Letter from William Loeb, Jr. to E. A. Hitchcock
This contains letters regarding appointments of Receivers and Registers of the Land Office in Montana.
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OCR Page 1 of 11DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
MONTANA.
Personal.
Helena, Montana, May 15, 1906.
Hon. E. A. Hitchcock,
Interior Department,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Secretary:-
I have your telegram of the 9th, asking my
opinion, concerning C. C. Bever of Billings for Re-
ceiver of the land office at that point, and Elmer E.
Essellstyn, recommended for register.
I have no personal acquaintance with either
of those gentlemen, and have gained such information
as I could of them from bankers, lawyers, and others.
Bever was in the legislature several years ago. He is
a very strong party man, is of very affable manners,
genial, and was very well liked by those with whom he
came in contact. I am told by men who know him well
that his moral character is excellent, and he is re-
garded as an honest man.
There is a very bitter factional division
among the Republicans in Yellowstone County, in which
Billings is situated. Senator Carter is very influ-
ential with one faction, and there is a bitter opposi-
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