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Henry L. Stimson accepts President Roosevelt’s appointment as a United States Attorney, and will do his best in that position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-13
Whitelaw Reid writes to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to explain the appointment of Captain Walsh, not as his new private secretary but as a “controller” for his country home. Reid also discusses the British social scandal surrounding Captain Walsh’s postponed engagement to Lady Nora Churchill. He describes the country home as well as the gardens and neighbors.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-18
Ambassador Storer is sorry to have to “turn a cold shoulder” on so ardent a supporter of President Roosevelt as Marcus Braun, but Storer does not believe that Braun can be of use to the United States Department of Commerce in Hungary. Braun, against Storer’s advice and wishes, gave inflammatory interviews to Hungarian newspapers which were counterproductive to Storer’s diplomatic mission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-24
John Grimes Walker, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission confirms receipt of William Loeb’s letter regarding scheduling a meeting with Civil Service Commission President John Charles Black or U.S. Civil Service Commissioner Alford Warriner Cooley to implement Civil Service Commission rules to the Isthmian Canal Commission. Walker has already been in contact with Black, but was told to postpone the meeting for some time because Black was going to be out of town. He will try to raise the matter again in a week.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-21
John Roy Lynch agrees with Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou that action regarding the matter they discussed should be deferred until after the election. However, Lynch encloses the names of the men who are his first and second choices to fill vacancies. Lynch also encloses a list of army posts garrisoned by “colored” troops.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-13
Mabel Thorp Boardman sent this list of names to Anna Roosevelt Cowles, intended for President Roosevelt, as possible candidates for the office of president and trustees for the Red Cross committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-08
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to Representative Mitchell that individuals are appointed in order of their registration and no exceptions are made except in emergencies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-18
James Sullivan Clarkson, Surveyor of Customs for the Port of New York, tells William Loeb that he will take the matter of Billy Wood’s potential employment up with collector of the port Nevada N. Stranahan when Stranahan returns. Clarkson also informs Loeb that he has arranged for James O. Wood to receive a three months appointment as special attendant, and encloses a note from James L. Gerry on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-17
Edward A. Winstanley asks Thomas A. Carter if any action has been taken regarding the appointment of D. H. Ross.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-24
Rudolph Forster confirms receipt of the memorandum from William Loeb, and has requested that the Department of the Interior appoint Amy Belle Cheney to a position in the Forestry Division. He expects the appointment to be made today, and will send Loeb the papers directly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-1904
President Roosevelt responds to Harriet S. Blaine Beale’s concern about the reason her ex-husband, Truxton Beale, was not given a government position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-29
President Roosevelt thanks Frank M. Chapman for the photographs, and thinks that Herbert Lang would be a perfect person to bring on his safari. Unfortunately, Roosevelt is going in service of the Smithsonian Institution, as he promised Charles D. Walcott, and guesses that the American Museum of Natural History would not care to lend Lang to the Smithsonian for this purpose. Roosevelt’s son, Kermit Roosevelt, will come visit soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-06
President Roosevelt assures Paul V. Bunn that he will help him, if there is some way he properly can. Vacancies at government agencies are not common, however, and this is especially true of government positions that pay well. Roosevelt has never, while president, written a request that could be construed as asking for a favor, but Bunn can show this letter to anyone, and Roosevelt will be happy to endorse Bunn as a man of integrity and skill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-14
Senator Lodge encloses a letter from United States District Attorney Asa P. French, which explains itself. Lodge personally knows Assistant District Attorney William Howard Garland, who previously served as secretary for Senator George Frisbie Hoar. Although Lodge provides a positive assessment of Garland’s character, he cannot speak to his suitability for the position French recommends.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-03
William H. Taft informs William Loeb that Myron T. Herrick could not accept the position of treasurer to the Republican National Committee, so Taft took George Rumsey Sheldon on the recommendation of Cornelius Newton Bliss. Sheldon had been treasurer of the New York State Committee during the campaign of Charles Evans Hughes. Taft says they had been informed by William L. Ward that this selection was approved, so he apologizes if there was a misunderstanding.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-08
Frank H. Hitchcock, Secretary of War William H. Taft’s campaign manager, has allegedly been using federal patronage positions to drive political support for Taft’s candidacy. As a response to this, a number of United States Senators who oppose President Roosevelt have rejected federal appointments in Ohio, Oklahoma, and North Carolina in an effort to hinder Roosevelt and Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-16
President Roosevelt would like to help Nathaniel Ewing, but the only vacancy Roosevelt knows of has just been filled.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-14
President Roosevelt issues a memorandum on his personal relationships with several people, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, George H. Lyman, Francis C. Lowell, and Winthrop Murray Crane. Roosevelt comments on when he came to know these men, and how, if at all, his personal relationships shaped his actions in giving or not giving certain people positions in the administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-10
President Roosevelt issues a memorandum on his personal relationships with several people, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, George H. Lyman, Francis C. Lowell, and Winthrop Murray Crane. Roosevelt seeks to add some additional context to a memorandum by Lodge, and comments on when he came to know these men, and how, if at all, his personal relationships shaped his actions in giving or not giving certain people positions in the administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-10
President Roosevelt received Senator Lodge’s letter and has already sent a letter to McDonald, likely referring to William Jesse McDonald. He also encloses his letter to Secretary of War Elihu Root. He informs Lodge that Governor Brodie of Arizona appointed Ben Daniels as the warden of the Arizona Penitentiary, both men former Rough Riders. When Roosevelt told John Hay of that fact, Hay responded, “Set a Rough Rider to catch a thief!”
Massachusetts Historical Society
1902-06-04