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Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Timothy L. Woodruff says that it will not be necessary for him to communicate with William Loeb en route to Washington, D.C., because he can learn everything that is required from William Barnes. He hopes that Loeb will be able to help Jack Smith and discusses implications of particular candidates winning in New York. Woodruff believes that they have a good chance of accomplishing excellent political results if there is a feud between Democrats in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-18

Creator(s)

Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Willis W. Russell

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Willis W. Russell

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary has no knowledge of Mr. Berg’s complaint that he was “steam rollered” by Governor Timothy L. Woodruff in Kings County, New York. He advises that if the Progressives in Kings County want Mr. Berg, they can vote down Woodruff. However, the majority of Kings County Progressives support Woodruff, and the secretary therefore suggests that Berg get behind Woodruff and work along with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-10

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

New York State Republican State Committee Chairman Woodruff analyzes the primary results concerning Robert A. Sharkey of the Fifth District and George H. Roberts of the Eleventh District, which he says involved fraud. After summarizing the feelings of the state committeemen on Governor Charles Evans Hughes as the potential presidential candidate, he concludes that a resolution is unlikely to be introduced. Winning support against Hughes would be easier if President Roosevelt were the candidate, but even with the current situation in Kings County, Woodruff feels there will ultimately be cooperation until the convention. Woodruff asks that the letter be given to Roosevelt to help explain the situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-26

Creator(s)

Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Timothy L. Woodruff needs to speak to William Loeb on the phone and potentially visit him and President Roosevelt on August 22 to discuss and settle matters. He hears Benjamin B. Odell is trying to control the delegates of Kings County and that Edward Henry Harriman is financially backing Michael J. Dady and Robert A. Sharkey. Woodruff argues that if Sharkey wins the upcoming primaries of September 24, he will control two delegates in the spring elections. With assistance, Woodruff guarantees to win the twelve delegates from Kings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-18

Creator(s)

Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913

Letter from Thirteenth Assembly District Republican Club of Kings County to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Thirteenth Assembly District Republican Club of Kings County to Theodore Roosevelt

The Thirteenth Assembly District Republican Club of Kings County encloses a “libelous and defamatory” newspaper to inform President Roosevelt of “what is going on among the sympathizers of the Moyer-Haywood people.” The Club opines on a recent Labor Parade as a “fearful exhibition of treasonable thought and acts.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-10

Creator(s)

Thirteenth Assembly District Republican Club of Kings County

Letter from William Musgrave Calder to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Musgrave Calder to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Calder from New York expresses to President Roosevelt his anxiety over the layoffs of men employed by the Brooklyn Navy Yard which lies in his Congressional District. He fears that the timing of the layoffs will harm Calder’s re-election chances and reminds Roosevelt that his opponent, Robert Baker, is anti-war and voted against the Naval Appropriation bill when previously in Congress. Calder also updates Roosevelt on the election prospects in Kings County, New York, for Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate for governor running against William Randolph Hearst.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-17

Creator(s)

Calder, William Musgrave, 1869-1945

Straight ticket is favored

Straight ticket is favored

The majority of the Republican district leaders in Brooklyn favor only Republican nominees for the judiciary ticket. However, Lieutenant Governor of New York and Republican State Committee Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff backs the opinion of the “Committee of the One Hundred,” and favors a ticket with some Democrats. A letter to the editor, written by Courtland V. Anable, a lawyer from New York City, expresses his opinion on the nominees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-02

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert Parsons writes to Theodore Roosevelt that the state of New York may fall under the custodian of Benjamin Odell, Thomas Collier Platt, and Lemuel Quigg unless Roosevelt takes an active role. He offers recommendations for how Roosevelt can combat the growing influence of Odell, Platt, and Quigg in endorsing a candidate in the gubernatorial campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-17

Creator(s)

Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925

Woodruff’s missing speech

Woodruff’s missing speech

This newspaper article mentions a speech that Chairman of the New York Republican Committee Timothy L. Woodruff was going to deliver if individuals supporting New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes for the presidency showed up at the Kings County Republican Committee. The speech was not delivered because no Hughes supporters disrupted the meeting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-18

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Timothy Woodruff writes William Loeb about several matters. First, it is good that Harry A. Hanbury’s place has been taken out of civil service. Next, the goal should be to make sure he can be replaced with a better person. Second, the new Kings County Sheriff Alfred T. Hobley’s nephew graduates from West Point this year, and Hobley would like him to be assigned to the coast artillery. Woodruff also notes that it is well known that if a resolution is introduced at the next Kings County Committee meeting, it likely will not pass.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-08

Creator(s)

Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913

Appeal to the Republican of the 17th assembly district, Kings Co., N. Y.

Appeal to the Republican of the 17th assembly district, Kings Co., N. Y.

Walter Butler Atterbury denounces Republican political leader Timothy L. Woodruff as “the most tyrannical of all bosses.” He cites evidence for this accusation in a speech to citizens of the Seventeenth Assembly District of Kings County. Atterbury asks citizens to support him and oppose any ticket with Woodruff’s name or those owing allegiance to him in the upcoming primary elections.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-11

Creator(s)

Unknown