Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt
Naval Commander Sims writes to President Roosevelt to voice his opinion regarding the appointment of an Engineer-in-Chief for the Navy. Sims believes that the candidate backed by Senator Eugene Hale and Chief Constructor W. L. Capps should not be appointed, and encloses a memorandum to this effect. Instead, Sims endorses the appointment of a line officer, and is backed by Commanders Robert S. Griffin and Benjamin C. Bryan. If a line officer is not available, Sims endorses either Griffin or Bryan as good candidates.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-07