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Letter from James E. Watson to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Watson, of Indiana, notifies President Roosevelt that the Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon approves Roosevelt’s plan to help the Republican Party. Watson would like to meet with Representative J. S. Sherman and Roosevelt together, but he is unable to do so due to speaking engagements at congressional conventions in Ohio and West Virginia. Watson hopes for a letter from Roosevelt in which Roosevelt will “vigorously” express his views on the current political controversy, clarifying that there are no vital differences between the president and the congress, as the Democrats persistently claim.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-31

Letter from James E. Watson to Theodore Roosevelt

James E. Watson writes to Theodore Roosevelt about the upcoming elections for the House of Representatives. Watson suggests that Roosevelt publicly expresses his hope for a Republican House. Watson also announces his campaign for the upcoming elections.

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Creation Date

1906-07-23

Letter from George Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt

George Thompson does not feel Minnesota is being fairly represented in Washington, D.C., due to the actions of Representative J. T. McCleary. Thompson believes McCleary does not speak for President Roosevelt regarding the tariff legislation, and he wishes Roosevelt to send him a statement to that effect.

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Creation Date

1906-06-30

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root updates President Roosevelt on several topics, including the Chinese boycott of American products, the change from legation to embassy in Turkey, the customs administration bill’s effect in Germany, issues between Great Britain and Canada, problems with Newfoundland fisheries harassing American fishermen, and issues in Central America.

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Creation Date

1906-07-03

Telephone message from William Peters Hepburn

Representative Hepburn leaves a telephone message providing reassurance that the Hepburn Rate Bill will pass without incident. Hepburn states that some of the Senate conferees fear that the House will agree to some of the Senate’s amendments. Hepburn also states that James Schoolcraft Sherman and Senator Stephen Elkins of West Virginia are away.

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Creation Date

1906-06-20

Letter from James Gibbons to Theodore Roosevelt

Archbishop Gibbons writes to President Roosevelt expressing his views on the Gardner Bill to impose restrictions on immigration to the United States. Gibbons believes the bill is unwise and the nation owes a great debt to immigrants. He also cites the example of President Cleveland vetoing a similar bill.

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Creation Date

1906-06-07

Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Proctor states he had an “attack of sciatica,” but he will be at the conference for the agricultural appropriation bill.

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Creation Date

1906-06-13

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft returns Theodore P. Shonts’s letter and President Roosevelt’s reply and recommends waiting until the issue is brought up in the house to address it.

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Creation Date

1906-05-30

Letter from Charles C. Morgan to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Morgan regrets that he and his wife cannot accept the invitation to Alice Roosevelt’s wedding. His son Charles C. Morgan also cannot attend as he will be rowing for Harvard. Morgan wishes to call to Roosevelt’s attention the upcoming house bill related to veterans that served in the Civil War, War with Spain, and in the Philippines. Morgan hopes Roosevelt will run again for president and feels “the country is safe in your hands.”

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Creation Date

1906-02-21

Letter from M. D. Purdy to Theodore Roosevelt

M. D. Purdy writes to President Roosevelt to explain that the Attorney General will not comment at this time on the report from the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Purdy explains why at this time no opinion is advisable from the Attorney General.

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Creation Date

1906-02-03

Letter from C. F. Pearson to Theodore Roosevelt

C. F. Pearson writes to President Roosevelt and encloses letters from other Congressmen who have been in contact with Pearson. It is unclear what these letters reference but Pearson does mention House Bill 12061.

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Creation Date

1906-02-06

Letter from Frank Swett Black to Theodore Roosevelt

Frank Swett Black thanks President Roosevelt for his advice concerning the Kentucky matter.

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Creation Date

1906-01-30

Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Moody writes President Roosevelt regarding charges against Judge Grosscup. He also refers to the investigation of Judge Kohlsaat.

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Creation Date

1905-12-16

Telegram from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Parsons writes to President Roosevelt about being selected as chairman of the New York Republican County Committee in response to a previous letter from Roosevelt where Roosevelt advised him to be independent from any person or faction within the New York Republican Party.

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Creation Date

1905-11-28

Letter from William B. Allison to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Allison discusses the question of tariff revision and agrees with President Roosevelt that it is an initiative for the House.

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Creation Date

1905-11-11

Letter from John W. Vrooman to William Loeb

John W. Vrooman writes to William Loeb to discuss a resolution that was unanimously adopted by Congress.

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Creation Date

1905-09-21

Letter from Samuel W. Small to Theodore Roosevelt

Samuel W. Small informs President Roosevelt of the content of a long telegram sent by Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World to his managing editor. Pulitzer plans to launch a series of editorials attacking Roosevelt, accusing him of violating the United States Constitution. Small believes that Roosevelt is doing well in the South.

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Creation Date

1905-02-17

Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas Collier Platt encloses a letter to President Roosevelt from Representative Vreeland dealing with the situation on the naval bill in the House of Representatives.

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Creation Date

1905-02-20

Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson informs President Roosevelt that he has attended to his appointments in Colorado and is now en route to Missouri. Wilson believes that Colorado will turn out for Roosevelt in the impending election. He hopes that the Republican candidates for the House of Representatives in the states that he has visited will help the party keep its dominance in Congress.

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Creation Date

1904-10-22

Letter from William H. Taft to Paul Morton

Secretary of War Taft responds to Paul Morton’s inquiry about the construction of railroads in the Philippines. Taft explains that the bill that has passed the House does not presume the government will build the railroads. Rather, private persons or corporations will be guaranteed a certain return, to encourage their investment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-06