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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt wishes he could leave, but it is impossible. He permits George McAneny to quote him in the strongest possible terms against the bill, which he considers the “very worst and most unpardonable measure” regarding the civil service law.
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1897-05-03
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt was glad to hear from Isaac J. Tomlinson. In New York City, the civil service law does not address “social evils” such as gambling places, which are left to police officials. He will send the latest Police Report when it is available.
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1897-04-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs James Hennessy that he will help veterans. However, he must also abide by the civil service rules. He will look into Hennessy’s case.
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1897-04-22
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt calls Secretary of the Navy Long’s attention to E. I. Renick’s case. Renick was a former chief clerk of the Department of State who rose through his career under the civil service regulations. In the past, chief clerks who were turned out at no fault of their character were given another position. Roosevelt suggests that Renick be transferred to a clerkship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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1897-04-22
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Representative Low that all positions at the naval yard are under the civil service law, but he will look into the matter.
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1897-04-22
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to John J. O’Donnell that all positions at the navy yards are under the jurisdiction of the civil service. He sends a copy of the rules governing labor appointments and suggests O’Donnell register through the Labor Board after which he will have to wait for a vacancy.
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1897-04-22
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Senator Davis that he has “been rummaging around” in the Navy Department for a position for his friend, but it appears that all positions are under the civil service. However, he will check with Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long upon his return.
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1897-04-23
William Howell will hand Mary B. Winslow’s letter to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt once he arrives in Washington, D. C. Howell explains that Roosevelt cannot help Winslow secure a position in the Department of the Navy as all clerical position are under the Civil Service Commission’s jurisdiction.
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1897-04-10
William Howell will hand Alexander Crombie’s letter to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt once he arrives in Washington, D. C. Howell explains that Roosevelt cannot help Crombie secure employment as a painter at the League Island Navy Yard as the position is governed under the civil service law.
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1897-04-10
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to C. H. Johnson that the incumbent Chief Engineer of the San Francisco Mint does have the right to hold the position without a civil service examination and cannot be removed.
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1897-04-19
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to John T. Lippincott that he cannot be of assistance in securing him a certification for a departmental position and he will simply have to wait his turn.
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1897-04-19
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt enjoyed hearing from Collector of Customs W. A. Fitch. He is pleased with Fitch’s commentary on his work as Police Commissioner of the New York Police Department and wants him to know that he did not let politics sway him from his purpose. Roosevelt cannot speak on the tariff and other matters, and hopes the civil service law will be observed.
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1897-04-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt did not connect Herbert Elliott Hamblen with the admirable book On Many Seas and wrote to Rudyard Kipling on the matter. Roosevelt will try to help Hamblen get a position at the Navy Yard if he can. However, most positions are under the civil service. He asks Hamblen to write him again in a month as a reminder.
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1897-04-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to Daniel M. Goodridge that clerkship positions in the Navy Department are under the classified service and require taking the civil service exam to be considered eligible. His name would then be listed according to his examination score and would be considered based on vacancies and state appointment quotas.
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1897-04-19
Norman Freireich informs Theodore Roosevelt that he found a letter dated October of 1825 that mentions his ancestor, inventor Nicholas J. Roosevelt. Freireich thought Roosevelt might find it interesting to know that his family has been “an aid to the Nation almost as far back as a century,” and Freireich hopes they will remain so forever.
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1918-09-26
Robert W. Irwin asks Theodore Roosevelt, former Civil Service Commissioner, what system of removal of civil servants is better.
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1911-08-23
Louise E. Drennon tells Theodore Roosevelt how eagerly she and other government clerks are looking forward to the upcoming presidential election, and that they hope he will accept the nomination. Drennon feels that the government is a mess at present, and that it was much better during Roosevelt’s administration.
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1911-08-02
Eddie W. Reeves asks Theodore Roosevelt, if his request is in accordance with the rules of the United States Civil Service, to ask Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson to retain Reeves in the War Department. Reeves’s job is about to be cut, and Reeves hopes Roosevelt can help him obtain a new job in the Commissary Department of the United States Army.
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1911-06-14
Francis B. Kellogg writes to Theodore Roosevelt about his interest in Roosevelt’s work in civil service. Kellogg mentions a time when he was fighting for a merit-based system in the Tacoma charter, which Roosevelt assisted him with by writing a letter when he was police commissioner.
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1911-06-12
Alice Lee Moqué apologizes for having forgotten to include a stamped envelope in her previous letter to Theodore Roosevelt, and requests the return of the papers sent in her previous letter. Since last writing, she has learned that Roosevelt does not assist in cases such as hers, now that he is no longer president.
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1911-05-29