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Senator Kearns is in sympathy with William R. Campbell’s concerns regarding polygamists holding Federal positions. The Utah Republican State Convention gave President Roosevelt a “very hearty endorsement” in everything except for the Cuban reciprocity policy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-12
Perry S. Heath asks President Roosevelt to defer all appointments until speaking with Senator Kearns of Utah.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-06
Edward James Livernash writes President Roosevelt on behalf of the Chinese Exclusion Commission of California to ask the president’s support for a national exclusion policy against Chinese immigrants. Several Pacific states have exclusion laws on their books and Livernash wants a nation-wide exclusion law. He is concerned over a change to the bill by Senator Platt. Organized labor supports the bill, as does the Bureau of Immigration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-16
With Theodore Roosevelt’s assistance, C. Hart Merriam has been able to reach a conclusion regarding the bobcats of the southern Rocky Mountain region. Merriam was interested in seeing large skulls from Colorado to see if they match specimens from the Uinta Mountains. Merriam thanks Roosevelt for his contribution to the Biological Survey, and asks to keep some of the skulls. Merriam also responds to Roosevelt’s request for information about deer. Merriam has not been able to obtain a white-tailed deer specimen from any location in the far west.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-05-18