Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc.

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler does not believe that J. Pierpont Morgan controls the New York Sun. Paul Dana and William M. Laffan appear to be influential and Butler recommends they be contacted. Butler claims that Edward F. McSweeney is the “ablest man” in the Immigration Bureau and recommends that President Roosevelt investigate the immigration matter further.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-12

Letter from George E. Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt

George E. Matthews argues that John R. DeBarry should not be transferred to a position that he is not physically fit to perform.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-12

Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt

William Allen White is pleased that John S. Dean has been nominated as United States District Attorney for Kansas rather than B. H. Tracy. White hopes Cyrus Leland can receive an appointment soon. White has received many offers for a book on President Roosevelt’s life but has turned all of them down.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-03

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington has investigated the conditions in Georgia and concluded that attacks against African American office holders are based on race and not character or ability. Washington also provides advice on government appointments in Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-04

Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Emmett J. Scott

Booker T. Washington reports what he knows about a certain person and his political convictions. He notes that the party voted for John M. Palmer and Simon Bolivar Buckner of the National Democratic Party in 1896, but entered the Democratic primaries in 1900 to help defeat the nomination of William Jennings Bryan. Washington suggests their friends be advised to appoint a Montgomery man to represent the “best class of white people” and to appoint William Demos Crum as internal revenue collector for South Carolina, representing the “best class of colored.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-04

Letter from Marcus Alonzo Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt

Due to E. A. Webster’s death, Senator Hanna has written to Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage recommending L. W. C. Blalock as collector of internal revenue. District Attorney John G. Capers of South Carolina will take Webster’s position on the Republican National Committee.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-05

Letter from George Frisbie Hoar to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Hoar recommends the appointment of Albert D. Elliot as secretary of Puerto Rico.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-05

Letter from H. W. Raymond to Theodore Roosevelt

Should there be a vacancy, H. W. Raymond requests to be considered for the position of assistant secretary of the Navy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-05

Letter from William Hosea Ballou to Theodore Roosevelt

William Hosea Ballou requests that Wilbur Fisk Wakeman be retained in his position as appraiser.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-07

Letter from John G. Capers to George B. Cortelyou

As Republican national committeeman for South Carolina, John G. Capers feels responsible for the character and competence of the federal office holders in his state. He has recommended the appointment of L. W. C. Blalock as collector of internal revenue. Blalock has many endorsements, including from Senator McLaurin. However, Blalock has not received the appointment and Capers would like to know if President Roosevelt has decided that Blalock cannot be appointed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-07

Letter from Thomas St. John Gaffney to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas St. John Gaffney urges President Roosevelt to appoint Joseph M. Dickey as commissioner of immigration. Should Roosevelt do so, Gaffney is interested in Dickey’s current position as United States Shipping Commissioner.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-07

Letter from Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt

Seth Low thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and offers his services regarding Brooklyn, New York, appointments.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-28

Letter from Clarence D. Clark to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Clark recommends the appointment of Albert D. Elliot as secretary of Puerto Rico.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-30

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard agrees to meet with an unnamed individual after he returns from vacation. Goddard opposes the appointment of “B” as he believes it would damage the local organization and the cause of “decent government.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-30

Letter from Nannie Jackson to Theodore Roosevelt

Nannie Jackson was the nurse of President Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. She is proud to have been associated with the Roosevelt family. Jackson’s nephew, Abraham Hill, is an applicant for surveyor of customs at the Port of Atlanta and she requests Roosevelt’s help with the appointment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-30

President Roosevelt and the Southern problem

This newspaper article disparages the use of political appointments to maintain control of Southern “colored delegations” for “trades and spoils” at the national Republican convention. This practice upsets white Southerners and keeps the “Solid South” behind the Democratic Party. The writer supports President Roosevelt’s decision to seek counsel from Booker T. Washington regarding southern policy. Washington has advised Roosevelt that the “old gangs” should be “turned down” and that “highly respected white men” should be appointed regardless of party lines.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-01

Letter from John A. Sleicher to Theodore Roosevelt

The friends of potential western presidential candidates are beginning to say that the 1904 nomination is open. John A. Sleicher believes this is natural and stresses the importance of the New York appointments for President Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-01

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington will have the information on Alabama and Texas appointments within a few days. He is soon leaving for a trip through Mississippi and will summarize conditions in the state. Washington defends the character of the African Americans holding public office in Georgia and believes objections brought against them will be based on race.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-01

Letter from Joseph Henry Beale to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Henry Beale recommends the appointment of Albert D. Elliot as secretary of Puerto Rico.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-25

Letter from James Burrill Angell to Theodore Roosevelt

James Burrill Angell recommends Albert D. Elliot for appointment as secretary of Puerto Rico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-26