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Senator Platt writes to President Roosevelt regarding the service of Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen. Platt believes Allen has been a successful appointment and cites the opinions of Senators Orville Hitchcock Platt, Alfred B. Kittredge, and Louis E. McComas as well.
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1905-01-27
H. O. Weaver, personal secretary to Republican National Committee Chairman George B. Cortelyou, writes to William Loeb. Cortelyou is forwarding to Loeb a letter from Elihu Root to Charles Holland Duell. Weaver also wants Loeb to be aware of a special delivery letter from Charles Gates Dawes that should be arriving soon.
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1904-12-01
Senator Platt recommends Charles Holland Duell for a vacancy on the bench of the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia.
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1904-11-28
Cornelius Newton Bliss recommends Charles Holland Duell for a vacancy on the bench of the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia.
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1904-11-28
Theodore Roosevelt has already received the suggestion to speak at locations in New York from Judge Duell but finds it impossible to do so with his schedule.
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1912-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary responds to W. R. Helie’s request of Judge Duell that Roosevelt speak in Worcester, Massachusetts. As all of Roosevelt’s engagements are handled by his managers in Washington, D.C., the secretary has forwarded Helie’s letter to Senator Dixon and requested that Dixon contact Helie directly.
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1912-04-06
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Philip Goodman for his letter and states that he will contact Judge Duell as soon as possible.
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1912-03-23
President Roosevelt received Senator Platt’s letter on behalf of Allen. He plans to promote a judge from the District bench to fill Charles Holland Duell’s place and then appoint a District of Columbia man to the created vacancy. However, before acting, Roosevelt wishes to review the matter with Platt.
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1906-09-07
President Roosevelt doubts he would replace Charles Holland Duell with a New Yorker. He chastises former Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton for not informing him of his attendance at the naval review. “With absolute exactness,” Roosevelt commends Morton for his service as secretary.
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1906-09-05
President Roosevelt informs Senator McComas he plans to promote Judge Seth Shepard to Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia since Chief Justice Richard H. Alvey has resigned. Roosevelt will appoint Charles Holland Duell to take Shepard’s place. Roosevelt plans to appoint McComas to replace Judge M. F. Morris when Morris resigns soon; however, many members of the bar in the District of Columbia are protesting McComas’s appointment. Roosevelt informs McComas he needs to have “substantial backing” from excellent lawyers in the District of Columbia to be able to appoint McComas.
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1904-12-15
President Roosevelt accepts Cornelius Newton Bliss’s decision to decline the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, but is glad he will accept the position of Treasurer. He suggests that George B. Cortelyou should resign before accepting the chairmanship, in case Roosevelt does not win the upcoming election. He selects Joseph William Blythe for Vice Chairman, and asks Bliss to keep all of this secret for the time being.
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1904-05-12
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia Morris writes down the arrangement he and President Roosevelt discussed in person. Roosevelt will appoint Seth Shepard as Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia and Charles Holland Duell will take Shepard’s place. Morris will submit his resignation from the court to Roosevelt within twelve months—potentially within twelve weeks—unless something unexpected happens.
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1904-12-15