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Winston Churchill informs President Roosevelt that New Hampshire Republicans have begun to unite behind the “Roosevelt policy.” There is still indecision regarding who would be the next Pension Agent in New Hampshire, but Churchill would be willing to support Richard W. Musgrove should the delegation come out in favor of him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-22
Winston Churchill is again writing William Loeb about the matter concerning selecting a new Pension Administrator for New Hampshire. Churchill believes that President Roosevelt’s “enemy” Senator Jacob H. Gallinger has intentionally nominated Richard W. Musgrove as a way to alienate his son Frank Abbott Musgrove, a staunch supporter of Roosevelt. Because of this conflict, Churchill suggests Charles Fairbanks as the ideal Pension Administrator and attaches a letter from Fairbanks for Loeb to forward to Roosevelt.
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1907-11-26
Charles Fairbanks has heard that he is not the New Hampshire delegation’s first choice for the office of Pension Agent at Concord. He is working to present a claim as a compromise candidate and sees no reason he should not be considered.
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1907-11-16
Alvin L. Craig heard Charles Fairbanks is a candidate for Pension Agent at Concord. As chief of Fairbanks’ division, Craig fully endorses him and testifies of his character and longstanding relationship with the Bureau of Pensions. Regarding himself, Craig refers Senator Gallinger to their mutual friend James L. Davenport as his character witness.
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1907-11-18
Pearl Wight tells President Roosevelt that his Nashville speech, in combination with other recent speeches, gives a clear outline of Roosevelt’s policies and should help the public understand he is not responsible for the current financial situation. Wight has met with Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou about taking up the leadership of the Internal Revenue Service, but feels he is unable during this time of economic crisis due to his many business interests. Nevertheless, Wight wants to be updated on the situation as it unfolds and is looking forward to seeing Roosevelt in December.
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1907-10-23
Special Assistant Attorney General McHarg updates Attorney General Bonaparte on the legal situation in New Mexico Territory. McHarg asks for permission to hire Mexican nationals to aid in investigations he is conducting. McHarg tells Bonaparte that though Bonaparte believes charges against territorial Attorney General William H. H. Llewellyn will be dropped, his son, Morgan Llewellyn is involved in illegal activity and therefore the elder Llewellyn should be kept from any grand juries. McHarg details several territorial court clerks who have been accused of crimes, saying a thorough investigation of the territorial judiciary must be made at once.
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1907-07-29
Acting Secretary of the Interior Wilson suggests that President Roosevelt appoint William M. Tipton to replace James W. Raynolds as Secretary of New Mexico Territory and forwards a letter of recommendation in support of Tipton.
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1907-07-29
Governor of Puerto Rico Post sends President Roosevelt details regarding the performance of Francisco de Paula Acuña Paniagua in his role as Director of the Department of Health, Charities, and Correction of Puerto Rico. Post lists the reasons he wishes Acuña to be removed, and proposes a method to effect the change via telegram rather than wait weeks for the mails. Post also believes Herminio Díaz Navarro, a member of the Executive Council, should be removed due to his continued work as a lawyer in private practice.
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1907-07-30
Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on several matters before him. Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley has been investigating the situation in Alabama, where Bonaparte deems it necessary for Roosevelt to “call down” several politicians who are complicating judicial confirmations and the workings of the attorney general’s office with concerns over political patronage. In Arkansas, Cooley reports that there are many well qualified men to replace Assistant District Attorney Ulysses S. Bratton, who has been involved in improper conduct in a case involving postal inspectors. Bonaparte has recently met with Census Director S. N. D. North and explains the problems he has encountered with obtaining an accurate census of Oklahoma Territory, resulting in problems with representation of citizens there, and makes recommendations to solve the problem. Bonaparte has requested summaries for the injunction regarding the picketing of the Allis Chalmers company in Wisconsin, and is appointing a special counsel to take charge of litigation against a prominent official there. Bonaparte is ready to move against the Tobacco Trust and James Buchanan Duke.
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1907-06-18
James Wolcott Wadsworth sends his opinion to President Roosevelt regarding the political situation in Western New York State. Wadsworth reports that in order to avoid bitterness there in the wake of the incident with Archie Dovell Sanders, Assemblyman Jesse S. Phillips should be appointed in Sanders’ place rather than Harvey J. Burkhart.
