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President Roosevelt tells Horace G. Knowles that the positions in Mexico and Belgium have been acceptably filled, and that Senator J. Frank Allee should already know this fact. Roosevelt is working on securing a European post for Knowles, and will probably be able to offer a post in Romania soon.
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1906-12-17
The article discusses J. Edward Addicks’s plan to overthrow Senator J. Frank Allee and take his seat as the chairman of the Union Republican State Committee.
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1905-09-09
President Roosevelt explains his reasoning for recent judgeship appointments as the result of choosing good public servants. In response to Senator Proctor’s assertion that Vermont has not received its proper share of appointments, Roosevelt retorts that the state has nearly five times the share to which she is entitled.
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1907-06-13
President Roosevelt was unaware that William J. Anderson was from North Dakota and does not support the view that Anderson’s successor should also be from North Dakota. (Anderson, an assistant auditor for the post office department, died suddenly on February 8.) Roosevelt has a “peculiar feeling of warmth for North Dakota” but cannot accede to this request.
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1906-02-15
President Roosevelt discusses the political situation in various states ahead of the upcoming election. He instructs Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to make appointments if he thinks it is wise, but to make sure not to embarrass political campaigns.
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1905-09-16
John Edward Addicks encloses a clipping he hopes President Roosevelt will deny and describes his contentious relationship with Senator J. Frank Allee.
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1905-09
Postmaster General Payne explains to President Roosevelt the reasons for his removing Huldah B. Todd from her position as postmaster general at Greenwood, Delaware, and appointing Jacob L. Houseman to replace her. Delaware Senator J. Frank Allee spoke with Payne about making the change, on the grounds that under the agreement he and Senator L. Heisler Ball came to regarding referring appointees to office. Allee alleged that Todd had engaged in partisan activity in her office.
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1903-09-08
Postmaster General Henry C. Payne and President Roosevelt ride on a Republican elephant that pulls a woman out of a Delaware Post Office by its trunk. On its leg is a “postal scandal” covering and Delaware Senator J. Frank Allee points at the woman. As Roosevelt sits on the elephant, he holds several papers, including “canal treaty” and “Alaskan boundary.”
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1903-09-09
John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks stands behind Delaware Senator J. Frank Allee who grabs the collar of a “post-mistress.” Caption: “Personally obnoxious.”—Senator Allee, Delaware.
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1903-09-08
Secretary of War Taft discusses a possible candidate for a vacant position in Delaware. Taft advises Roosevelt to consider an Episcopal appointee in order to avoid crossing sects.
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1904-03-12
John Edward Addicks and Senator J. Frank Allee are planning to renominate John Hunn as the Republican candidate for Governor of Delaware. William Michael Byrne fears that this will mean the Democrats will win the gubernatorial election and carry the state in national elections. He believes this could be avoided with a neutral candidate, such as Attorney General Herbert H. Ward. Byrne would like President Roosevelt to help the situation by calling for a “middle course” in Delaware. Byrne concludes with a discussion of his upcoming transfer or resignation.
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1903-08-10
George Wharton Pepper, receiver of the Bay State Gas Company, filed a bill of complaint against John Edward Addicks and Senator J. Frank Allee alleging fraud in a transaction of company stock. The complaint claims that Addicks received 1,500,000 shares without consideration and requests the cancellation of these shares.
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1903-08-20