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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Levi Gilbert

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Levi Gilbert

President Roosevelt tells Levi Gilbert that the matter he wrote about has been revived as a partisan issue with the aim of damaging William H. Taft. It deals with an incident that happened when Regis Henri Post was serving as Governor ad interim of Puerto Rico. Roosevelt points out that Post’s nomination was made on the recommendation of Episcopal Bishop James H. Van Buren, Protestant missionaries, the Catholic bishop, and other Puerto Rican officials. The nomination was sent to Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s Senate Committee, and ultimately Post was confirmed by both the committee and the full Senate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Benson Foraker, Chairman of the Senate Committee, regarding the nomination of Regis H. Post as Governor of Porto Rico, and sends a related editorial from The Congregationalist. He has been called upon by Bishop James H. Van Buren, who emphatically supports Post. It has become clear that both Americans and natives are largely in support of Post, and to refrain from appointing him would be a calamity. He asks Foraker to submit the letter with the previous communications.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919