Knute Nelson was “one of the most potent forces” in the passage of the interstate commerce law and acted with “transparent good faith and courage.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-12
President Roosevelt thanks Henry O. Stoum for the penknife, which he was handed by Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota.
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1906-04-06
President Roosevelt introduces Governor Wilford B. Hoggatt of Alaska to Senator Knox, and asks him to allow Hoggatt to appear before a Senate committee to speak on behalf of the confirmation of Judge James Wickersham.
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1906-03-30
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that he has instructed Secretary of State John Hay to “endeavor to procure” an amendment to Article 2 of the Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration, per the request of several senators. Roosevelt goes on to point out that the original text of the treaty was approved in advance by the members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations prior to to negotiation, and that a joint resolution by the House and Senate requested Roosevelt to negotiate and conclude the treaty governing the hunting of fur seals with Great Britain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-23
President Roosevelt received the picture of Mads O. Ulstad’s family. He sends his photograph in return and congratulates Ulstad and his wife, proclaiming them “the kind of American citizen in whom I believe.”
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1905-01-17
President Roosevelt agrees with Finley Peter Dunne about protesting against the “Anglo-Saxon alliance” theory because he believes Americans are “a new race, composed of many Old-World stocks.” While the president is not against friendliness to the English government, he is not going to ignore other European governments. Roosevelt declares himself a “strong home-ruler” and gives examples of a number of individuals who have hated their country of origin, noting it is impossible for him to champion every hatred. The president expresses his gratitude for the support he has received from young men, “Catholic by faith and of Irish descent,” and discusses a number of Irish and Catholic individuals he has put in government positions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-03
President Roosevelt would like to have the Alaska legislation passed, as it is important that the Republican Congress “should show its genuine care for the welfare” of the state. Roosevelt believes they should be “pretty safe” in doing so with the support of Senators Beveridge, Nelson, and Dillingham.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-21
President Roosevelt is concerned that a bill regarding land sales on the Chippewa Reservation encourages potential buyers to conspire and not place initial bids. Before signing, Roosevelt requests an interpretation of the bill from the Department of Justice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-16
President Roosevelt would like Senator Clapp to congratulate Senator Nelson for him. Roosevelt describes Nelson as “typical of the best standard of American citizenship” and his Scandinavian constituents as the sturdiest stock to enter the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-02