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1907-05-29
Representative Longworth notifies President Roosevelt that Arthur I. Vorys and Charles Phelps Taft asked him to endorse George C. Dunham for the Toledo collectorship. Longworth knows Dunham well and recommends him. He is going tomorrow to the Republican conference in Columbus, Ohio, and will write to Roosevelt afterwards.
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1907-05-13
Frederick C. Stevens believes the vote regarding Otto Kelsey indicates that the appointment should be made as he suggested.
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1907-05-03
New York Superintendent of Public Works Stevens attempts to explain a misunderstanding that has arisen over his having urged that President Roosevelt quickly name a replacement for former Collector of Internal Revenue at Rochester, Archie Dovell Sanders. Sanders’s resignation had been requested several days before Stevens wrote, and it was not therefore Sanders’s removal that Stevens was seeking but the filling of his place. Stevens regrets if he caused Roosevelt any embarrassment.
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1907-04-25
Grenville M. Dodge is happy to hear that President Roosevelt was well-received in the South, and he expresses appreciation for the quick, decisive action that Roosevelt took during the yellow fever scare in New Orleans. Dodge believes that the success of the Interstate Commerce Commission will be dependent upon Congress granting Roosevelt the authority to appoint its members and to provide a salary sufficient to command the ablest experts.
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1905-11-03
J. Taylor Hamilton received Peter C. Frick’s letter recommending H. N. Newlin for appointment as Warden of the Anamosa Penitentiary. Hamilton says the Board of of Control of State Institutions has not yet acted on the matter of a successor for William A. Hunter, but the matter was virtually decided prior to receiving Newlin’s application. Hamilton has no doubts about the integrity or competence of Newlin.
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1906-10-15
William Emlen Roosevelt cannot give Theodore Roosevelt the names of any bank officers opposed to the reappointment of Comptroller of the Currency William Barret Ridgely. The officers who do oppose Ridgely do so for reasons that could be construed as personal, and so their arguments could easily be dismissed. Emlen Roosevelt agrees that Ridgely should not be reappointed and does not think he has “displayed any particular fitness for the position.” Emlen Roosevelt believes that the Comptroller should be “a strong and bold man with banking experience.”
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1906-10-03
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte updates William Loeb on Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers’s acceptance to be appointed Paymaster General. He also includes the requested memorandum from Admiral H. T. B. Harris and discusses the findings of the recent Court of Enquiry. Bonaparte also asks for advice regarding the cases of the three naval academy candidates turned down for deafness and that of J. Raynor Wells’s.
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1906-09-08
John B. Hanna, Chair of the Maryland State Republican Committee, only recently received President Roosevelt’s letter containing Representative William H. Jackson’s request to allow Abraham Lincoln Dryden to serve as Assistant Treasurer of the Port of Baltimore until January 14, 1907. Hanna does not understand how such a request would improve Jackson’s chances. Additionally, he feels re-opening the matter would do more harm than good. Therefore, Hanna advises Clarence C. Pusey assume office October 1, 1906, as previously determined.
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1906-09-05
L. V. McKesson thanks President Roosevelt for explaining the process of how presidential appointments are made. McKesson thinks that President McKinley allowed his managers to make appointments and corruption spread as a result. McKesson points to the appointment of of George P. Waldorf as collector of internal revenue at Toledo, Ohio, to illustrate and encloses two clippings from recent Toledo newspapers on the subject. McKesson notes that it is commonly known that Waldorf is involved in base political manipulations. McKesson thinks the alternative candidate for the position, W. V. McMaken, would be little better than Waldorf and feels that Leroy E. Clark would better represent Roosevelt’s principles.
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1906-08-06
S. H. Cowan is in receipt of President Roosevelt’s letter of July 10 and expresses his thanks for the spirit of it. He assures Roosevelt that he was not criticizing the appointment of Edgar E. Clark and that the positions Clark will take as a commissioner will only be revealed by his future actions. Cowan infers from Roosevelt’s letter that Commissioner Clements may be retired or not reappointed and expresses his hope that Clements may be retained.
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1906-07-17