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Senator Platt recommends Charles Holland Duell for a vacancy on the bench of the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia.
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1904-11-28
Senator Platt tells President Roosevelt that he has been catching up with correspondence after traveling. Platt has received Roosevelt’s letter about postmaster appointments and he wants to speak with the president in person in December.
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1904-11-16
Senator Platt forwards a letter from George Washington Aldridge supporting William S. Wandby for Commissioner of Labor. Platt asks President Roosevelt for his reaction to this suggestion.
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1904-12-05
Senator Platt encloses a letter from Internal Revenue Collector Ferdinand Eidman regarding his organization’s work in the Tenth Assembly District of New York City. Platt believes Eidman to be a good public official and supports his reappointment.
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1901-11-12
Senator Platt believes James S. Young is better qualified than Charles M. Hough for the District Judge position for the Southern District of New York. Platt believes if Hough were to be appointed it would be seen as an affront to the senior New York Senator, and the efficiency of the court would suffer.
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1906-06-15
Senator Platt responds to President Roosevelt’s June 17 letter regarding the district judgeship. Platt acknowledges the divergent opinions that he and Roosevelt hold on the matter. He understands that Roosevelt wishes to save Herbert Parsons from embarrassment, but Platt asserts to Roosevelt that “in furtherance of this wish you are proposing to humiliate me.”
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1906-06-18
Senator Platt writes to President Roosevelt regarding Robert C. Morris’ feelings on an appointment to a United States judgeship.
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1906-06-05
Senator Platt replies to President Roosevelt’s letter concerning conflicting accounts of William H. Ellis. Platt indicates that his son, Frank H. Platt, knows more about the subject and encloses a letter from him for Roosevelt’s information.
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1906-05-28
Senator Platt writes to President Roosevelt to strongly advocate the appointment of Commander John Allen Dougherty as Naval attache at the American embassy in Tokyo, Japan.
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1906-04-14
Senator Platt assures President Roosevelt that Morris is unaware that Platt has recommended him for a judgeship. A modest man, Morris has not offered himself for the position and did not offer himself for the district attorneyship either. Platt agrees with Roosevelt that the best candidates for such positions must be hunted for, and he believes that Roosevelt underrates Morris.
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1906-04-21
Senator Platt finds the appointment of General John A. Merritt as collector at Niagara Falls agreeable to him. However, Platt is not pleased with the appointment of Benjamin F. Barnes as postmaster at Washington, D.C. He believes that the appointment will be criticized.
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1906-04-02
Senator Platt writes to President Roosevelt that he has no objection to Roosevelt showing his letter to Herbert Parsons.
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1906-03-22
Senator Platt has enclosed letters from people who have expressed an interest in Cabot Ward who has recently applied for a position in the government service in Puerto Rico. From his perusal of the letters, Platt believes that Ward possesses “unusual” legal and linguistic abilities and he recommends Ward for the appointment.
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1905-12-16
Senator Platt asks President Roosevelt if the attorney general has created his report on the charges against Robert C. Morris and if Roosevelt is ready to make a decision on the case. Platt tells Roosevelt he will be away for the holidays and is anxious to have this situation resolved.
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1905-12-06
Senator Platt mentions to President Roosevelt the “collapse” of the Republican Organization of Erie County in the recent election. Platt believes Fred Greiner, postmaster of Buffalo, is best equipped to take control of the organization and hopes that Roosevelt does not object to Greiner being used in this capacity.
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1905-11-20
Senator Platt has been approached by the Republican Club of New York, proposing that he sponsor a bill in the United States Senate that would reduce the number of delegates from certain southern states, due to illiterate Negro citizens. Platt had introduced such a bill in 1904, but he now requests an opinion from President Roosevelt. He has stated that if Roosevelt supports such an idea, he will propose it. If not, he will ask to be excused.
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1905-11-21
Senator Platt asks President Roosevelt to mail a response to his letter to him at Stoneleigh Court.
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1905-11-24
Senator Platt is “surprised and somewhat disturbed” by President Roosevelt’s letter of November 23, 1904, concerning the chairmanship of the Erie County Republican Committee. Platt feels that Roosevelt is deserting him “right at the crisis of affairs here when I have the situation well in hand.” Platt favors William Olcott while Roosevelt suggests a “high class man” along the likes of Mr. Parsons or Mr. Davis.
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1905-11-24
Senator Platt informs President Roosevelt that he saw Postmaster William R. Willcox. Willcox will come to Washington, D.C., whenever President Roosevelt wishes.
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1905-11-17
Senator Platt writes to President Roosevelt to discuss the possibility of making an October visit to Washington, D.C. This visit depends on the outcome of a meeting of the Printing Investigation Commission and Platt’s health.
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1905-09-05