Warren, Francis E. (Francis Emroy), 1844-1929

President Roosevelt agrees with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte that District Attorney of Wyoming Timothy F. Burke cannot be reappointed due to his lack of enthusiasm regarding laws against the illegal enclosure of public lands, and informs Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock of the situation. Roosevelt has contacted the senators of Wyoming to let them know that Burke will not be reappointed. Roosevelt feels there has been a breakdown within the Department of the Interior in making a successful case against Senator Francis E. Warren, which Roosevelt feels is a more serious case than Burke’s. Edward B. Linnen’s report can be completely discredited and therefore no action can be taken. Roosevelt suggests that a new examination be undertaken by another group of men.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-26

William Loeb sends Major Dillenback a copy of a letter that President Roosevelt has written to Senator Francis E. Warren. Loeb asks Dillenback to keep the information private.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-19

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-06

Creator(s)

Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Benjamin F. Sparhawk of the General Land Office testifies in court as to certain “wrong and irregular” acts by colleagues in his department, including improper approvals of land lieu selections and favoritism in the selection and promotion of employees. Sparhawk particularly implicates John McPhaul, his division chief.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-19

Pictures of the twelve men that will represent the United States Senate at the funeral of Senator R. A. Alger.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-26

Transcript from the Panama Canal Appropriation discussion. Secretary of War William H. Taft, as well as Senators Shonts, Hall, Perkins, Wetmore, and Warren discuss various issues regarding the salaries of the Chief Engineer John Frank Stevens, as well as the use of auditors.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-21

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to hear from Representative Wallop about his service in the Wyoming Legislature and finds it unbelievable that his foes attack him based on his nationality. He will write Governor Joseph M. Carey and Senator Francis E. Warren on Wallop’s behalf.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-13

President Roosevelt instructs Senator Aldrich that the language of the bill must be clear that it is permissible but not mandatory that the board members may reinstate the members of the 25th Infantry Companies B, C, and D of the United States Army that are innocent of assault and have no criminal knowledge of the Brownsville Affair of 1906. Roosevelt would like Aldrich to show this letter to Senators Henry Cabot Lodge, Francis E. Warren, William Warner, and Joseph Benson Foraker.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-27

President Roosevelt sends Lyman Abbott letters he wrote to various Senators about the Brownsville incident and a matter concerning Colonel William F. Stewart. Roosevelt asserts his executive authority as President to make determinations about the dismissal and stationing of soldiers, citing past precedents. He also provides his rationale for dismissing the Brownsville soldiers and for refusing to grant Stewart a court of inquiry.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-10

President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Taft, and believes that Senator Francis E. Warren’s bill is the only way to reinstate soldiers who were innocent in the Brownsville raid. Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s bill will be ineffective, and Roosevelt believes his opposition to Warren’s bill is telling.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-16

President Roosevelt updates Ernest Hamlin Abbott on some of the government actions surrounding investigations into the Brownsville incident. Roosevelt will refuse to sign the Foraker bill, and says that he had already begun his own investigations to see if any of the Brownsville soldiers could be reinstated when Foraker began his investigations in the Senate, necessitating the cessation of Roosevelt’s investigation. From what he was able to find, Roosevelt thinks there are likely five or six men who he can reinstate, and will ask Congress to pass a bill allowing this.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-12

Senator Lodge is right about the dates for Hieron I, but President Roosevelt said Hieron II ruled 50 years after Alexander the Great. Roosevelt is excited to see the Philistis coin. He encloses a copy of the letter he sent to Chairman Francis E. Warren along with Chief of Ordnance William Crozier’s findings concerning the presence of antimony in the chemical analysis of various bullets issued by the army at the time of the Brownsville Affair.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-15

President Roosevelt thinks it would be a mistake to have Gilchrist Stewart, an African-American lawyer who says he has new evidence in the Brownsville Affair, followed by the Secret Service as Senator Lodge suggests. Roosevelt is concerned that if it is discovered, his political opponents will attack him for it. Roosevelt would prefer to consult with Lodge and the other members of the committee investigating the matter, because congress is already too interested in how he uses the Secret Service.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-22

President Roosevelt could not appoint Senator Clark’s recommendation for the role of United States Attorney, as he is unfit for the role. After discussing M. B. Camplin’s qualifications with Judge Willis Van Devanter and the Attorney General, it has been made very clear to him that Camplin is unfit for the position, and he will reappoint Timothy F. Burke to the role.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-02

President Roosevelt has no intention to remove Joseph H. Kibbey as Governor of the Arizona territory, despite the efforts of Senator Albert J. Beveridge and his supporters. While Roosevelt is disappointed that some public officials make accusations that cannot be backed up by facts, he will protect anyone making serious accusations as long as there is sufficient evidence to support those accusations. The next time he sees Lincon Steffens he would like to review what Steffens has found out about Government officials in the West before anything is made public. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-26

President Roosevelt has heard Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s message and agrees that the report of Charles Hallam Keep’s Committee on Department Methods regarding the Department of the Interior should not be submitted.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-12

President Roosevelt believes that the allegations of fraud concerning Senator Francis E. Warren and Commissioner of the General Land Office William A. Richards, both of Wyoming, should be thoroughly and impartially investigated before any public statement is made from the Department of the Interior on the matter. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-09

President Roosevelt sends Senator Lodge a letter from Mr. Cohen, whose advice he says helps prevent Lodge and Roosevelt from making direct allusion “to either the Kishinoff massacre or the passport business.” Roosevelt hopes local troubles in a variety of states will be straightened out to prevent the end result from being unfavorable in the upcoming election. Secretary of the Navy Moody is uneasy over the tariff situation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-02

President Roosevelt lists the people he consulted regarding the irrigation legislation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-01

President Roosevelt wants to know what is being done about the Alaskan forest reserves and would like to see Mr. Anderson appointed assistant superintendent in Wyoming.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-16