Government executives--Selection and appointment

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert T. Wiltsee

President Roosevelt thanks Reverend Wiltsee for sending him the letter and drawing his attention to the enclosure. Roosevelt says that it is simply reviving “groundless falsehoods” about his renomination of Puerto Rico Governor Regis Henri Post a year ago. Post was approved in the Senate Committee without party divisions, and testimony stated that he treated Protestants fairly and well.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clark Howell

President Roosevelt tells Clark Howell that his opinion carries great weight, but he cannot commit to supporting Edward R. Gunby until he knows who the other candidates are. Roosevelt will take the matter up with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt thinks he recalls hearing negative information about Gunby, but he could be mistaken.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Alden Smith

President Roosevelt tells Senator Smith that he could not decline to promote Frank Aleamon Leach as director of the United States Mint. Roosevelt encloses a letter explaining this, from Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William McNeir

Theodore Roosevelt informs William McNeir that he is designated as the representative of the Department of State on the United States Geographic Board.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Fremont Amidon

President Roosevelt asks Judge Amidon for his opinion of John C. Pollock’s suitability for a position in Washington, to which Senator Henry Clay Hansbrough would like to appoint him. Roosevelt wants someone who will work to disrupt, not avoid, wrongdoing.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt concedes to Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to continue the trial. He is primarily concerned that proceeding on anything less than ample grounds may result in captains becoming “timid” in managing their ships. In a postscript, Roosevelt agrees to appoint Rear Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers as Paymaster General. Additionally, he declares the men turned down due to “defective hearing” cannot be accepted to the Naval Academy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar E. Clark

President Roosevelt strongly believes his administration “has had no stouter friend” than Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon. In response to the movement to prevent Cannon’s reelection in his district, Roosevelt asks Edgar E. Clark if he can help.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank P. Sargent

President Roosevelt strongly believes his administration “has had no stouter friend” than Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon. In response to the movement to prevent Cannon’s reelection in his district, Roosevelt asks Commissioner Sargent if he can help.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt promises to wait and not take any action until he sees Secretary of War Taft in September, but mentions that he believes Taft’s suggestion to send Charles E. Magoon to the Philippines, make William Crawford Gorgas Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, and appoint William Franklin Sands as Minister to be the correct course of action. He instructs Taft to make his labor speech along the lines they have taken.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. C. McCabe

President Roosevelt informs Bishop McCabe that he intends to appoint James Francis Smith Governor General of the Philippines in spite of the religious objects of McCabe and others. Smith, who is Catholic, has received opposition from both Catholics and Protestants, but Roosevelt assures McCabe that Smith treats all Americans alike, regardless of their religion.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jacob Gould Schurman

President Roosevelt tells Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell University, that he is inclined to keep Miguel Antonio Otero as Territorial Governor of New Mexico, but has heard good things about Herbert J. Hagerman.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James L. Davenport

President Roosevelt thanks Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Davenport for his work in the Bureau of Pensions and believes he has done an excellent job in the bureau. However, the president hopes to appoint a veteran from the West since many veterans live in Western states and offered the position to Missouri District Attorney William Warner, but does not know if he will accept.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Gray

President Roosevelt has a high opinion of Charles Patrick Neill and asks Judge Gray his thoughts about Edgar E. Clark. Roosevelt promises to take up the Meigs matter at once.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt encloses a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury Horace Adolphus Taylor which shows that Robert B. Armstrong was right about a decision having precedent. Roosevelt has written the Treasury Department asking them to reverse their action. Roosevelt regrets William H. Moody was not appointed Senator after John L. Bates left his seat, although Winthrop Murray Crane is also a good choice. Moody updated Roosevelt on his stump work, where Indiana feels confident and New York has seen an upturn. He describes the Democratic campaign as “pure slander.” Roosevelt hopes Lodge will be nice to Father John C. York, an Oyster Bay area Catholic priest, next time he comes to New York, as York thinks Lodge is anti-Catholic.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Boies Penrose

President Roosevelt writes to Senator Penrose about the appointment of Robert John Wynne as Postmaster General.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith O’Neil Macdonald

President Roosevelt cannot promise Edith O’Neil MacDonald’s father an appointment simply on the grounds of personal friendship.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Beveridge

President Roosevelt asks Senator Beveridge if there would be any objection to taking Aaron Jones as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Roosevelt wishes to fill the position with someone from New York, and feels that Jones might be the man but wants to consult with “practical farmers.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John J. Rooney

President Roosevelt remembers John J. Rooney well and was “more than glad” that William Michael Byrne received his appointment as Assistant District Attorney in New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

President Roosevelt had not considered Gifford Pinchot for the position of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture until Secretary of Agriculture Wilson recommended him. Roosevelt wonders if Pinchot is interested in the position and if he feels his agricultural knowledge is sufficient. Although Roosevelt has already partially committed himself to G. Howard Davison, he will put the appointment on hold until he hears from Pinchot.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Starr Jordan

President Roosevelt has appointed John Nathan Cobb as Assistant Agent of the Salmon Fisheries of Alaska.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-29