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President Roosevelt sends Attorney General Moody clippings and a letter. If possible, Roosevelt wants to remove United States Marshal Vivian J. Fagin at once as he has “been behaving so badly” that it is “probable he is a little out of his head.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-12
Attorney General Moody emphasizes to William Loeb that he must be in Washington on September 28 to meet with President Roosevelt, as he needs to leave for Massachusetts shortly after to prepare for a convention. Moody writes as a postscript that he will take up the matter of U.S. Marshal Vivian J. Fagin at once.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-17
Attorney General Moody writes President Roosevelt regarding the case against U.S. Marshal Vivian J. Fagin. Fagin had initially submitted his resignation as marshal due to baseless charges that may have been levied against him, but then rescinded his resignation. Officials allowed Fagin to do so. Now, however, charges have been brought and an investigation by the Civil Service Commission is underway. The evidence seems to prove the charges. Moody will wait to take action until after he has met with Secretary of War William H. Taft, unless Roosevelt instructs otherwise.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-14
Nicholas Longworth reports to President Roosevelt that he has concluded that U.S. Marshal Vivian J. Fagin of Ohio should be removed from office. Fagin has been making himself a nuisance, is in violation of the law, and claims to be acting as Roosevelt’s personal representative.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-10
The article details the testimonies before the Board of Elections against U.S. Marshal Vivian J. Fagin on the charges of violently assaulting Charles A. McCarthy while at the election polls.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09
Report of a fight that occurred outside the Precinct E polling center in the Fourth Ward in Cincinnati involving U.S. Marshal Vivian J. Fagin, his supporters, and his political opponents and their supporters. Fagin and a young man named Thomas allegedly beat a man who tried to vote for his opponent. Fagin has been arrested and denies the charges against him. To prevent further unrest, officers in the ward have been instructed to use their nightsticks to administer “practical justice.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906