Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922

President Roosevelt would never deny a request from Maria Longworth Storer for anything but political reasons. He does not intend to make any changes to his Cabinet and is particularly impressed with Secretary of War Elihu Root. Roosevelt would take many things into consideration before appointing any man to a Cabinet position. At present, it would not be advisable to appoint a Catholic man as ambassador to Germany or Italy. If the position of ambassador to France becomes available, it could be offered to Bellamy Storer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Maurice Francis Egan tells President Roosevelt that he likes James Jeffrey Roche’s letter, especially what he said about the Storer affair. As a side note, Egan says he communicated with Archbishop John Ireland. He wonders how Roosevelt feels about Catholic politicians.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-15

Creator(s)

Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924

Frances M. Wolcott asks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt if she could have a copy of the Storer pamphlet, as she thinks she could “say a word that counts on the right side.” Her son, District Attorney Lyman Metcalfe Bass, is trying his first case and complimented President Theodore Roosevelt to her.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-11

Creator(s)

Wolcott, Frances M. (Frances Metcalfe), 1851-1933

President Roosevelt handled the Bellamy Storer affair exactly as John St. Loe Strachey expected. Strachey hopes that the Americans are able to make a model treaty with the Japanese, as he believes that England may confront similar issues soon. Strachey and his wife are traveling to Berlin to visit friends and he asks for a letter of introduction to Ambassador Charlemagne Tower. Strachey also asks Roosevelt what he thought about his recent article in the Spectator about the proposal to create representative government in India. In a handwritten postscript, Strachey mentions that he received a “capital letter” from General Leonard Wood, and he hopes to meet Wood in the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-31

Creator(s)

Strachey, John St. Loe, 1860-1927

James Jeffrey Roche shares his views on a range of topics with President Roosevelt, including Roosevelt’s handling of Bellamy Storer’s “indiscretion” in Rome, the public’s response to the Brownsville case, and Roche’s support for Roosevelt’s simplified spelling idea.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-28

Creator(s)

Roche, James Jeffrey, 1847-1908

William Dudley Foulke calls President Roosevelt’s attention to a paper he encloses which was “published ostensibly by negroes” and distributed widely in Indianapolis. Foulke also comments on the situation of Francis Augustus MacNutt, who had been in the service of the United States as a diplomat until certain charges were raised against him. MacNutt was acquitted at Rome, but subsequent statements attributed to Roosevelt led to his not being received at the Vatican. MacNutt begs the privilege of answering any definite charge against him. He is still abroad, but would return to the United States to have the opportunity to prove his innocence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-28

Creator(s)

Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935

At “Ananias Botanical Garden,” there are a number of potted plants with men’s heads in them: “Tillmanus,” “Forakeria,” and “Harrimanium Americanus.” For the last one, the tag lists “Nativity. . . . Wall Street,” “Stock,” “Veracity,” “Acquisition,” “Aspiration. . . . Senate,” and “Analyzed by Prof. T. Roosevelt, B.S., P. Du, P.D.Q.”

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04

President Roosevelt uses his big stick to cast various reptiles into the water: “land grabber,” “spoils,” “mollycoddle,” “Brownsville,” “graft,” “rebate,” “swollen fortune,” and “Bellamy.” In the background stands an elephant about to hit a toad with a cane, “Watch me.”

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-17

President Roosevelt is driving a “U.S. Government” automobile with Secretary of War William H. Taft seated next to him in the front and Uncle Sam in the back seat. Behind them is the aftermath of their reckless driving: a “Panama” wagon, a “Cuban Revolution” man, and a “beef” cow. They have just run over a man labeled “Brownsville affair” and are headed for a “Storer” chicken. Caption: T. R.: “Anything in sight Bill?”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02

Creator(s)

Follett, F. M.

In a barn, President Roosevelt holds a belt in his hand as he says, “I’m sorry, but it hurts me more than it does you.” Former U. S. Minister to Austria-Hungary Bellamy Storer holds his bottom in pain, appearing to be in the midst of cutting wood, while a cat cries, “M’rier!!” (“scream” in French).

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-14

President Roosevelt is at the front of the pack in a bicycle race that includes Secretary of State Elihu Root, Woodrow Wilson, former U. S. Minister to Austria-Hungary Bellamy Storer, Senator Isidor Rayner, Perry Belmont, and Secretary of War William H. Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-16

President Roosevelt looks on as members of his 1906 cabinet laugh at papers with the heading, “Storer.” One chair is empty, and there are pictures on the wall of Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith, Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long, Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, and Attorney General Philander C. Knox, all from 1901.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-13

President Roosevelt pushes Bellamy Storer out the door as they are surrounded by letters. On the desk is “the big stick” and a dove in a cage with the tag: “Nobel Peace Prize awarded to T. R.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-11

Creator(s)

Macauley, C. R. (Charles Raymond), 1871-1934

Archbishop Ireland suggests that John Watson Foster lead the mission to the Vatican to discuss Filipino matters. At the end of January, Ireland plans to take up the “Storer matter” with Senator Foraker. The Archbishop is pleased that the citizens of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota approve of President Roosevelt’s leadership.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-02

Creator(s)

Ireland, John, 1838-1918

President Roosevelt examines potential promotions and transfers in the diplomatic service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt would like to meet with Secretary of State Hay before deciding on a new ambassador to Germany. The primary candidates are Charlemagne Tower and Bellamy Storer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is debating changes in European ambassadorships and has heard that the Viennese are opposed to having a Catholic ambassador. Roosevelt asks if this information can be verified.

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Publication Date

2015-02-25

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt believes that all Americans owe a debt to Walter Camp for his championing of athletics and exercise, which Roosevelt believes is necessary as America develops a larger population of sedentary classes. Roosevelt particularly approves of football, and is disdainful of people like Harvard University President Charles William Eliot who wish to ban it because of the injuries it can cause. Roosevelt discusses injuries he has sustained during various sports and exercises, and says that while he approves of altering football’s rules so that it is less dangerous, he would rather have it be dangerous than not have it at all. Many prominent politicians in Washington, D.C., were involved in sports during their college years, and Roosevelt draws a link between having a sound body and a sound mind.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1895-03-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt disagrees with several statements Secretary of State John Hay wrote. While Hay was one of the most “delightful characters” Roosevelt had ever met, he found Hay lacking leadership qualities as a Secretary of State. Roosevelt provides Senator Lodge with his view of the Alaska Boundary dispute in 1903. He includes copies of the letters Roosevelt wrote to Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes and Henry White to show to British Secretary of State for the Colonies James Chamberlain and Prime Minister James Arthur Balfour. Roosevelt explains why certain appointments were made following the death of President William McKinley and details for why Hay was not consulted on matters concerning the Russo-Japanese War and the acquisition of Panama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs David B. Ogden the only first-hand knowledge he has about the Francis Augustus MacNutt case is that before the Department of State and says he cannot express an opinion about it. The president encloses copies of two letters regarding the situation but tells Ogden they are not to be published.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919