Scott, Nathan Bay, 1842-1924

Senator Beveridge advises President Roosevelt to speak with Senators Perkins and Scott before noon on February 7, 1905.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-07

Creator(s)

Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927

Senator Beveridge informs President Roosevelt that Senators Clark and Scott were in town.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-04

Creator(s)

Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927

Pictures of the twelve men that will represent the United States Senate at the funeral of Senator R. A. Alger.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-26

Creator(s)

Unknown

Several senators—West Virginia Senator Nathan Bay Scott, Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver, Michigan Senator Julius C. Burrows, Pennsylvania Senator Boies Penrose, and Montana Senator Thomas Henry Carter—all white wash Benjamin F. Barnes. President Roosevelt holds the “big stick” and says, “Thicken your white wash and get to work, you clumsy Senate fellows” while South Carolina Senator Benjamin R. Tillman looks on and says, “Shame on you ind your ‘master.'”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-29

Creator(s)

Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939

A telephone message from Elmer Payne explains that Postmaster General Henry C. Payne has fallen ill and Senator Nathan Bay Scott will take over Payne’s place in running the Republican National Convention.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-15

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Moody he has received information that leads him to believe that Circuit Court Judge Reese Blizzard is not the right man for the position. Blizzard has given the impression that he is a lobbyist for corporations. The Senators must be convinced to “furnish us with a good man in his place.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Senator Kean had spoken with President Roosevelt in the past about promoting Major Hugh Lenox Scott, but his promotion has been unfortunately delayed. Roosevelt has had trouble promoting men on merit rather than seniority, but believes that if Kean works with other senators on the Senate Committee on Armed Services, it may be possible to nominate Scott for a promotion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt hopes George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, will appoint West Virginian Charles F. Teter as an assistant. He attests to Teter’s qualifications but leaves the decision to Cortelyou.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends George B. Cortelyou a letter from Senator Nathan Bay Scott that Cortelyou “will relish.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Loeb provides Julius M. Meyer’s address so that William Dudley Foulke can communicate with Meyer directly. He also encloses a letter to Senator Nathan Bay Scott that President Roosevelt would like Foulke to deliver.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-07

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

President Roosevelt asks Senator Penrose if he will read the “enclosed wail of agony” from Senator Nathan Bay Scott.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Senator Elkins and Senator Scott do not object to having the Pennsylvania dams controlled from the new Pittsburgh office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-10

Creator(s)

O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2025-07-31

Samuel V. Leech sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his baccalaureate address, which is “a presentation of Christ from a loftier view point than [Roosevelt’s] editorial colleague attained last week when he printed, in the Outlook, his paper on ‘The Master Builder‘.” He adds a confidential note that ex-senator Nathan Bay Scott informed him that he does not look for a Republican victory in 1912, as he does not believe that West Virginia or a number of other western states can be carried by President Taft. It is Leech’s opinion that Taft’s mistreatment of Methodist senators and the Presbyterian Gifford Pinchot will cost him thousands of votes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-01

Creator(s)

Leech, Samuel V., 1837-1916

Anthony F. McCue has long admired Theodore Roosevelt and considers him the “friend of the people.” He is a Republican in West Virginia and believes the state still supports Roosevelt, regardless of Senator Nathan Bay Scott’s comments. McCue encloses an article he wrote on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-27

Creator(s)

McCue, Anthony F. (Anthony Fielding), 1883-1953

Secretary of War Taft encloses a letter from Governor William Mercer Owens Dawson of West Virginia containing “some curious statements” regarding people in the state who support President Roosevelt’s renomination. Taft does not think it is worth taking action over.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-27

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

West Virginia Governor Dawson informs Secretary of War Taft that two men from his state, Generals George W. Curtin and Charles F. Teter, will attend the convention intending to follow their orders to renominate President Roosevelt for the presidency. Dawson discusses several people in the state who might have influence with Curtin and Teter who could convince them to do otherwise.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-26

Creator(s)

Dawson, William Mercer Owens, 1853-1916

Secretary of War Taft tells Harry S. New that, subject to approval of the Subcommittee on Arrangements and the National Committee, the Chairman of the National Committee names the temporary chairman. Taft also sends the enclosed note to Senator Nathan Bay Scott, so there is no misunderstanding of his attitude on the matter, who discussed the matter of the Temporary Chairman of the Republican Convention. Taft believes Scott is out of town and will send a copy of the note to New.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-25

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Secretary of War William H. Taft has instructed Fred W. Carpenter to send William Loeb copies of letters he has written to Senator Nathan Bay Scott and Harry S. New.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-25

Creator(s)

Carpenter, Fred W., 1873 or 1874-1957

Cornelius Newton Bliss reports to President Roosevelt on preparations for the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Opposition to George B. Cortelyou’s appointment as chairman of the National Committee was greater than he expected, but West Virginia Senator Nathan Bay Scott and New Jersey Governor Franklin Murphy were helpful in settling the situation satisfactorily.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-20

Creator(s)

Bliss, Cornelius Newton, 1833-1911