State governments--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment

Letter from John A. Sleicher to Theodore Roosevelt

Friends of Governor Frank Wayland Higgins do not think he will run again. The party does not support Charles Evans Hughes, but might warm better to Edgar Truman Brackett whom they know better. John A. Sleicher believes that former Governor Frank Swett Black would also be a good match. Knowing President Roosevelt is friends with Black, Sleicher wonders if Roosevelt might reach out in support to Black.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-23

Letter from William H. Andrews to William Loeb

William H. Andrews encloses a letter from Charles F. Hoff, President of the Democratic Joint Statehood League of Arizona. The people of Arizona have decided to unite into a Joint Statehood League encompassing both parties, not for political purposes, but for the sole purpose of achieving statehood. Andrews asks William Loeb to pay special attention to what has been said about Territory Governor Joseph H. Kibbey. Andrews believes President Roosevelt should appoint General Thomas F. Wilson as the new territorial governor.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-10

Letter from Freeman L. Dustman to Theodore Roosevelt

Freeman L. Dustman, editor of the Toledo Blade, writes to President Roosevelt regarding an endorsement for the presidential nomination by the Ohio Republican convention. Dustman says there is a feeling that the upcoming convention should commend Roosevelt by pointing out what he has accomplished through Congress. Dustman thinks Ohio senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Charles Dick will oppose this plan, and that there may be a contest on the floor of the convention. Dustman notes that The Blade believes in specifically endorsing Roosevelt and making no reference to the senators.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-27

Letter from Freeman L. Dustman to Theodore Roosevelt

Freeman L. Dustman writes to President Roosevelt regarding the appointment of a revenue collector for Toledo, Ohio. Dustman urges Roosevelt to use his influence to ensure the appointment of a candidate who shares Roosevelt’s views so that the Republican Party’s policies will be carried out. Dustman suggests Howard Washington as an ideal candidate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-09

Letter from Luke E. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt

Luke E. Wright writes to President Roosevelt on behalf of three men. Wright advocates for the re-appointment of George Randolph as district attorney and James J. Jeffreys as surveyor of customs. Also, Wright speaks on behalf of Naval Cadet Minor Meriwether who was tried by court martial for hazing at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-05

Telegram from William Loeb to Theodore Roosevelt

William Loeb writes to President Roosevelt regarding New York state politics and various appointments. Loeb reports numbers and advice from Representative John W. Dwight.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-21

Letter from James Wolcott Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt

James Wolcott Wadsworth thanks President Roosevelt for his advice and encouragement. Wadsworth also discusses some of his plans and some of the matters that are requiring his current attention. He apologizes for being unable to accept Roosevelt’s invitation to come to Washington, D.C., but hopes to be able to make the trip when he has fewer work demands.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-07

Letter from Alexander O. Brodie to Theodore Roosevelt

Alexander O. Brodie writes to President Roosevelt regarding potential successors as territorial governor of Arizona. Brodie recommends Judge Edmund William Wells as his first choice.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to Theodore Roosevelt

Timothy L. Woodruff writes to President Roosevelt regarding a previous letter and his opinion of political endorsements in New York. Woofruff believes James Wolcott Wadsworth will handily win the vote for Speaker of the New York State Assembly.

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Creation Date

1905-12-29

Letter form Timothy L. Woodruff to Theodore Roosevelt

Timothy L. Woodruff, ex- Lieutenant Governor of New York, writes to President Roosevelt regarding a Naval Officer appointment. Woodruff presents candidates, Richard H. Laimbeer, Ben Hebard Fuller, and Teale and their various political affiliations. He also mentions and criticizes the politics of Governor Benjamin B. Odell and Michael J. Dady.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-23

Letter from Alfred Spring to Theodore Roosevelt

Alfred Spring, Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, writes to President Roosevelt regarding various political strategies. Spring mentions James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.’s nomination for Speaker of the Assembly, divisions within the Democratic party, and encourages the President to aid Governor Higgins.

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Creation Date

1905-12-23

Letter from Lucius Nathan Littauer to Theodore Roosevelt

Congressman Littauer writes to President Roosevelt regarding James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.’s candidacy and the state of the Republican Party in New York. Littauer states that he is “pleased” that “clean, able men … unschooled in the Platt and Odell system of political management” are dealing with the Republican crisis.

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Creation Date

1905-12-21

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot writes to President Roosevelt to provide information regarding controversial government appointed positions in Oregon, before Senator Fulton arrives in Washington, D.C., with an alternate view on the matter.

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Creation Date

1905-09-23

Letter from J. Sloat Fassett to William Loeb

Representative Fassett writes to President Roosevelt’s secretary William Loeb that Governor Higgins is creating problems with the New York Railroad Commission. The Corning Postmaster, Kennedy, will be elected to the board leaving a postmaster vacancy. Fassett requests that Loeb advise Roosevelt to delay appointing a new postmaster until Fassett can propose a name. Fassett congratulates the president on the appointment of Elihu Root and writes that the only way for the Republican Party to succeed in New York is through politicians like Root and Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-11

Letter from Nevada N. Stranahan to William Loeb

Nevada N. Stranahan informs William Loeb that he has arranged a meeting between himself, Charles W. Murray, and Governor Odell on the subject of appointing Byrnes to election commissioner. General Clarkson will not be able to attend the meeting.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-12

Message from Nevada N. Stranahan

In a phone message Nevada N. Stranahan relays that Charles W. Murray thinks that President Roosevelt should speak to Governor Odell about appointing Byrnes to the position of election commissioner. Stranahan informs Roosevelt that Odell would like to get rid of John Stiebling’s men who Stranahan believes are friends to Roosevelt. Stranahan also spoke about F. Norton Goddard.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-08

Message from Nevada N. Stranahan

In a phone message Nevada N. Stranahan relays that Charles W. Murray thinks that President Roosevelt should speak to Governor Odell about appointing Byrnes to the position of election commissioner. Stranahan informs Roosevelt that Odell would like to get rid of John Stiebling’s men who Stranahan believes are friends to Roosevelt. Stranahan also spoke about F. Norton Goddard.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-07

Letter from Frederick C. Stevens to William Loeb

New York Superintendent of Public Works Stevens informs William Loeb that a good nominee to become the new county treasurer of Genesee County, New York, has been found, and he might be supported by New York State Senator Samuel P. Hooker and Assemblyman Fred B. Parker if Archie Dovell Sanders were removed as Collector of Internal Revenue at Rochester, New York, and someone else nominated to replace him.

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Creation Date

1907-04-17

Letter from Albert J. Beveridge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Beveridge writes to President Roosevelt to report on the Indiana Republican Convention.

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Creation Date

1904-04-28

Letter from Eugene A. Philbin to Theodore Roosevelt

Eugene A. Philbin appreciates President Roosevelt’s kind remarks on his appointment to the New York State Board of Regents. Philbin explains his feelings about education in New York and updates Roosevelt on the “Indian matter.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-11