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Waldo, George E., 1851-1942

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt concurs with Elihu Root that the attacks against Judge Lebbeus R. Wilfley are insubstantial and have come about because of the effectiveness of Wilfley in attacking vice and crime in Shanghai. Roosevelt encloses a letter from Robert E. Lewis, who has recently returned from Shanghai after living there for ten years, and who reflects positively on Wilfley’s character. If attacks on Wilfley go forward, the beneficiaries will be those people who traffic in vice and corruption.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William Musgrave Calder to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Musgrave Calder to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Calder from New York expresses to President Roosevelt his anxiety over the layoffs of men employed by the Brooklyn Navy Yard which lies in his Congressional District. He fears that the timing of the layoffs will harm Calder’s re-election chances and reminds Roosevelt that his opponent, Robert Baker, is anti-war and voted against the Naval Appropriation bill when previously in Congress. Calder also updates Roosevelt on the election prospects in Kings County, New York, for Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate for governor running against William Randolph Hearst.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-17

Creator(s)

Calder, William Musgrave, 1869-1945