Employees--Dismissal of

Memorandum on employee removal regulations

Memorandum supporting the simplification of regulations pertaining to the removal of postal employees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-13

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

The postmaster at Greenwood, Delaware, was removed for displaying “obstructive partisanship” while on official duty. Postmaster General Payne believes that the charges against the Greenwood postmaster were fully warranted.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-05

Letter from Mary Donovan to Theodore Roosevelt

The Lynn Central Labor Union passed a resolution urging President Roosevelt to remove William A. Miller from his position in the bindery of the Government Printing Office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-22

Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt

Civil Service Commissioner Cooley clarifies his position regarding the classification of fourth class postmasters. According to Cooley’s interpretation, fourth class postmasters are exempt from examinations and can be appointed without regard to civil service rules. However, they are also within the classified service and subject to rules pertaining to removal for political reasons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-25

Letter from Henry C. Payne to William Loeb

Postmaster General Payne will explain the facts about Charles T. McCoy to President Roosevelt. Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow believes McCoy should be removed as he is guilty of offenses that have always been punished by removal from service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-09

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Payne encloses statements made by Charles T. McCoy while under investigation. There are frequent false entries in McCoy’s accounts and Assistant Postmaster General Bristow will recommend his removal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-04

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock reports on the “disgraceful condition” of the Lake View land office. He encloses a report from Edward B. Linnen, special inspector of the General Land Office. President Roosevelt previously suggested the immediate removal of the office’s register and receiver but Hitchcock has found that this cannot legally be done. The only options are to close the office or appoint successors in the regular manner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-21

Letter from George Gray to Theodore Roosevelt

George Gray accepts a position on Alabama’s Coal Mining Arbitration Board. Gray approves of Roosevelt’s actions in reinstating William A. Miller as foreman in the U.S. Government Printing Office. He congratulates Roosevelt’s administration for the settlement with Russia to open ports in Manchuria.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-30

News release on William A. Miller

After his dismissal from the bindery of the Government Printing Office, William A. Miller filed a complaint with the United States Civil Service Commission. The commission determined that the reason for Miller’s removal violated civil service regulations and requested that he be reassigned to duty. President Roosevelt and Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou are also investigating the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-21

Letter from Franklin Nourse to Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin Nourse expresses hope that President Roosevelt will resist the Bookbinders Union’s demands and reinstate William Miller as assistant foreman of the U.S. Government Printing Office, Book Binding Department.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-23

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou announces the reinstatement of William A. Miller as assistant foreman in the Government Printing Office, Book Binding Department. Cortelyou states that relations with the Bookbinders Union are good and that the press has been kept under control.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-24

Letter from William S. Noyes and Charles McNellis to Theodore Roosevelt

William S. Noyes and Charles McNellis suggest that President Roosevelt apply the laws of the land instead of the laws of the unions in the case of William A. Miller of the Government Printing Office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-24

Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

James Wilson informs President Roosevelt that he received his letter about W. A. Miller from the Government Printing Office, and he praises Roosevelt for his position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-24

Letter from John Robert Procter to William Loeb

John Robert Procter informs William Loeb that the enclosure includes an explanation about the removal of William A. Miller in the Government Printing Office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-13

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to Benjamin F. Barnes

James Sullivan Clarkson writes to Benjamin F. Barnes to inform him that he has enclosed a newspaper clipping concerning the Democrats and the trade unions. Clarkson mentions the reinstatement of W. A. Miller, foreman of Government Printing Office’s, Book Binding Department.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-16

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou updates President Roosevelt on the status of an investigation of the U.S. Printing Office wherein William A Miller was dismissed because of pressure from a labor union.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-16

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou tells President Roosevelt that he has received Benjamin F. Barnes’s letter, and he is sending additional documents from William A. Miller in connection with the investigation of his case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-18

Letter from Francis Wayland Palmer to Theodore Roosevelt

Francis Wayland Palmer, public printer of the United States, summarizes the case of W. A. Miller. Miller was suspended and then dismissed from his position at the Government Printing Office due to a dispute with the Bookbinders’ Union.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-07

Letter from Francis Wayland Palmer to George B. Cortelyou

Francis Wayland Palmer, public printer of the United States, provides further information on the case of William A. Miller. Miller was suspended and then dismissed from his position at the Government Printing Office due a a dispute with the Bookbinders’ Union. This put Palmer in a difficult position as he tried to respect both the labor union and Miller’s rights as a government employee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-07

Letter from Francis Wayland Palmer to George B. Cortelyou

Frances Wayland Palmer asks George B. Cortelyou and President Roosevelt how to respond to a letter from John Robert Procter, the president of the United States Civil Service Commission. Procter and the Commission are refusing to recognize the removal of William A. Miller from his post in the Government Printing Office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-09