Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington introduces Robert Lloyd Smith of Texas.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-07
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Texas
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Waller Thomas Burns
Theodore Roosevelt asks Judge Burns if W. Sloan Simpson can occasionally consult with Burns on Texas politics.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-04-15
Newspaper article by John Grant
John Grant protests his removal as United States Marshal and portrays President Roosevelt as a tyrant and demagogue.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-14
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
President Roosevelt is on a hunt in Oklahoma after being received well in Texas. He is still very worried about William Sheffield Cowles, Jr., who continues to struggle with his health. Roosevelt wishes he could help Sheffield or Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
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Creation Date
1905-04-09
Letter from James G. Lowdon to Theodore Roosevelt
James G. Lowdon reports that the Texas State Republican Convention will nominate four delegates for the National Convention. Lowdon expects to be one of them and will vote for President Roosevelt’s candidacy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-22
Letter from David Webster Flanagan to Theodore Roosevelt
David Webster Flanagan reports to President Roosevelt on the political situation in Texas. He feels confident in predicting that the state convention will be called early in favor of Roosevelt. Flanagan does predict that there may be some difficulty from the Eighth Congressional District, because one of the possible delegates is discontented at not being reappointed Postmaster, but he hopes to be able to muster a unified delegation from Texas who are all enthusiastically in favor for Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-23
Letter from Charles C. Long to William Loeb
Charles C. Long encloses a copy of a letter from Attorney General Knox to President Roosevelt dated April 30, 1902, concerning charges leading to the removal of John Grant as U.S. marshal in the eastern district of Texas.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-30
Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt
Cecil Andrew Lyon discusses Republican politics in Texas and the importance of sending a Roosevelt delegation to the next national convention. He extends his congratulations on action in Panama.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-03
Letter from William H. Noble to Theodore Roosevelt
Editor of the Galveston City Times William H. Noble discusses his paper’s support for President Roosevelt as the Republican nominee. Noble references his letter to Roosevelt of October 18, 1903, in which he asserted the need to appoint African Americans to political offices in Texas.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-20
Letter from Walter S. Mayer to Joseph L. Bristow
Walter S. Mayer denies making statements to District Attorney George B. Curtiss to the effect that President Roosevelt ordered the indictment of George E. Green. He also denies being a Democrat seeking to damage the Roosevelt administration. Mayer summarizes his conversation with Curtiss from his point of view.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-10
Summary of letter from William H. Noble
William H. Noble Jr., editor of the Galveston City Times, offers his views on politics in Texas from the “colored standpoint.” He would like President Roosevelt to appoint several “colored men” to office in Texas.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-18
Roosevelt’s friends in Texas organize
Prominent Republicans in Texas have formed a State Roosevelt Club, to ensure a solid Roosevelt delegation from Texas.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-04-19
Telegram from Robert Bradley Hawley to Marcus Alonzo Hanna
Robert Bradley Hawley expresses his support for Rudolph Kleberg as judge and asks that Senator Hanna present this recommendation to President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-03-30
Telegram from Cecil Andrew Lyon to George B. Cortelyou
Cecil Andrew Lyon claims that Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s slave pension bill is an effort to control the vote of the Southern delegation and asks George B. Cortelyou to bring this fact to President Roosevelt’s attention. Lyon also believes that he should make the recommendations for the appointments, claiming he only has the good of the president in mind.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-06
Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt
Postmaster General Payne is concerned about the appointment of a U.S. Marshal to the Northern District of Texas. Payne believes the reappointment of George H. Green will create factional strife and urges President Roosevelt to wait to take action until Robert Bradley Hawley, Republican national committeeman from Texas, can speak with him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-16
Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb
James Sullivan Clarkson has further information for President Roosevelt regarding the reappointment of Marshal Green. He encourages William Loeb to get President Roosevelt to listen to the opinion of E. H. R. Green regarding Marshal Green. E. H. R. Green unified the Republican Party in Texas against strong odds.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-13
Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb
James Sullivan Clarkson is concerned about a customs collector in Texas who might be violating election law to fight the Republican Party. Clarkson suggests that a border agent be sent to prevent the Democrats from “importing” Mexican citizens to vote the Democrat ticket.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-23
Letter from E. H. R. Green to James Sullivan Clarkson
E. H. R. Green sends a circular that was created by Robert Winston Dowe, the collector at Eagle Pass, Texas, which is damaging their campaign in Texas’s 15th Congressional district.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-20
Memorandum from Robert Winston Dowe to Customs Employees
Collector Dowe informs customs employees that they are not required to make campaign contributions to candidates for the Fifteenth Congressional District of Texas. He advises against making campaign contributions to any candidates.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-30
Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt
The appointment of Robert Lloyd Smith will be approved.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-03