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President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Wright’s assessment that Captain Frank A. Cook should be reduced four files in rank and should leave a resignation with Army Chief of Staff James Franklin Bell that would become effective immediately should he ever “touch liquor again.”
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1908-10-06
President Roosevelt accepts Assistant United States Treasurer Fish’s resignation. Ordinarily Roosevelt would regret receiving such a letter, but in this case he is sure Fish will continue to serve excellently while in Congress.
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1908-10-03
President Roosevelt writes to Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee regarding T. Coleman Du Pont, head of the National Republican Committee Bureau of Campaign Speakers. Roosevelt believes Du Pont’s resignation would have had a better effect if it had happened when initially suggested. He instructs Hitchcock to guard against the opposition’s use of the situation in their campaign and explains the differences in the seemingly similar cases of Du Pont and Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell. There has been distressing feedback from New York State, especially concerning the renomination of Governor Charles Evans Hughes and the dissatisfaction of the labor crowd, and Roosevelt outlines persons who should be brought in to assist with securing New York.
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1908-09-26
President Roosevelt asks if Republican National Committee Chairman Hitchcock has received his letter and the letter from William H. Taft. If the resignation of T. Coleman Du Pont from his positions as Director of the Republican Party’s Speaker Bureau and member of the Executive Committee of the Republican National Committee will not be announced that same day, Roosevelt requests an immediate meeting with Hitchcock.
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1908-09-25
President Roosevelt tells Republican National Committee member William L. Ward that he has written to Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock to have T. Coleman Du Pont removed. Roosevelt wants Du Pont to know that he should resign immediately, as a preemptive strike against possible actions by Oklahoma Governor and Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee Charles Nathaniel Haskell.
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1908-09-23
President Roosevelt writes to Chairman of the Republican National Committee Frank H. Hitchcock demanding that Chairman of the Speakers Committee T. Coleman Du Pont resign due to his connection with a trust that is currently under investigation. Roosevelt understands that Du Pont is willing to step down, and says that if that is the case, then it must happen immediately in order to partially undo the damage that was already done by his appointment
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1908-09-23
President Roosevelt has sent William Allen White’s letter to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and he encloses the reply. He assures White that District Attorney N. M. Ruick has been taken off of Senator William Edgar Borah’s case and it has been given to Assistant Attorney General Marsden C. Burch and Assistant District Attorney Sylvester R. Rush, who will treat it fairly. If Ruick resigns, the letter sent to him will likely be published, but nothing is certain yet.
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1907-08-30
President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Andrew Mason, Superintendent of the Assay Office of New York, and commends him for his long career in federal service.
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1907-07-28
President Roosevelt accepts Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Theodore P. Shonts’s resignation with reluctance because the government will be losing a valuable and devoted employee, and praises Shonts for his work as Chairman. He thanks Shonts for all he has done and wishes him well in his new position.
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1907-01-22
President Roosevelt accepts Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep’s resignation with “sincere regret,” but he knows that Keep will “render equally useful service to the State of New York.”
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1907-01-11
Secretary of the Interior Garfield informs William Loeb of an addendum to his letter about Thomas Ryan’s resignation. Ryan requests that the change take place on October 31, 1907, and that a public announcement not be made until then. Garfield plans to advise Frank Pierce of his appointment so that he can make arrangements to begin soon.
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1907-09-12
Secretary of the Interior Garfield informs President Roosevelt that Assistant Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ryan has resigned, and he will be replaced by Frank Pierce, a Williams College man. While Garfield is sad to see Ryan go, he needs a man “who can do hard work this winter.” Garfield also asks Roosevelt about the Friends School in Washington because he is thinking of sending his son James Abram Garfield there.
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1907-09-12
Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on Judge Frank Sigel Dietrich’s statements regarding Marshal Ruel Rounds, and on the situation in Idaho. Bonaparte thinks the lumber men could appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission about the railroad rates, but he will have to look into the matter further. Many of the employees involved in the land fraud cases think highly of District Attorney N. M. Ruick and feel Senator William Edgar Borah is guilty, but the secret service men dislike Ruick. In Oklahoma, Bonaparte is still waiting for the election and the results of the census, and will give Roosevelt his feedback on the constitution after he has more information. William Randolph Hearst and the financiers have taken up rumors of Bonaparte’s resignation in the press again, perhaps because of Republican National Committee member Frank B. Kellogg’s visit to Roosevelt.
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1907-09-01
Secretary of War Taft forwards President Roosevelt a telegram that he received from John F. Stevens regarding Stevens’s resignation as Chairman of the Commission, and has appointed George W. Goethals to replace him.
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1907-03-22
Foley reports to Theodore P. Shonts, chair of the Isthmian Canal Commission, regarding a visit of the Commercial Clubs of Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis to the canal. The guests asked extensive questions and were impressed with the progress of the project. Many of the staff expressed concern over the resignation of John F. Stevens as chief engineer.
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1907-03-02
Leslie M. Shaw gives his resignation as Secretary of the Treasury.
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1907-03-01
Edwin C. Madden resigns from his office of Third Assistant Postmaster General. He thanks President Roosevelt for the support Roosevelt gave him while he held the position.
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1907-03-01
Arthur F. Statter resigns as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He thanks President Roosevelt for the opportunity to serve.
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1907-02-26
William Shallenberger gives his resignation as Second Assistant Postmaster General to President Roosevelt. Shallenberger plans to retire and thanks Roosevelt and the administration for their support.
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1907-02-09
Chief Engineer Stevens was surprised to learn of Chairman Shonts’s resignation and President Roosevelt’s acceptance. He had understood that Roosevelt was not going to take action without consulting Stevens. Stevens does not desire to be the only one in charge of the Panama Canal construction; he had wanted the post in the Philippines instead and only accepted the position in Panama reluctantly. Stevens wanted to be in charge of construction and not a political actor. He complains that his salary is too low and the “honor” of the position is not enough. Stevens worries that the upcoming election might change the plan for construction, and he expresses particular concern for the future of the Republican party. He argues on behalf of the Isthmian Commission. He is not anxious to continue in the service, and wishes to return to railroad work.
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1907-01-30