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Telegram from Herbert J. Hagerman to Gifford Pinchot

Telegram from Herbert J. Hagerman to Gifford Pinchot

Governor Herbert J. Hagerman asks for the help of Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot in persuading President Theodore Roosevelt to reconsider asking for Hagerman’s resignation. Hagerman reports that the general feeling in New Mexico is that the charges against him are unjust and messages of support are not reaching Roosevelt. Hagerman feels that this course of action will be a “calamity to the territory” and “considered as actual endorsement of corrupt and honest men.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-26

Report from Herbert Wolcott Bowen to John Hay

Report from Herbert Wolcott Bowen to John Hay

Herbert Wolcott Bowen reports the awards of the mixed commissions paid to various countries by Venezuela. He does not believe this rate of repayment will be maintained, since President Castro is likely to violate his agreements with foreign powers. Bowen encloses two confidential reports. The first report, titled “Grievances Formulated Since the Blockade by the Legations Accredited to Caracas,” describes the complaints that several countries have against Venezuela and Castro. Grievances include the withdrawal of exequaturs, failure to pay debts, despoliation of companies, and assassinations. Based on the government revenue and expenditures of Venezuela, it is not clear what has happened to the surplus money, half of which would be a sufficient amount to pay off the debts. The second report, which is from the Italian Chargé, lists the complaints against Venezuela and notes that the Venezuelan people are suffering from monopolies and taxes. It asks, “Where do the 40 millions surplus go which should be in the treasury but are not there?”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt had a pleasant last few days of summer. He describes to Senator Lodge what he read recently. Roosevelt also discusses his political struggles including the Miller case with the labor unions, the various Post Office scandals, and renewed opposition to the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty from the American Protective Tariff League.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1903-09-30

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard analyzes the congressional election from New York’s 12th District which was won by William Bourke Cockran. Goddard believes the outcome justifies not nominating a Republican candidate in the district. The distribution of votes indicate voter fraud that must have been supported by Republican election inspectors. Goddard warns that the results from any state are questionable if Republicans participate in fraud.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-24

Payable to Richard Croker

Payable to Richard Croker

Checks donated to Tammany Hall for the election of the organization’s candidates are made payable to Richard Croker, who has been the finance committee chairman for several years. Croker admitted to not having any records for the money donated to Tammany. Croker appears to have a large income and has extensive real estate and expensive racehorses.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Payne encloses a memorandum on the record of John W. Pettit, a clerk in the Baltimore office. It appears that Pettit was employed during the 1900 campaign at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee while simultaneously being paid for his postal work but performed no duties. Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow is continuing the investigation and Senator Nathan Bay Scott has been contacted about Pettit’s employment with the committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-05

Report from Michael P. Bolan to John E. Wilkie

Report from Michael P. Bolan to John E. Wilkie

Michael P. Bolan summarizes the reports he has gathered from acquaintances regarding George W. Lieberth, a recently appointed collector of internal revenue. Lieberth is reported to have often drunk, gambled, and engaged in bribery. A closing memorandum has contradictory statements that support Lieberth as an honorable man.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-25

Accused of putting spoilsmen in office

Accused of putting spoilsmen in office

Summary of the annual meeting of the Civil Service Reform Association. President Roosevelt was named a vice president of the organization but was also censured for several inconsistencies, particularly the appointment of James Sullivan Clarkson, an enemy of civil service reform, and a special order allowing the appointment of Joe Murray without examination.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt has not heard of any new developments in the collector-ship case and fears that Senator Roscoe Conkling has won. Roosevelt is looking forward to the holidays. He plans to make the most of the break as the “next two months will be tremendous work.” Roosevelt will be preparing for the semi-annuals and the athletic contests.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1877-12-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt found the peaches delicious and enjoyed hosting Admiral Cowles. He recently updated Corinne Roosevelt Robinson on the Roosevelts in his “neck of the woods.” President Taft has taken responsibility for the Controller Bay matter but Roosevelt was troubled that Taft knew nothing about the subject. Problems were insured after James Rudolph Garfield was replaced by Richard Achilles Ballinger as Secretary of the Interior.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-07-28