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President Roosevelt tells former Rough Rider David E. Warford that he recommended Warford for his new position as Forest Ranger because he showed himself to be “gallant, efficient and obedient,” and exhorts him to continue showing these qualities in government service both for his own sake and for the honor of the Rough Riders.
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1901-08-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is sorry that he has not been able to secure a position for Herbert Elliott Hamblen yet. Charles Henry Tucky Collis, of the New York Department of Public Works feels that there are better engineers than Hamblen, and all the positions in the navy yard are filled under civil service regulations.
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1897-06-10
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs George E. Waring, Jr. that he is unable to assist him because positions in the Navy Department are filled following the civil service laws in place. Roosevelt expresses he is sorry he is unable to help Waring, but he supports the civil service laws.
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1897-06-07
Charles C. Bates has been advised to seek a position in a city with a higher elevation for the sake of his health, and asks Theodore Roosevelt’s advice in how best to obtain a minor inspectorship in a more suitable location.
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1911-03-02
President-Elect Taft assures President Roosevelt that he understood the matter relating to William Wingate Sewall long ago. Taft is satisfied with the names of the engineers who are to accompany him on his visit to the Panama Canal zone. He hopes that Roosevelt will announce the engineers from Washington and issue a statement that Alfred Nobel was invited but was unable to accompany Taft, and that the selected engineers were recommended by Nobel.
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1908-12-28
Myron T. Herrick informs President Roosevelt about the senatorial race in Ohio, where it appears Theodore E. Burton will contest the race. Herrick believes that Burton’s election would appear to be a defeat for the administration. He confidentially advises Roosevelt to fill a position in Ohio with someone not interested in Burton’s candidacy, and to keep several other positions open until after the election.
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1908-12-07
John Charles Black and Henry F. Greene of the United States Civil Service Commission report to President Roosevelt that Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Beekman Winthrop has issued a certificate authorizing the transfer of William B. Dulany from the position of messenger at the White House to the position of class three clerk in the Office of the Auditor for the Navy Department. They review Dulany’s service, and the circumstances that allowed for this transfer.
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1908-03-12
Black, John Charles, 1839-1915; Greene, Henry F. (Henry Fay), 1859-1915
Indian Affairs Commissioner Leupp refutes Civil Service Commission President John Charles Black’s assertion that allowing an Indian student to fill a non-competitive messenger position in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is against the civil service code and would lead to non-competitive hiring of unqualified people. Leupp tells Secretary of the Interior Garfield that he believes that placing a student from one of the Indian schools in the messenger position would encourage him to better himself and work to achieve promotion to more competitive roles, thus helping integrate into white society.
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1908-02-10
John A. Herman informs William Loeb that he has received a letter from Senator Philander C. Knox indicating he would recommend Herman for a position to President Roosevelt. Herman and Knox agree that Herman’s experience as an attorney and knowledge of Spanish means he would be well suited to a diplomatic or judicial post in one of the Spanish speaking territories.
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1907-11-19
A compiled list of people who President Roosevelt has made exempt from the civil service rules by executive order. When the Civil Service Commission was told of the reason for these exemptions, this information is included.
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1907-07-31
Senator Lodge’s friend Arthur Lord, president of the Plymouth Pilgrim Society, asked Lodge to ask President Roosevelt if he might visit Plymouth while he is in Massachusetts to visit Provincetown. Lodge also tells Roosevelt about a journal he is reading about Andrew Hamilton’s travels through the northern colonies in 1744. Lodge thinks it is a good read and recommends it to Roosevelt. Lodge would like to speak with Roosevelt about the appointment of inspectors to enforce naturalization laws. Lodge opposes nominating from civil service lists, as the people on those lists lack the specialized training and qualities required to do the job. Finally, Lodge expects to be attacked in the newspapers for his stance on the merger bill.
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1907-07-03
Marcus Braun updates William Loeb on the political situation in New York after a discussion the two men recently had. Braun believes Public Service Commissioner Frederick C. Stevens may be planning some kind of political scheme to “get the old gang back into power.” The situation is so upsetting to Braun that he has resigned from the Hungarian Republican Club, but he can rally his associates if the need arises. Braun shares a commendation he received for his work, but says a raise or promotion would have been more welcome to him and his family.
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1907-06-17
Alford Warriner Cooley writes to fulfill President Roosevelt’s request for a statement of Cooley’s legal experience for use in his confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Cooley details his educational background, his legal experience in New York, and his work as Civil Service Commissioner and the Commissioner of Immigration at the port of New York.
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1906-12-06
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw recommends that President Roosevelt issue an executive order appointing James Campbell as deputy surveyor of customs in Baltimore, Maryland.
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1906-09-07
Representative Fassett thanks William Loeb for sharing his understanding of the New York Governor’s race, and in turn opines that Governor Frank Wayland Higgins may be able to be nominated, but will not be able to win. Fassett does not expect to be in New York, but if he is promises to visit Loeb for an evening. He is sorry to hear of the ill health of Loeb’s son, and offers his advice on how to treat it. Fassett explains his previous inquiry about securing a government position for someone, and how much it would mean for him.
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1906-08-13
Attorney General Moody comments to President Roosevelt about a letter between two of Roosevelt’s former Rough Rider comrades, Morgan Llewellyn and Sherman M. Bell, about the “somewhat inconsistent loyalty” of a third, James D. Ritchie. Moody tells Roosevelt about a letter he received from William H. Moody, of Memphis, Tennessee, asking for a job because of the similarity of his name to Moody’s and that “blood is thicker than water. No doubt we are from the same stock.”
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1904-10-27
Mary Elizabeth Blampey Trautmann informs President Roosevelt that she visited Clare A. Cooper and investigated her case. She believes that Cooper would be capable of filling a good position. A position may be open for Cooper on the health board, but if not, Trautmann would like to work with President Roosevelt to find Cooper a civil service position. Trautmann is proud that Roosevelt took the time to consider Cooper’s situation.
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1904-05-17
Laura M. Moore requests to present her son, Barrington Moore, to Senator Platt. Barrington would like to serve over the summer with the Forest Service or Department of Agriculture.
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1904-05-03
Jefferson D. Dunwody has sent Frank Gordon to Senator Alexander Stephens Clay with the statement that if Clay took Gordon to President Roosevelt, he would give him an appointment. Clay says that he cannot recommend Gordon, and wishes that his thoughts on the matter be kept confidential.
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1905-12-18
Postmaster General Wynne tells William Loeb that both Comptroller of the Currency William Barrett Ridgely and Attorney General William H. Moody have stated it is in violation of the law to detail clerks to the White House from the Post Office Department or a post office. As such, Postmaster John A. Merritt is responsible for three months pay illegally given to the clerk detailed to the White House. Wynne inquires if the Executive Office has a fund that could reimburse Merritt, or if he needs to go to Congress for relief.
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1905-01-05