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President Roosevelt gives Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock a report from Hans R. Berendt about James Hill of the Registership in Mississippi.
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1901-11-21
President Roosevelt has considered the charges against Oklahoma Territory Governor W. M. Jenkins, and says that Jenkins will “stand or fall strictly on his merits.” The memorandum notes that anyone petitioning for a public officer who is on trial for the honest administration of his office will have no effect other than on their own status.
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1901-11-21
George B. Cortelyou sends Secret Service chief John E. Wilkie copies of letters from Atherton Brownell and A. L. Drummond. He asks him to look into the matter.
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1901-11-29
Acting Secret Service chief William H. Moran submits a copy of a special report about Atherton Brownell to George B. Cortelyou.
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1901-12-03
President Roosevelt informs Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep he is designated as chairman of a committee to investigate how to make the business of the government more efficient. The committee will also include First Assistant Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Lawrence O. Murray, Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield, and Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt lists several considerations he particularly wants the committee to examine, including how to eliminate “useless letter-writing.”
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1905-06-02
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Senator Frye and directs Secretary of State Hay to investigate the case and judge the merits of William B. Dickey and Charles V. Herdliska.
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1902-10-18
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of State Hay to forward some letters and to begin the investigation according to Hay’s earlier suggestions.
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1902-11-08
After a second reading of the report from Minister Dudley, President Roosevelt feels that William B. Dickey should be prosecuted and an investigation should be conducted by the Department of State.
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1903-06-12
William Loeb sends to Secretary of War Root a letter from R. L. Wynn regarding a potential investigation into the printing outfit recently purchased by the government for use in Manila.
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1903-06-23
William Loeb expresses that President Roosevelt would like Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou to meet with Public Printer Francis Wayland Palmer. The President believes that there is a strong case against Palmer, and Palmer needs to understand that a public official is not to “pay heed to the dictation of any outside organization.” The President would also like Palmer to make a full report on the matter and meet with Attorney General Philander C. Knox to make a full explanation of the charges.
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1903-07-02
President Roosevelt wants every effort to be made to secure convictions in the Post Office cases. He considers these cases second only to the Northern Securities case in terms of legal work. Roosevelt would like Attorney General Knox’s personal oversight of these cases, or at least some supervisory care.
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1903-10-07
Perry S. Heath has been implicated in the Post Office frauds. There is not sufficient evidence to convict Heath but Postmaster General Payne should have an inspector make a thorough investigation.
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1903-10-15
Draft of a memorandum which reviews the investigation into the Post Office Department, including a list of employees who were dismissed.
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1903-11-24
President Roosevelt’s letter to Charles Bonaparte includes an enclosure from Warfield and Mr. Roosevelt advises he would like to discuss the Post Office cases with him.
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1903-09-11
President Roosevelt has received the letter regarding the complaint of the Civil Service Reform Association. He has written to Civil Service Commissioner Alford Warriner Cooley to find out about the classification of the fourth class post offices. Roosevelt will take up all the cases with Henry C. Payne when he returns to Washington.
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1903-09-11
President Roosevelt has looked through the report submitted to the Solicitor General involving Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad, and advises that he will appoint Bonaparte under the conditions detailed in the letter. Roosevelt also mentions that Senator Cameron has been asked to communicate with Bonaparte regarding the Elliott and Hatch book typewriter business.
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1903-09-15
President Roosevelt finds Charles J. Bonaparte’s and Holmes Conrad’s report on the charges against Seymour Wilcox Tulloch to be damaging. It shows that the practices under Perry S. Heath, the First Assistant Postmaster General, were “reprehensible.” Roosevelt calls Postmaster General Payne’s attention to the report’s conclusions which state that the conditions have existed for two or three years. Joseph L. Bristow’s inspectors should be able to state definitely what has been going on.
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1903-09-15
President Roosevelt will be greatly surprised if Senator Cameron is guilty but leaves the matter in the hands of Charles J. Bonaparte, Holmes Conrad, and the Department of Justice. He simply wants “exact justice” to be done. Roosevelt does not believe that the Civil Service Commission meant for the fourth class postmasters to be classified. If they did, Roosevelt’s signature was acquired through subterfuge. They had agreed that such classification was impossible and undesirable at present.
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1903-09-18
Postmaster General Payne selected Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to investigate the matter regarding Mr. Rand. President Roosevelt would like Bristow’s report and the preliminary report of Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad by August.
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1903-06-25
President Roosevelt advises that an unnamed postmaster be reprimanded for his comments regarding Congressman Hildebrand (probably Charles Quinn Hildebrant) and requests an investigation into the matter.
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1903-06-25