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Newspaper article praising President Roosevelt for ignoring partisan political considerations in the selection of the Panama Canal Commission.
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1904-03-01
Mr. Hoffelfinger has declined the appointment. Mark B. Dunnell would like President Roosevelt to consult with Senator Nelson regarding Dunnell’s fitness for the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-27
Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield encloses documents regarding Mark B. Dunnell’s interest in appointment as Civil Service Commissioner. He approves of President Roosevelt’s speech about trusts and expresses his support for continued investigations into various departments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-04
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou would like to appoint Lawrence O. Murray as Assistant Secretary. He requests that President Roosevelt indicate his support in order to convince the Republican leadership from Illinois to accept the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-12
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou requests the approval of Senator Hopkins for the appointment of Lawrence O. Murray as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-05
Senator Hopkins is unable to support the appointment of Lawrence O. Murray as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor as Murray has only been a resident of Illinois for a short time. He offers to recommend another candidate from Illinois.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-08
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou requests Representative Mann’s assistance with securing approval for Lawrence O. Murray’s appointment as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Senator Hopkins has expressed opposition to the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-16
Mark B. Dunnell is interested in succeeding James Rudolph Garfield as Civil Service Commissioner if Garfield believes him to be suitable.
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1903-04-16
George Rumsey Sheldon expresses his appreciation at the offered appointment as Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York. However, he is concerned about having to give up his own business on Wall Street in order to take up the position and suggests that Robert Bacon may be a suitable person for the post. Sheldon has telegraphed Senator Thomas Collier Platt, suggesting that Platt agree to the appointment of Charles Chandler Holt as the new district judge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-27
Senator Platt recommends Robert Bacon for the position of Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York. Bacon recently retired from J. P. Morgan and Company and Platt suggests that the appointment would please J. Pierpont Morgan.
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1903-03-02
George Rumsey Sheldon copies the text of a telegram from Robert Bacon expressing his inability to accept appointment as Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York because of previous commitments.
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1903-03-06
Representative Chester I. Long called regarding Governor William Eugene Stanley’s appointment to the Dawes Commission and reports that Representative Charles Curtis has no further objections.
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1903-02-09
Senator Hansbrough and the North Dakota congressional delegation support the appointment Major Alanson W. Edwards for the position of Assistant Secretary in the new Department of Commerce and Labor.
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1902-12-10
Governor Davis protests against the rumored appointment of Senator Jones to the Panama Canal Commission. He points to a petition of bankruptcy filed by Jones and believes that this should disqualify Jones from a federal position.
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1902-11-19
John D. Kernan agrees to accept the appointment by President Roosevelt to a commission investigating the anthracite coal strike. He offers reasons, however, why he might not be a wise selection: he is a Democrat, and because of his work on the Pullman strike investigation in 1894, he is out of favor with the railroads. On reflection on these facts, Roosevelt may decide Kernan is not the right choice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-12
Paul Alexander Johnstone, a “celebrated seer,” predicted in 1899 that Eugene F. Ware would receive high office. The prediction came true with Ware’s appointment as Commissioner of Pensions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04
The Kansas congressional delegation is pleased with President Roosevelt’s appointment of Eugene F. Ware as Commissioner of Pensions.
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1902-04-11
Eugene F. Ware has been appointed Commissioner of Pensions. The Kansas congressional delegation was surprised but pleased with the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-11
Kansans were pleased with President Roosevelt’s appointment of Eugene F. Ware as Commissioner of Pensions. The appointment will be satisfactory to veterans and help lessen the conflict between Republican factions in Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04
President Roosevelt has appointed Eugene F. Ware as Commissioner of Pensions. The Kansas congressional delegation was surprised but pleased with the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-12