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Sheldon, George L. (George Lawson), 1870-1960

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Horace H. Lurton

President Roosevelt thanks Judge Lurton for the speech, and says he will ask Alabama Representative William Richardson about it in person. Roosevelt would like to speak with Lurton about the injunctive process in the railway cases the government is currently prosecuting. Roosevelt has told both Governor B. B. Comer of Arkansas and Governor George L. Sheldon of Nebraska that the injunctive process cannot be abolished, but Roosevelt would like to discuss the ways it is being used with Lurton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. J. Burkett

President Roosevelt has discussed the proposed Constitutional amendment with Nebraska Governor George L. Sheldon, who explained why Republicans in his state had given it their support. Roosevelt agrees that federal judges often abuse the injunctive process and suggests he and Senator Burkett might find some way to reform it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John I. Moore

President Roosevelt acknowledges the invitation of the governors of Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, to make a trip on the Mississippi River with the Inland Waterways Commission. He reflects on the importance of the nation’s rivers as “highways” for products to supply any inadequacy of means of transportation over land. He intends to travel with the Commission down the Mississippi for three or four days in October. A note at the bottom of the letter indicates that it was sent to each of the governors who signed the invitation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Favorable for Taft

In clippings from the Omaha Daily Bee, an article discusses the effect of the recent Nebraska Republican Committee Platform on Secretary of War William H. Taft’s campaign, lists the committee members, and covers the events of the convention. A separate section contains the full Nebraska Republicans Platform in which they praise President Roosevelt, pledge to support Taft, and call attention to the successes of the Republican Party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-25

Creator(s)

Unknown