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Letter from Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt

Silas McBee sends President Roosevelt three editorials from The Churchman on the topics of Thanksgiving, citizenship, and a movement against lynching. McBee refers to Archbishop Enos Nuttall of the West Indies and Archbishop Alfred M. Randolph of southern Virginia, both of whom reflect on the African American population. McBee includes the article “Chronicle and Comment” that shares opinions regarding the Panama Revolution.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-18

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

James Sullivan Clarkson discusses current political topics, including how Senators Stephen B. Elkins, Henry Gassaway Davis, and Arthur P. Gorman are all related through business interests and family ties. Clarkson believes Elkins’ dream to be president is worthy of consideration. He also mentions how the movement to support Senator Hanna began in Alabama but it now seems to be faltering.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-30

Letter from Henry C. Payne to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from Henry C. Payne to George B. Cortelyou

Peace could not be found in a Virginia district due to Republican infighting and Postmaster General Payne suggests that they use Congressman-elect Campbell Slemp in their future relations with Virginia politicians. S. Brown Allen “gave the olive branch” to Jacob Yost. Payne argues that the importance attached to “delegate getters” in the South should go to “vote getters.” The problem is the small number of Republicans in the South.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-26

Letter from Campbell Slemp to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from Campbell Slemp to George B. Cortelyou

Congressman Slemp is working to repair the damages caused by political infighting that threatens Republican control over a Virginia district. He mentions the problems that the convention system in Virginia causes for Republican unity, and says that if the infighting were controlled, the Republicans could possibly carry the electoral vote in 1904. He intends to talk to the Virginia Republican leaders after the holidays regarding the infighting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-20

Letter from S. Brown Allen to Campbell Slemp

Letter from S. Brown Allen to Campbell Slemp

S. Brown Allen summarizes events in Virginia’s Tenth Congressional District and the attempts of Jacob Yost to disrupt the party organization. Allen argues that he supports Colonel Slemp and that most of the Virginia Republicans do not support Yost. Yost’s machinations led to his declining of the nomination of Virginia Republicans at the Buchanan Convention in 1898.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-12

The Virginia Republican organization

The Virginia Republican organization

The Republican Party elected Jacob Yost to Congress from Virginia’s Tenth District in 1896. Since then, a faction under S. Brown Allen and R. A. Fulwiler has taken over the Republican Committee in Virginia. The Committee controls all government appointments, and appoints its own members at the expense of the actual election results. Allen proposed to end factionalism with Yost, and Yost reluctantly agreed to accept the nomination with the caveat that a new committee be elected. Allen turned on Yost and R. Lyons received the nomination, losing handily to the Democratic candidate. In a handwritten note, John S. Wise tells President Roosevelt that the pamphlet is “Gospel truth.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-12

Letter from John S. Wise to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John S. Wise to Theodore Roosevelt

John S. Wise cautions against reappointing “the worst ‘ring’ that ever controlled Republican politics in Virginia,” which he later refers to as “Agnew, Bowden & Co.” He is not concerned about who is appointed in their place but does not want the “disreputable gang” reappointed. Wise suggest several people that President Roosevelt can speak with regarding the “unreliable, treacherous, and unrepresentative self-seekers.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-27

Letter from John S. Wise to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John S. Wise to Theodore Roosevelt

John S. Wise would like to know if President Roosevelt has decided who will be appointed to the vacant judgeship in the Western District of Virginia. The news reported Roosevelt planned to ask Henry C. McDowell, but then contradicted that statement. Wise will support Roosevelt’s decision whether he agrees with it or not.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-19

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge discusses political and personal matters with President Roosevelt. He considers a political appointment for Herbert H. D. Peirce, appointees in Virginia, and the need to discuss appointments in Colorado with Edward Oliver Wolcott before making a decision. He also extends sympathy for Ted Roosevelt’s recent injury.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-24