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John Laughlin is sending an enclosure with statements made by Governor Benjamin B. Odell of New York. Senator Timothy E. Ellsworth told Laughlin that two speakers mentioned O’Dell in connection with the presidency in 1904 if President Roosevelt is not the man to run. Laughlin thinks that Roosevelt might like to know this information.
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1902-04-25
Secretary of the Navy Long writes that I. Thomas Hagner, on the request of his sister Isabella Hagner, can be reexamined for the position of assistant paymaster in the Navy on only the subjects he previously failed. Long informs Roosevelt that the decision is in the hands of the examining board.
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1902-04-25
Maria Longworth Storer is in favor of Joseph B. Warner succeeding Justice Gray and lists multiple reasons why Warner is qualified. President Roosevelt had not heard of Warner when Storer recommended him, but she now mentions his qualifications. Warner had been appointed to the Massachusetts Court, but declined because of finances. He is also a Harvard graduate and on the board of Harvard. He would appeal to the conservative element in Massachusetts and is a man of great integrity. Storer judged Warner a better candidate than Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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1902-04-25
Eugene F. Ware wants President Roosevelt to know that any newspaper articles quoting Ware’s opinion on pensions are false. Ware has provided no interviews. He did not say that every soldier deserved a pension. Ware’s war record is now under serious investigation.
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1902-04-25
E. A. Winstanley states the charges against D. H. Ross have no foundation. He wants to identify Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock’s informant to prove him false.
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1902-04-25
Information on court martial or trials in the Philippines. Of special interest is the court martial of Jacob H. Smith. Lloyd Wheaten and J. Franklin Bell have overwhelming duties keeping up with this trial because they have to get witnesses from Samar, Leyte, and the United States.
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1902-04-26
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, United States Minister to Persia, is working to advance American trade in the Middle East and Iran. He has checked out the two main trade routes, one from Tehran to Baghdad, and the other from Isfahan to the River. The Governor of Isfahan, who is also the Shah’s brother, would like an autographed copy of one of President Roosevelt’s books on big game hunting. Griscom thinks such a gift would be very helpful for his work, and suggests two copies be sent so one may also be given to the Shah.
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1902-04-26
If passed, an amendment to the Sundry Civil Bill will lead to the removal of one commissioner from each Military Park Organization. James H. Hiland would like George Peck to help ensure that Colonel Everest does not lose his position as one of the commissioners at Vicksburg National Military Park. Hiland suggests that Peck speak with President Roosevelt and with Representative Joseph Gurney Cannon, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
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1902-04-26
Thomas Henry Carter encloses a telegram he received from E. A. Winstanley, chairman of the Republican Committee for Missoula County, Montana, defending the appointment of D. H. Ross. Winstanley asserts that concerns raised to Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock about Ross are unfounded, confusing D. H. Ross with a different gentleman named Ross.
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1902-04-26
Walter Wellman presents arguments and statistics in favor of tariff revision.
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1902-04-14
Secretary of State Hay encloses a letter from John S. Kennedy regarding the Consulate General at Constantinople.
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1902-04-26
Governor Odell has no presidential ambitions but would like to be a delegate to the Republican National Convention so that he can vote for President Roosevelt.
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1902-04-23
Frederick William Holls and Senator Platt support Gustav Schleuter for the position of postmaster in Yonkers, New York, arguing that the incumbent, although a loyal Republican, has run a post office that is dirty and disorderly.
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1902-04-26
Archbishop Ireland sends several enclosures, including letters from John Schroers, Richard C. Kerens, and Father James J. Keogh. The topic of the letters is Bellamy Storer. Regarding the matter of the Germania in Milwaukee, Ireland placed this in the hands of Keogh. Ireland acted out of his own responsibility without dropping the name of President Roosevelt except to ask the writers of the letters to address the letters to Roosevelt.
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1902-04-26
Thomas T. Johnston recommends George Y. Wisner to “represent the United States in matters pertaining to the regulation of the levels of the Great Lakes.” Johnston references Wisner’s experience on the Commission on Deep Waterways and also his experience working in Canada, which would benefit him in this international project.
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1902-04-26
Responding to an inquiry about President Roosevelt’s membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters, Brander Matthews writes that he does not have any information about the president’s membership, but he hopes that he continues it. The National Institute includes many of the leading artists, composers, and writers in the nation, according to Matthews. Included in the membership are William Dean Howells, Edmund Clarence Stedman, George Washington Cable, Richard Watson Gilder, and Hamlin Garland. The group holds two or three meetings a year.
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1902-04-26
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne called regarding rumors that Frank Johnson, secretary to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Oliver Lyman Spaulding, will be appointed to replace Spaulding. Wynne believes this appointment would be a mistake.
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1902-04-26
Senator Patterson met with President Roosevelt to discuss an extension on the order to remove all fences on the public domain. Roosevelt extended the time for removal until July 1 and stated there would be no further extensions.
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1902-04-27
Governor General Taft encloses a passage from a personal letter to Secretary of War Elihu Root that pertains to the Philippines. Taft sent a letter to several individuals on the Taft Commission stating that the United States had no “dollars interest” in the islands, and the recipients agreed that it was the truth.
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1902-04-26
William D. Washburn writes that President Roosevelt is doing an excellent job. He mentions that certain groups who think they should “own the earth” are the ones who are really complaining, but the mass of the people support what Roosevelt is doing.
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1902-04-26