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Postmaster General Wynne forwards to William Loeb the opinion of the Attorney General stating that details from the Post Office Department to the White House are illegal.
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1905-01-05
Postmaster General Wynne does not object to Representative Walter Preston Brownlow’s proposal that Brownlow and J. C. R. McCall be designated the referees for political appointments in Tennessee. In fact, the department is compelled to depend largely on Brownlow’s recommendations.
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1904-12-21
In accord with President Roosevelt’s direction regarding referees for Tennessee, Postmaster General Wynne will forward Representative Walter Preston Brownlow’s request and has submitted a list of referees for the southern states to George B. Cortelyou, chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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1904-12-17
Postmaster General Wynne forwards to President Roosevelt a telegram regarding John L. Lancaster, who was recently appointed assistant postmaster at Jackson, Tennessee. Wynne notes that Lancaster is not a saloon-keeper, as described in the telegram, and that Representative Thetus W. Sims has notified the senders of the message of such.
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1904-12-15
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne denies allegations from Senator Asbury Churchwell Latimer regarding a statement Wynne made about the promotion of women.
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1903-03-14
Robert John Wynne praises Theodore Roosevelt for his conduct in office and wishes him prosperity in the future.
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1909-03-03
Consul General to London Wynne discusses with President Roosevelt the impact on his salary of the recent act to reform the consul service. Congress set the salary for the Consul General at London at $12,000, and barred consuls with salaries over $1,000 from accepting other fees. Wynne was formerly collecting income from all sources, including notarial fees, of more than twice the new salary. He will attempt to adjust himself and his family to the new conditions without lowering the dignity of his office.
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1906-04-03
Postmaster General Wynne writes to William Loeb regarding a Washington Post article that addresses Wynne and President Roosevelt’s involvement in the proceedings against George W. Beavers, Chief of the Salaries and Allowances Division of the Post Office Department. Wynne explains his role in the matter and asks Loeb to show Roosevelt a memo Wynne has written in Roosevelt’s defense.
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1906-03-01
Postmaster-General Wynne sends William Loeb a memorandum that addresses the Georgia case that he believes President Roosevelt has in mind.
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1904-10-26
Postmaster-General Wynne asks William Loeb to inform President Roosevelt that Wynne has ordered the post office inspector to report to Saint Paul, Minnesota, to receive further telegraphic instructions.
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1904-10-19
Postmaster-General Wynne returns a letter from Elon Rouse Brown to William Loeb, and asks that Loeb pass along a memorandum to Brown regarding the rural routes that he wrote about.
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1904-10-25
Acting Postmaster General Wynne forwards to William Loeb a copy of the opinion of Assistant Attorney General W. H. H. Miller on the occasion of the death of William Windom in 1891, when he was serving as Secretary of the Treasury. Wynne also includes other documents regarding the law in the case of the death of an official.
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1904-10-04
Postmaster General Wynne tells William Loeb that both Comptroller of the Currency William Barrett Ridgely and Attorney General William H. Moody have stated it is in violation of the law to detail clerks to the White House from the Post Office Department or a post office. As such, Postmaster John A. Merritt is responsible for three months pay illegally given to the clerk detailed to the White House. Wynne inquires if the Executive Office has a fund that could reimburse Merritt, or if he needs to go to Congress for relief.
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1905-01-05
Representative Samuel W. McCall, chairman of the congressional committee investigating the indictment of members of the House by the Post Office Department, will not use the report given to the President or make reference to it but will put Charles M. Waters and Assistant Postmaster General Wynne on the stand.
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1904-03-19
“The part of the report in reference to leave cases was made in the Fourth Asst. [Postmaster General’s] office.”
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1904-03-12
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne provides the history of a list of members of Congress implicated in a recent indictment regarding clerk-hire allowances at post offices. Originally, the names were omitted, but pressure from the House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads led to further research and to more names being included on the list, which was kept by the Post Office Department.
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1904-03-12
Postmaster General Wynne discusses the post office investigation that occurred from 1903 to 1904, during which he discussed the issue of how to handle George W. Beavers with President Roosevelt. Wynne states he understands why Roosevelt was interested in the investigation, and that it was worthy of Roosevelt’s attention.
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1906-03-01
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne informs Benjamin F. Barnes that a letter from James Sullivan Clarkson about the Manning case has been sent and will indicate President Roosevelt’s direction not to hurt Manning. Additionally, Postmaster General Henry C. Payne has the matter under consideration and no action has been taken.
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1903-07-22
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne sends Benjamin F. Barnes details of specific times and dates related to the case of Edmund H. Driggs. Driggs was accused of selling his influence to secure a contract with the Post Office Department and the possible resignation of Postmaster General Henry C. Payne.
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1903-07-21
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne returns the papers and summarizes the case of Donatus O’Brien. O’Brien claimed that his removal from the service was unjust but the investigatory commission quickly dismissed his case.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-25