Nominations for office

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt shares the same opinion as William H. Taft that governor Charles Evans Hughes should be renominated. Roosevelt feels that making a speech would do more harm than good. While William Jennings Bryan has a strong following for the “church vote,” Roosevelt believes Bryan’s approach is dangerous. He approves of Taft’s letter to John Wesley Hill and suggests that secretary of state Elihu Root review it before it is made public.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt encloses a letter to Lyman Abbott, which he received from Chancellor of Oxford, George Nathaniel Curzon, inviting him to present the Romanes lecture in 1910. Roosevelt is frustrated over the issue of renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur S. Tompkins

President Roosevelt informs Judge Tompkins of the New York Supreme Court that he “feel[s] at my wits’ end to advise in that matter.” He has received dozens of letters concerning Governor Charles Evans Hughes’s renomination, more for than against him. However, the strongest letters are anti-Hughes. Railroad men and Italian, Russian, and Hungarian populations strongly oppose Hughes, whereas clergymen favor him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Isaac H. Cocks

President Roosevelt finds Isaac Cocks’s letter interesting and enjoyed seeing Cocks’s son, Representative William W. Cocks. Roosevelt similarly feels that Governor Charles Evans Hughes should be renominated, but does not feel that he should act to help Hughes. Roosevelt does “not want to seem to be continually interfering and dictating what shall be done.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josiah C. Reiff

President Roosevelt thanks Josiah C. Reiff for his letter and thinks him wise in advising Roosevelt not to interfere with the gubernatorial nomination. However, only those in favor of Governor Charles Evans Hughes are asking Roosevelt to intervene. Although reluctant, he may have to act.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Celora E. Martin

President Roosevelt informs Celora E. Martin that, at present, he intends to let the nomination of Isaac Taft Stoddard, Martin’s son-in-law, remain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-24

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Francis C. Travers

George B. Cortelyou informs Francis C. Travers that it is not appropriate for him or the President to interfere in any nomination.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-14

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert Parsons assures Theodore Roosevelt that they will re-nominate Scott. Parsons believes that Pendleton and Fowler might decline the nomination and gives reasons for why each should not be nominated.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-10

Letter from Chester I. Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Chester I. Long reassures President Roosevelt that Former Kansas Senator Joseph R. Burton’s attack on him has had no significant impact upon the people of Kansas. He requests that efforts to secure a delegation for William H. Taft as the Republican nominee as President begin as soon as possible, coinciding with Taft’s upcoming speech in Ottawa. He has requested Kansas Senator Charles Curtis to meet with Roosevelt to “discuss the situation fully.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-01

Memorandum regarding the nomination of Oscar Hundley

Senator Dillingham of Vermont knows of no one who opposes the confirmation of Oscar R. Hundley except Senator Edmund Pettus of Alabama, whom Dillingham believes holds a personal grudge against Hundley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Memorandum regarding the nomination of Oscar Hundley

The nomination of Oscar Hundley to the United States District Court of the Northern District of Alabama is now in the hands of a sub-committee. There is some opposition to the confirmation of Hundley because of his advocacy for an amendment to the Constitution “providing that moneys collected by white taxpayers should be used in the education of white children only, and that moneys collected from the colored people should be used for the colored schools.” This would have resulted in “colored children” being thrown out of school, as “the amount of taxes collected from colored people is very small.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Letter from Thomas J. Akins to William Loeb

Thomas J. Akins sends William Loeb two clippings that indicate Joseph E. Black will be seeking appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Western District of Missouri. Although Akins has taken little interest in appointments in the past because Senator William Warner has shown “great wisdom,” Akins wishes in this instance to express his opposition to Black’s appointment because Black opposed President Roosevelt’s nomination at the 1902 State Convention. Black was said to have distributed the Hanna badges and buttons and to have “talked very ugly about the President,” and Black’s nomination would revive feuds in Missouri. Akins wants to advise Roosevelt that Black’s appointment would be a “great mistake.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-02

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Rudolph Forster writes to William Loeb regarding the plenipotentiary nominations, the plenipotentiary meeting time and location, and the plans for peace. Forster requests information from Loeb concerning Japan’s plans for an armistice.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-01

Letter from Thomas J. Akins to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas K. Niedringhaus received the Missouri Republican caucus nomination for Senate. The caucus nomination reached stalemate after supporters of the opponent Richard C. Kerens questioned Niedringhaus’s integrity. Thomas J. Atkins supports Niedringhaus and sees him as an ally of President Roosevelt’s administration.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-19

Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Platt writes to express his deep interest in having William Miller Collier appointed to the Ministership to Spain.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-15

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Bucklin Bishop provides an update on the New York political situation as it pertains to securing the Republican nomination for the United States Senate and for Governor.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-15

Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to William Loeb

Senator Platt is withholding his consent on three diplomatic nominations until he receives more information regarding the inspiration for their selection.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-10

Letter from William Barnes to Theodore Roosevelt

In support of appointing G. Howard Davison to the office of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, William Barnes disputes claims that Davison is really not a farmer and that he is a “boozer.” Barnes encourages President Roosevelt to consider changing his views in this regard.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-10

Letter from Elbert F. Baldwin to Theodore Roosevelt

Elbert F. Baldwin recommends that President Roosevelt appoint F. Marion Crawford to the Constantinople legation because Crawford has a good understanding of customs and culture in the region and because he is a Roman Catholic. Baldwin discusses Crawford’s qualifications in detail, including mentioning his time in Turkey and India. Baldwin is acquainted with the other men suggested for this mission, but he does not believe they measure up to the same standard as Crawford does.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-25

Letter of Theodore Roosevelt Accepting the Republican Nomination for President of the United States

President Roosevelt writes that he will accept the Republican nomination for president and goes on to discuss the Republican party platform and his goals for the presidency.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1904-09-12