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An account of the banquet for the Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, including a list of attendees, and reprints of messages from President William H. Taft and Governor Dix and speeches by Jacob H. Schiff, Theodore Roosevelt, Mayor William Jay Gaynor, Oscar S. Straus. The newspaper also covers the Council’s other proceedings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01
President Roosevelt responds to Secretary of War Taft regarding a recent letter from Charles Phelps Taft. Roosevelt appointed Bernhard Bettmann to the position of Ohio Collector of Internal Revenue, first district, on the suggestions of Charles and Ohio Insurance Commissioner Arthur I. Vorys, against the wishes of Ohio Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Charles Dick. If the Taft people cannot control Bettmann, then actions against Commissioner of Internal Revenue John G. Capers will not solve it. Roosevelt admired Taft’s speech, even if it could not reach the crowd affiliated with the morning’s editorial in The Sun.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-31
President Roosevelt informs Senator Foraker that appointing Max Burgheim is inadvisable because locals would prefer he remain on the Cincinnati Board of Public Safety. Instead, Roosevelt has given Bernhard Bettmann a recess appointment to Collector of Internal Revenue for the first district of Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-27
President Roosevelt tells Ohio Senator Dick that he does not believe it is advisable to appoint Max Burgheim, as this would require removing him from the Board of Public Safety where he is needed. Roosevelt has appointed Bernhard Bettmann to Collector of Internal Revenue for the first district of Ohio instead.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-27
President Roosevelt asks Senator Foraker for clarification about the number of internal revenue collectors in Ohio. Roosevelt is happy to appoint men that Foraker recommends, but he needs to know how many internal revenue collectors there are in Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-07
President Roosevelt asks Senator Dick for clarification about the number of internal revenue collectors in Ohio. He includes a copy of his response to Senator Joseph Benson Foraker. Roosevelt is happy to appoint men that Dick and Foraker recommend, but he needs to know how many internal revenue collectors there are in Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-07
Secretary of War Taft thought that Bernhard Bettmann was Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s man and did not know he was appointed on Charley’s recommendation. He believes it is absurd to suggest any action under the circumstances.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-02
Charles P. Taft warns Secretary of War William H. Taft that Ohio Revenue Collector Bernhard Bettmann’s office is full of “Foraker people” who work against him, alongside three or four Taft supporters. They plan to get up rump conventions in order to have two sets of delegates in certain districts, including the sixth. Charles P. Taft told his informant to lay the issue before Commissioner Arthur I. Vorys, but they must make it known the Federal offices will not line up on Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s side.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-24