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President Roosevelt cannot appoint to the diplomatic and consular service the person suggested by Senator Platt. He believes that New York is already over-represented among consuls and legation secretaries.
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1907-04-16
President Roosevelt does not believe it is possible to add Senator Henry W. Hill to the commission. He tells Senator Platt that he admires Hill and would fulfill Platt’s request if was in his power to do so.
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1907-03-30
President Roosevelt tells Senator Platt that he does not believe such a commission needs to be created. When Roosevelt next sees Platt or his son Frank Hinchman Platt he will explain why the State department would not appoint the two men put forward to head such a commission
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1907-04-01
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that Regis H. Post, acting Secretary of State in Puerto Rico, will be elevated to Governor of that island.
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1907-03-05
President Roosevelt complies with New York Senator Platt’s request to renominate Assistant Treasurer Hamilton Fish II for his current position. Roosevelt also extends sympathy to Platt’s son, Frank Hinchman Platt, who is mourning the death of his daughter, Ellen Barstow Platt.
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1907-02-19
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that he is unable to promise an appointment to Brigadier General to Colonel Goffin without hearing Secretary of War William H. Taft’s opinion.
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1907-02-04
President Roosevelt has enclosed a letter from Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw for Senator Platt and feels he cannot intervene in the matter in light of what Shaw has said.
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1907-01-29
President Roosevelt wishes to appoint Alford Warriner Cooley as Assistant Attorney General at once.
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1906-11-07
President Roosevelt tells Senator Platt that he does not know anything about the matter from his previous letter, and he will have Secretary of War William H. Taft look into it. Roosevelt says people have been talking about the judge in the Eastern District, and he has declined to speak on the matter. He hopes Platt will do the same. They can talk the matter over when Platt meets with Roosevelt.
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1906-11-08
President Roosevelt hears highly of Lyman Metcalfe Bass and tells Senator Platt he will gladly send his letter of nomination for United States Attorney for the Western District of New York after the election.
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1906-10-13
President Roosevelt tells Senator Platt of his intentions to appoint Assistant Attorney General Charles Henry Robb for district judge.
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1906-10-02
President Roosevelt received Senator Platt’s letter on behalf of Allen. He plans to promote a judge from the District bench to fill Charles Holland Duell’s place and then appoint a District of Columbia man to the created vacancy. However, before acting, Roosevelt wishes to review the matter with Platt.
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1906-09-07
President Roosevelt has heard good things about Colonel Patton, but is not yet prepared to say who is the best man for the position. He tells Senator Platt that he will take the issue up with Secretary of War William H. Taft in the fall.
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1906-08-17
President Roosevelt feels it is necessary to send Senator Platt one more letter on the matter of appointing a judge to the Southern District of New York, given Platt’s previous letter. William Loeb has not written to friends of J. Addison Young on the necessity of saving face for Herbert Parsons, and would not have had any authority from Roosevelt if he had done so. Roosevelt was concerned with pleasing Parsons, but was more concerned with Platt’s opinion, and would have been pleased if the facts had shown J. Addision Young to be a better candidate than Charles M. Hough for the position. Roosevelt emphasizes, however, that he has put no one’s opinion on the matter above getting the best candidate, and has not been trying to humiliate Platt in any way.
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1906-06-18
President Roosevelt asks what Senator Platt’s objections to Judge Charles M. Hough are, as he has been recommended to Roosevelt “in the highest terms by the lawyers and judges who should be particularly well qualified to speak.”
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1906-06-13
President Roosevelt was impressed by Robert C. Morris’s straightforward letter to Senator Platt explaining he did not want to be considered for a Federal judgeship. The sentiment in New York is in favor of appointing Charles M. Hough. Roosevelt has looked into Hough’s connections with the Pennsylvania railroad and has not found anything objectionable, and so feels that he ought to be appointed.
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1906-06-06
President Roosevelt agrees with Senator Platt that Thomas I. Chatfield is a good candidate, but he is not from the correct district in New York, which could cause problems if he were appointed. Concerning the other candidates, Roosevelt believes that Charles M. Hough best meets the requirements. While there had been concern regarding Hough’s connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad, Roosevelt has come to the conclusion that they do not impact Hough’s qualifications for the position, and that he can be trusted to deal with corporations fairly. Roosevelt encloses three letters supporting this position.
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1906-06-08
President Roosevelt wishes he could have seen Senator Platt before Platt left on vacation, as he would have liked to discuss the question of the New York judgeship with him. Roosevelt does not believe Robert C. Morris fits the requirements of the position, but is reluctant to appoint Charles M. Hough because of his ties with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Roosevelt comments on some other candidates as well, and guesses that he will be able to write to Platt on the matter more definitively in a couple days.
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1906-06-02
President Roosevelt promises to take the matter of Bishop Thomas Augustine Hendrick’s brother up with the State Department at once, and assures Senator Platt that Hendrick should not need to worry about anything.
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1906-05-15
President Roosevelt has received Senator Platt’s letter recommending Colonel Edward S. Fowler for appointment as Appraiser of New York City, and agrees with Platt’s assessment of him. He will submit his name soon.
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1906-05-18