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Theodore Roosevelt expresses his lack of knowledge about the political situation in New Mexico even though Robert Munro Ferguson, Alford Warriner Cooley, and George Curry have fed Roosevelt information. Roosevelt ends his letter by asking to see Cutting whenever possible.
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1912-06-14
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William H. H. Llewellyn for his support.
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1912-04-30
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Holm Olaf Bursum for his letter and requests information on the delegates of New Mexico with respect to their persuasion toward Roosevelt or William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-04-25
Theodore Roosevelt has written a note as William H. H. Llewellyn suggested and thanks him for what he has been able to accomplish in New Mexico.
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1912-03-26
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Holm Olaf Bursum for the “very effective work” he is doing in New Mexico.
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1912-03-22
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Albert B. Fall for all the “good work” he has done in New Mexico.
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1912-03-22
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William H. H. Llewellyn for his letter and the work he has been able to accomplish in New Mexico. Roosevelt has written Albert B. Fall and Holm Olaf Bursum as Llewellyn suggested.
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1912-03-22
Theodore Roosevelt would be pleased if William Bayard Cutting became a senator. However, he cannot help Charles B. Hobbs to have Cutting appointed. He receives numerous similar requests and cannot interfere in matters of candidacy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-16
Theodore Roosevelt was relieved to receive Alford Warriner Cooley’s letter since he was upset to hear of Cooley’s relapse. He is interested in Cooley’s report of New Mexico and comments on the recent elections in New York, Massachusetts, and several other states. Roosevelt is staying neutral in presidential nominations and asserts he does not want the nomination.
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1911-11-14
Theodore Roosevelt shares with Joseph Bucklin Bishop that his letter is the first long one that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been able to enjoy. He is glad Bishop likes John Avery McIlhenny and is interested in Bishop’s inside information about the political situation. Roosevelt comments on the recent elections, which were unfavorable for the Republican Party overall. His nephew, Theodore Douglas Robinson, won despite fraud by the J. S. Sherman machine.
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1911-11-11
Theodore Roosevelt tells Dabney S. Royster he is having difficulty with trying to secure him entry into a sanatorium in New Mexico, but believes he can in South Dakota if Royster would apply and include Roosevelt’s letter.
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1911-10-13
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Winthrop Chanler for writing and says Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will recover from her horseback riding accident, but it may be a slow recovery process. Theodore Roosevelt sends Chanler’s wife Margaret Chanler his love, is sorry he did not get a large moose on his recent hunting trip, and hopes to tell him of Kermit Roosevelt’s recent travels.
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1911-10-13
Theodore Roosevelt advises Alford Warriner Cooley not to take any chances. Roosevelt is “slightly chagrined” to know that Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley has only heard him speak when he gave the “very worst speeches I ever made.” Roosevelt is disheartened by the political situation in New York because half want to return to the economic conditions of 60 years ago and the other half wants to move forward with a blend of big business and government power. Roosevelt worries about the progressives who lack leadership and thinks President William H. Taft knows nothing about such problems since he approaches them as a “mere lawyer.”
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1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt received the telegram signed by George Curry, George Armijo, and Muller requesting support. However, he cannot do anything more to have Arizona and New Mexico admitted as separate states.
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1911-08-18
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges the “copy of the edition” that R. H. Rose sent to Roosevelt. When Roosevelt was recently in New Mexico, he endorsed the movement for statehood.
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1911-06-03
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that Senator Lodge will support statehood for the New Mexico Territory. The Territory’s Governor, George Curry, might call on Lodge regarding the statehood bill. Roosevelt suggests that Governor Curry might be one of the new state’s Congressmen.
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1911-05-23
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed hearing from Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. His current travel is his last “business trip,” and he hopes to see Ferguson and visit John Avery McIlhenny next time. Edward Grey recently wrote to him about his brother, George Grey. Roosevelt confirms that he wrote the article on Governor Morton. He agrees with Ferguson that Arizona and New Mexico should be admitted to statehood and that Great Britain needs time to reshape its government. Roosevelt wishes he could see Ferguson and his family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Major William H. H. Llewellyn to arrange for a social visit and a public meeting while in New Mexico.
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1911-02-14
Theodore Roosevelt tells Governor Noel that his wife Edith and daughter Ethel will not be joining him until he reaches New Mexico, so they cannot accept the invitation to visit Noel and his wife in Mississippi. Roosevelt himself is happy to meet her.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-03
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a letter to The New York Times in which Robert M. Stevenson, president of Westminster College, quotes a passage from Pearson’s Magazine alleging that as President, Roosevelt made a bargain with the Mormon Church in exchange for electoral votes. The votes were allegedly given in exchange for an end to Republican agitation for an amendment allowing Congress to legislate regarding polygamy, the retention of Senator Reed Smoot, and patronage positions in accordance to the wish of the Mormon hierarchy. Roosevelt vehemently denies these allegations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-04