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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons

President Roosevelt is pleased to hear that Representative Parsons has such a favorable opinion of the nomination of William R. Willcox to the chairmanship of the New York Public Service Commission by Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Naturally Roosevelt will consult with Parsons on the nomination of a new postmaster to replace Willcox. Roosevelt asks Parsons’s opinion of the suggestion by Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou’s suggestion of Assistant Postmaster Edward M. Morgan for the role.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Douglas Robinson accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation to stay at the White House while he is in Washington, D.C., for his upcoming grand jury trial. Robinson, a receiver of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, is on trial for ignoring the orders of the New York State Public Commission. He is not optimistic about the trial because of the strong legal team the commission has assembled and expects to be in jail “in a short time.” Robinson discusses his plans for traveling down to the White House and congratulates Roosevelt on his handling of Senator Benjamin R. Tillman.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-13

Creator(s)

Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918

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 Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

Letter from Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

New York Representative Parsons returns a letter to William Loeb and describes his views of James L. Wells. Parsons believes it will be difficult to find a position to which President Roosevelt can appoint him due to Wells’s long political activity in New York. Additionally, Parsons encourages Roosevelt to meet with members of the New York press while at Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-17

Creator(s)

Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Parsons has received a letter from Postmaster William R. Willcox informing Parsons of Willcox’s nomination by Governor Charles Evans Hughes of New York to the chairmanship of the New York Public Service Commission, and asking for advice. Parsons believes Willcox likely to accept, and would like President Roosevelt to remember to confer with him before nominating Willcox’s replacement as postmaster.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-26

Creator(s)

Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Parsons believes that other men would have made better chairmen of the New York Public Service Commission than New York City Postmaster William R. Willcox. He expects Willcox to be ineffective and thus damage legislation’s chances for success as well as the Republican Party and laments the shortage of people to run for office. Parsons also advises against naming Edward Morgan as Willcox’s replacement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-29

Creator(s)

Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925

Speech of Theodore Roosevelt in Syracuse, New York

Speech of Theodore Roosevelt in Syracuse, New York

Theodore Roosevelt addresses the issue of machine party politics in New York. He touches on the gubernatorial race and various Senators in the state legislature, including Charles Francis Murphy and William Barnes. Roosevelt is campaigning for a non-machine politics candidate, “stalwart of good government, the unflinching fighter for real reform, Frederick M. Davenport.” Roosevelt continues to cover tariffs while mentioning the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act and the Revenue Act of 1913.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919