Joseph P. Tumulty to Cary T. Grayson
Title
Joseph P. Tumulty to Cary T. Grayson
Creator
Woolley, Robert Wickliffe, 1871-1958
Identifier
WWP16272
Date
1920 June 15
Description
R. W. Woolley reminds Grayson about their conversation regarding army appointments and his memorandum that is in accordance with the ideas of General Pershing.
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
My dear Admiral
Just a line to remind you of what I said last evening about the army appointments. You have a full memorandum from me and I beg to asure you again it would be a wonderful thing if the recognition could be given in the manner in which I outlined. It is strictly in accordancd with the ideas of General Pershing, the Commander in Chief. My thought is there will be no trouble if the appointments can be sent in before , the date on which General Marsh returns from Europe.
Confidentially, our good friend “Dad Bumit” is greatly peeved at Judge John Barton Payne for his seeming Republican proclivities. I discovered it this morning when I asked him if he had sent for the Interior Department platform suggestions. He replied: “No and by golly I don’t expect to ask for them from a man who loves Harding like the head of the Interior Department does.”
A famous American once said that the Democratic party could always be relied upon to do the damn fool thing at the proper time. I am afraid the dear old Judge’s statement of Sunday morning comes under that head, though luckily he himself is not exactly the whole party. The proper solution may occur to you. While on this subject, I have it from several sources that as Director General of Railroads the Judge is employing no one but Republicans in the general office in Washington. It is certainly too bad; I am so fond of him personally.
It was a great pleasure to see you and Mrs. Grayson last evening. Please tell her that “when I come home with the bacon” I will drop in and tell you both all about it—and look that new sideboard over.
Cordially and sincerely,
RW Woolley
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, USN
The White House
Washington, DC
This letter was typed on a B & O train going sixty miles an hour.
Just a line to remind you of what I said last evening about the army appointments. You have a full memorandum from me and I beg to asure you again it would be a wonderful thing if the recognition could be given in the manner in which I outlined. It is strictly in accordancd with the ideas of General Pershing, the Commander in Chief. My thought is there will be no trouble if the appointments can be sent in before , the date on which General Marsh returns from Europe.
Confidentially, our good friend “Dad Bumit” is greatly peeved at Judge John Barton Payne for his seeming Republican proclivities. I discovered it this morning when I asked him if he had sent for the Interior Department platform suggestions. He replied: “No and by golly I don’t expect to ask for them from a man who loves Harding like the head of the Interior Department does.”
A famous American once said that the Democratic party could always be relied upon to do the damn fool thing at the proper time. I am afraid the dear old Judge’s statement of Sunday morning comes under that head, though luckily he himself is not exactly the whole party. The proper solution may occur to you. While on this subject, I have it from several sources that as Director General of Railroads the Judge is employing no one but Republicans in the general office in Washington. It is certainly too bad; I am so fond of him personally.
It was a great pleasure to see you and Mrs. Grayson last evening. Please tell her that “when I come home with the bacon” I will drop in and tell you both all about it—and look that new sideboard over.
Cordially and sincerely,
RW Woolley
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, USN
The White House
Washington, DC
This letter was typed on a B & O train going sixty miles an hour.
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Files
Collection
Citation
Woolley, Robert Wickliffe, 1871-1958, “Joseph P. Tumulty to Cary T. Grayson,” 1920 June 15, WWP16272, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.