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President Roosevelt has discussed William Blumenthal’s matter with Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis, and informs Senator Platt that it will be attended to if it can be done properly. Edward Charles O’Brien accepted the offer of the Uruguay ministership, and Roosevelt cannot go back on it.
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1905-02-04
President Roosevelt finally arranged for Edward Charles O’Brien to be appointed as Minister to Uruguay. He believes he made arrangements in the diplomatic and consular service for everyone he and Senator Platt discussed.
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1905-02-02
President Roosevelt has learned that Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock holds Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen in high regard, similar to Senator Platt. Roosevelt says, therefore, that the White House will announce that Allen is to continue in his position.
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1905-02-01
President Roosevelt is unsure if William Blumenthal can be transferred. He will carefully consider Senator Platt’s thoughts on Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen. While John Clay Davies is a good man, Roosevelt feels William D. Murphy is more qualified for the assistant secretary of the Treasury position.
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1905-01-20
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt of the grave complaint against Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen. While people agree Allen’s intentions are good, the consensus is that he lacks the ability to provide satisfactory service. Roosevelt did not want to act on the matter before seeing Platt.
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1905-01-18
As Senator Platt recommended Robert Watchorn for promotion to Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent, President Roosevelt will submit Watchorn’s name for consideration as commissioner of immigration at New York.
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1905-01-16
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Platt for the “nice report about” Collector of Internal Revenue Ferdinand Eidman. He feels the article on James R. Sheffield was meant to harm him. Roosevelt will not decide on appointing any person until next fall, and only then after consulting with Platt.
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1905-01-13
President Roosevelt tells Senator Platt that he received his letter and its enclosure from Grant B. Schley, an industrialist and president of mining and smelting companies, asking that Frederick W. Whitridge, a railroad executive, be made an ambassador. Roosevelt says that it is not possible for him to do so at present, but he will do so if the chance arises, although he cannot make a definite promise about this.
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1905-01-11
President Roosevelt has heard many complaints about United States Marshal William Henkel and suggests to Senator Platt that Ferdinand Eidman, or another “first class Jew,” be transferred to the marshalship and Charles William Anderson be put in Eidman’s place.
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1904-12-22
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt he believes Samuel L. Parrish would be an excellent minister, but he is unable to appoint him at the outset of his next term. The president also thinks highly of Alfred R. Conkling.
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1904-12-03
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt he has seen a recent letter and the enclosed clipping, thanks to William Loeb. The president congratulates Platt and his wife on the breakfast.
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1904-11-19
President Roosevelt would like to meet with Senator Platt to discuss the New York and Washington, D.C., postmasterships.
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1904-11-11
President Roosevelt sends New York Senator Platt his thanks, and gives his regards to Platt’s wife.
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1904-11-08
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Senator Thomas Collier Platt for sending out letters on behalf of candidate Frank W. Higgins. Roosevelt is very concerned about the situation in New York.
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1904-10-04
Theodore Roosevelt is “much concerned” at what he hears from New York and asks Senator Thomas Collier Platt his private opinion on the state and national ticket.
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1904-10-01
President Roosevelt wishes he could have been among the “affectionate and loyal” neighbors that greeted Senator Platt.
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1904-09-27
President Roosevelt tells Senator Platt that he did not understand that the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture position was so important to farmers until the National Grange objected to the appointment of G. Howard Davison whom they feel is not a true farmer. Roosevelt has asked the Grange to make recommendations for the position, preferably from New York. He discusses a couple of Grange members he would have liked to appoint but for the fact that one was a Democrat and one was from Indiana.
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1904-08-02
President Roosevelt hopes he can see Senator Platt sometime soon to talk over various matters.
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1904-07-08
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Platt that Powell Clayton is very angry over the talk that he has resigned, and that Roosevelt is choosing a successor.
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1904-06-17
President Roosevelt regrets that he can not help Mrs. Moore’s son acquire a student assistant position in the forestry division.
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1904-06-07