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John Appleton Stewart has asked that John J. D. Trenor be appointed to the Immigration Bureau. In order to give him the requested position, President Roosevelt must waive an unspecified rule.
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1904-12-17
Joseph Oswalt Thompson sends President Roosevelt information about the endorsements of William Frye Tebbetts, recently appointed the Collector in Mobile, Alabama. There is evidence those endorsements were offered disingenuously. Thompson does not believe Tebbetts to be as qualified as Walker, the man who lost the collectorship to Tebbetts.
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1904-12-14
H. T. Nations recommends Judge Walker be made Collector of the Port in Mobile, Alabama, and is fervently against the appointment of James Thomas Heflin to that position.
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1904-12-13
Major Kuhn has been transferred to the Second Army and his application to go to Port Arthur has been refused again. Kuhn feels he would be more useful there and is “keenly disappointed.”
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1904-12-13
Carroll D. Wright thanks President Roosevelt for his kindness upon his resignation as Commissioner of Labor. Wright suggests that Roosevelt consult Frank P. Sargent, Commissioner of Immigration, regarding the possible naming of Mr. Clark as his successor.
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1904-12-12
Doctor Shaffer thanks President Roosevelt for his consideration and leaves it to him to determine in what kind of position Shaffer could best contribute. He suggests perhaps a medical commission or a temporary position.
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1904-12-11
Francis C. Travers recommends Thomas W. Hynes be given a position on the Philippine Commission.
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1904-12-10
John Appleton Stewart commends the campaign work done by John J. D. Trenor among the New Yorkers of Italian ancestry. He recommends Trenor for a government position that could make use of his linguistic abilities.
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1904-12-10
Maurice Francis Egan informs President Roosevelt that he can provide further information on Charles Patrick Neill’s character and ability to handle delicate situations if needed, as they were together at Notre Dame and the Catholic University of North America.
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1904-12-10
Lieutenant Governor Higgins asks President Roosevelt to find a political appointment for General Edward Charles O’Brien.
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1904-12-09
Captain Lynch follows up on a suggestion he made for one or two African Americans surgeons to receive appointments. Lynch submitted the names months ago. Lynch is sure Secretary of War William H. Taft would approve the appointments.
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1904-12-09
Albert Loren Cheney responds to his ineligibility for reinstatement to the civil service.
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1904-12-07
Richard Watson Gilder schedules a meeting with President Roosevelt. Gilder is pleased by recent appointments made by Roosevelt.
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1904-12-05
Francis C. Travers believes the new neighbor at Oyster Bay, New York, is a respectable man. Travers hopes Senator Cockrell will join the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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1904-11-27
William Emlen Roosevelt encloses a letter which a friend of his asked him to share with President Roosevelt, presumably about political appointments. He wonders how the president attends to so many matters in the course of his work.
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1904-11-25
George Edward Graham suggests President Roosevelt consider Willard Marakle for an appointment in the Philippines.
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1904-11-15
In an editorial for The Century, Editor Richard Watson Gilder defends President Theodore Roosevelt’s actions on the “colored question” in the South. Gilder reminds readers that Roosevelt’s mother hailed from the South and suggests patience to Roosevelt’s critics, encouraging them to “judge the President by his whole conduct toward the South” and by all of his appointments, regardless of their racial makeup. Gilder asserts that the minority appointments Roosevelt has made are not radical or threatening but are in line with his “especial endeavor to appoint good men to office everywhere.” In concluding, Gilder qualifies his remarks with a reminder that the magazine has not agreed with every Roosevelt appointment and that its chief aim is to champion fair play.
In response to Francis Lynde Stetson’s comments regarding the potential appointment of A. H. Green to the international commission to report on the diversion of waters forming the boundary between the United States and Canada, George B. Cortelyou encloses a communication from Green and requests Stetson’s comments.
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1903-02-12
Business card of M. O. Davis, passenger agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In a handwritten note, a position with Vice President Roosevelt or his secretary is requested for Mr. Moffett.
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1901
Finding a capable successor to Commissioner of Pensions Henry Clay Evans will be difficult because the Pension Bureau is always under attack by those who prey on the country or on veterans.
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1902-04-09