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Charles S. Mellen has asked President Roosevelt to expedite an investigation into his railroad company’s planned merger. The article notes this request comes the day after the defeat of Henry Melville Whitney, who had been in favor of the merger, in the Massachusetts gubernatorial election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-07
Attorney General Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt that District Attorney Asa P. French waits for Roosevelt’s approval of the letter in Boston. Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley is at the White House to answer questions. Bonaparte has been instructed on the importance of giving out communication immediately.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-23
Theodore Roosevelt has had an extraordinary campaign and continues to recover after being shot. He encourages Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to go on vacation with his wife, Isabella Ferguson.
1912-10-29
Alford Warriner Cooley understands that Assistant Postmaster General Robert John Wynne asked for an unspecified matter to be returned to the Civil Service Commission, because Cooley had initially submitted it directly to the Commission instead of through the Postmaster General’s office, and Postmaster General Henry C. Payne objected. The commission does not object to its return.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12
Civil Service Commissioner Cooley suggests that if, as he understands, President Roosevelt agrees that General John Charles Black should be president of the Commission, Roosevelt might write to Black regarding the position so that stationery, stamps, and other supplies can be made.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-21
As requested by President Roosevelt, Civil Service Commissioner Greene submits a memorandum regarding the conditions at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. Greene describes the recent removal of five employees and attributes their removal to their association with the Democratic Party. As an example, Greene writes of the removal of Francis P. Rodden, his appeal to Superintendent Charles B. Landis, and his immediate replacement by Republican Party worker Stephen Frisby. Greene mentions inspections led by past commissioners William Dudley Foulke, Frank M. Kiggins, and Alford Warriner Cooley, and requests that the United States Treasury Department reinstate the five men illegally removed from their positions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-22
Representative Littauer encourages President Roosevelt to disregard any outside opinions of his colleagues, and carry out his initial decision to hire Alford Warriner Cooley as U.S. Civil Service Commissioner. He also touches briefly on the “Russian-Jewish question.” He believes a stand should be made regarding the fact that Romania’s passports are accepted in the United States but not vice versa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-09
A political battle is unfolding in Yonkers, New York, between various Republican Party factions over the position of postmaster. Frederick William Holls is against the current postmaster, Henry Osterheld, and supports Gustav Schlueter. Holls writes President Roosevelt to point out that the opinion held by Alford Warriner Cooley of Osterheld are erroneous. Holls argues that Osterheld is a party hack who has not handled his job as postmaster effectively over the past four years.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-16