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President Roosevelt says that the issues regarding the Brownsville affair which Frank B. Noyes brought up in his recent letter is an important matter, and he will call for an immediate report to be made on the topic. Roosevelt looks forward to visiting with Noyes this winter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-19
President Roosevelt thanks Frank B. Noyes for the letter and newspaper clippings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-08
President Roosevelt cannot answer Frank B. Noyes on the matter since the bear is still alive and that he prefers not to divide the skin ahead of time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-01
President Roosevelt has not, and will not, publicly endorse a candidate in the upcoming Chicago mayoral election, but privately tells Frank B. Noyes that he has been impressed by Fred A. Busse’s performance as Postmaster in that city. Roosevelt is unsure if Busse is running, or if he would be allowed to while holding a federal civil service position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-11
President Roosevelt has had letters both for and against appointing James Shanklin Harlan to a judgeship in Chicago, but tells Frank B. Noyes his is the first letter against Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-14
President Roosevelt states that he has no involvement in offering Governor Yates an ambassadorship in favor of Frank O. Lowden. President Roosevelt tells Frank B. Noyes that no one has approached him and he has “in no way or shape taken any part for or against any man in this contest.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-23
President Roosevelt has received Frank B. Noyes’s letter with the charges related to Thomas Nevin Jamieson’s character. He spoke with Judge Peter Stenger Grosscup who denied the charges had any foundation. However, Roosevelt will continue to investigate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-09
Culver C. Sniffen and Francis Safford Dodge are both well qualified but President Roosevelt has decided to appoint Dodge due to his longer service record, strong recommendations, and sooner expected retirement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-06