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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
President Roosevelt was distressed at how quickly George B. Cortelyou’s appointment as Chair of the Republican National Committee was announced, since it did not afford time for him to consult with Senator Platt and others. Roosevelt believes, however, that Cortelyou is the best man for the job.
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1904-05-23
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Platt stating if Secretary Cortelyou goes on as Chairman of the National Committee, then he will consider “a far western man” as a replacement.
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1904-05-19
President Roosevelt regrets the problem that cost Edward Charles O’Brien a position on the Isthmian Canal Commission, but is pleased that he will be able to offer O’Brien an appointment as minister to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).
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1904-04-26
President Roosevelt may submit the name of a personal friend from New York for the position of Consul General at Mexico. Roosevelt assures Platt that the nomination would not be political.
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1904-04-05
President Roosevelt has recommended James Russell Parsons as consul general at Mexico. He reviews several personnel matters in the Post Office Department.
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1904-04-08
President Roosevelt congratulates Senator Platt on the outcome in New York, which Roosevelt believes is beneficial to the Republican party.
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1904-03-21
President Roosevelt has no power to make appointments to any positions under the Isthmian Canal Commission. He has sent the papers of Mr. Woodward and Mr. O’Brien to the commission.
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1904-03-16
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that he has seen Captain George Elliott personally and has told Colonel Charles Heywood that as Platt’s letter to Roosevelt was personal, Roosevelt will “not act in any way on the final paragraph.” Roosevelt fears that unless some injustice is being done to Elliott, nothing can be done in the matter.
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1897-12-17