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Victor, Samuel G. (Samuel Grant), 1867-1934

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt believes that Grosvenor A. Porter was turned down by the Senate (as United States marshal for the eastern district of Oklahoma) for political reasons. He asks Attorney General Bonaparte if there should be an investigation into possible misconduct by Samuel G. Victor. Additionally, he asks for a full report on District Attorney George B. Curtiss, who Roosevelt feels is unfit for office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clarence D. Clark

President Roosevelt sends Senator Clark a letter related to the rejection of Grosvenor A. Porter as United States Marshal for Oklahoma, which Roosevelt thinks expresses the sentiment of the public. He has heard that under the lead of Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and James A. Hemenway there is talk about similarly rejecting Samuel G. Victor, and Roosevelt asks what charges have been made against him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William E. Johnson

President Roosevelt appreciated the letter from William E. Johnson, and comments on the rejection of Grosvenor A. Porter as a candidate for the United States Marshal position in Oklahoma. Politicians who are hostile to Roosevelt thought they could antagonize him by rejecting Porter’s nomination, and are now also trying to hold up the nomination of Samuel G. Victor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke

President Roosevelt received the articles William Dudley Foulke sent him and says the statements made by Louis Ludlow are false. Roosevelt comments on his nomination of Samuel G. Victor for the position of marshal in Oklahoma following Senate’s failure to confirm Grosvenor A. Porter. Victor has been strongly recommended to Roosevelt, who has heard that his frequent opponents Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and James A. Hemenway, his frequent opponents, are trying to delay Victor’s nomination. Roosevelt does not know of any charges that would be a discredit to Victor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard C. Adams

President Roosevelt is not sure how to respond to Richard C. Adams, nor does he know what he would say to Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock about the matter. Roosevelt agrees, however, “that the administration only wants to know what the Indians wish and what is best for them, and will do all it can to meet their needs.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Jane E. Filkins to Theodore Roosevelt

Jane E. Filkins reintroduces herself, having become acquainted with Theodore Roosevelt at the First Dutch Reformed Church when he was governor. Her husband, Clinton N. Filkins, was appointed Deputy US Marshal by Edwin Denby. His term ends next March, along with Marshal Samuel G. Victor’s, as per the Revised Statutes. He scored high on his recent stenographer and typewriter examination. Against her husband’s desires, Filkins asks Roosevelt to help find Clinton a Civil Service appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-14

Creator(s)

Filkins, Jane E.

Oklahoma incident amazes

Following the failure of Grosvenor Porter to be confirmed as marshal of the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the article alleges that Frank H. Hitchcock, aligned with Secretary of War William H. Taft’s bid for the presidential nomination, made a deal with Samuel G. Victor to appoint him as marshal in return for his support of Taft’s campaign. Cassius M. Cade and Pliny L. Soper, Republican national committeemen from Oklahoma, helped engineer the deal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

Efforts of administration to use federal patronage to aid secretary brings war

Frank H. Hitchcock, Secretary of War William H. Taft’s campaign manager, has allegedly been using federal patronage positions to drive political support for Taft’s candidacy. As a response to this, a number of United States Senators who oppose President Roosevelt have rejected federal appointments in Ohio, Oklahoma, and North Carolina in an effort to hinder Roosevelt and Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-16

Creator(s)

Unknown