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Postmaster General Payne encloses statements made by Charles T. McCoy while under investigation. There are frequent false entries in McCoy’s accounts and Assistant Postmaster General Bristow will recommend his removal.
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1903-09-04
Senator Thomas Henry Carter met with George W. Beavers and discussed the post office fraud investigation. Beavers believes the investigation has gone too far and will soon politically damage President Roosevelt. Along with a reported meeting between Beavers and Senator Thomas Kearns, Postmaster General Payne is increasingly suspicious of Perry S. Heath’s involvement in the post office fraud.
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1903-08-25
Postmaster General Payne asks President Roosevelt to meet with Assistant Attorney General Charles Henry Robb regarding important information.
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1903-08-25
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt regarding the case of the postmaster in Baltimore.
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1903-08-25
Postmaster General Payne would like a new rule adopted regarding appointments to unclassified positions in post offices. The rule would require these appointments to be requested and recommended by the local postmaster to the Post Office Department. Previously, members of Congress have been able to request and receive an allowance for a clerk position without the consent or knowledge of the postmaster.
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1903-08-25
Postmaster General Payne writes to William Loeb to inform President Roosevelt that Charles Henry Robb will be with Assistant Attorney General James Clark McReynolds for a meeting at Oyster Bay, New York.
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1903-08-26
Postmaster General Payne writes to William Loeb to ask that President Roosevelt read the enclosed letter and article written by William E. Cramer.
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1903-08-26
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s letters, and Payne requests that Assistant Attorney General Charles Henry Robb provide Roosevelt with details. Payne notes that the inspection of the Washington Post Office has no relation to the Baltimore office.
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1903-08-26
Postmaster General Payne relays a conversation he had with Senator Matthew Stanley Quay. Quay opposes an extra session of Congress and does not want President Roosevelt to include any specific financial legislation in his message. He is confident in Roosevelt’s nomination but unsure of the election. Quay spoke with John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, and Mitchell believes that miners will support Judge George Gray if he is the Democratic presidential candidate.
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1903-08-26
Postmaster General Payne informs President Roosevelt that he has provided a copy of a letter from George E. Green to Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow. Payne has also prepared copies for investigators Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad, but he notes that Bonaparte and Conrad are away on vacation, and they will surely wish to devote sufficient time to reviewing the relevant documents, thereby delaying their report. Unless instructed otherwise, however, Payne will ensure they receive the letter on their return.
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1903-08-15
Postmaster General Payne returns William Allen White’s letter and the report of Chief Inspector Cochran.
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1903-08-17
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s letter regarding the alleged fracas between John M. Masten and Charles B. Terry and the imminent charges being filed. Payne has discussed the matter with Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow.
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1903-08-17
Postmaster General Payne asks President Roosevelt for an order to remove S. Davies Warfield from his position as postmaster, and John W. Pettit from a clerk position, at the Baltimore Post Office. Secretary of War Elihu Root and Senator John C. Spooner think Payne should act promptly.
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1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne informs Benjamin F. Barnes that he is sending an important letter, which he asks Barnes to put before President Roosevelt as soon as possible.
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1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne informs President Roosevelt that he is sending the original reports on the removal of the postmaster at the Baltimore Post Office, as well as a written statement by the postmaster.
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1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne returns to President Roosevelt a letter from George E. Green. Payne is concerned about Green’s suspicious business practices.
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1903-08-19
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt, stating his belief that Baltimore Postmaster S. Davies Warfield was complicit in the fraud perpetrated by mail clerk John W. Pettit and should be punished.
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1903-08-21
Postmaster General Payne advises President Roosevelt regarding the appointment of a postmaster at Holley School in Lottsburg, Virginia.
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1903-08-10
The Post Office Department is investigating several companies associated with George E. Green and payments Green may have given to George W. Beavers. Green was not cooperative and submitted a letter to the investigators instead of answering questions. The department has sufficient evidence to conclude that Green paid Beavers the amounts in question.
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1903-08-25
Henry C. Payne reports to President Roosevelt on the status of the cases of William C. R. Hazard, John W. Pettit, and H. H. Rand are pending further review.
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1903-08-04