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President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock a letter from Attorney General William H. Moody regarding the accusations against US District Attorney for Wyoming Timothy F. Burke. He also details plans for aiding in Governor of Oklahoma Territory Frank C. Frantz’s case.
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1906-09-15
President Roosevelt follows up with Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock on several cases, in particular that of Governor of Oklahoma Territory Frank C. Frantz.
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1906-09-06
President Roosevelt sends Charles Erskine Scott Wood excerpts from a report by Francis J. Heney regarding former U.S. Marshal Walter F. Matthews’s conduct in connection with the land fraud trial in Oregon. The report shows that it was essential to remove Matthews to achieve justice in the case.
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1905-12-21
President Roosevelt informs Judge Wolverton that he has appointed him District Judge in Oregon. He explains that he has ignored the recommendation of Senator Charles William Fulton to do so. In light of information sent by U.S. Attorney Francis J. Heney regarding conditions in Oregon and Fulton’s conduct, Roosevelt felt unable to appoint any man suggested by Fulton.
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1905-11-21
President Roosevelt encloses a report made my U.S. Attorney Francis J. Heney which alleges that Senator Fulton and Senator John H. Mitchell recommended George C. Brownell for District Attorney knowing that he was guilty of fraudulent conduct. They made other recommendations for appointments knowing that John Hicklin Hall, a potential appointee, would not prosecute Brownell for criminal misconduct if he were appointed. In light of these revelations, Roosevelt will appoint Charles E. Wolverton as District Judge of Oregon.
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1905-11-20
President Roosevelt thanks Judge William Henry Hunt for his message, as well as for everything he has accomplished in service to “the cause of decent government.”
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1905-10-15
President Roosevelt is especially pleased to hear what University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler wrote about Francis J. Heney. Roosevelt also agrees with Wheeler that they must presume that Chinese students are not sent to the United States because of the “foolish policy toward them.”
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1905-09-08
President Roosevelt writes Ethan Allen Hitchcock about the ongoing investigations into land fraud in Oregon. He wishes that District Attorney Francis J. Heney could provide proof or testimony of his allegations. Currently he has no evidence to back up his statement.
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1905-09-06
President Roosevelt encloses a pair of letters pertaining to Oregon politics, and asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to look through them. Roosevelt believes the government should not put itself in an awkward position by backing United States Attorney Francis J. Heney too strongly, and recalls a similar instance in which Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow let “his zeal … [run] away with his discretion.”
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1905-08-14
President Roosevelt sends Senator Knox a newspaper clipping and asks him to stop by on Wednesday or Thursday to discuss matters that he has previously written to Knox about.
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1905-01-09
Judge Lindsey encloses a letter he wrote to Francis J. Heney regarding suggestions that Lindsey be considered a candidate for vice president. Lindsey claims no motive in these suggestions and doubts that he will be seriously considered at the Republican National Convention.
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1912-06-03
Ernest H. Liebel called on Theodore Roosevelt earlier to ask if any “eleventh hour publicity program” regarding Arizona statehood would be advisable, given the new information about the urgent need for the judiciary recall, as discussed in President William H. Taft’s letter to Mayor of Tucson George B. Heney. Liebel is intimately familiar with the situation and can verify the facts. He wants Theodore Roosevelt to write an editorial on Arizona’s adoption of the recall out of necessity.
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1911-08-03
Frank H. Blighton sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter from E. W. Scripps and a postcard of the two of them at the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. He also sends two copies of his paper, Voice of the People. He hopes Roosevelt can help before the vote for Arizona’s statehood on August 7, especially since President William H. Taft’s administration proposes to betray Arizona again.
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1911-07-28
E. W. Scripps wishes he could greatly help Frank H. Blighton in his current situation, but is only able to provide a moderate amount of financial support at present. He suggests reaching out to a number of prominent individuals for assistance.
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1911-07-14
Harley M. Glass is looking forward to a lecture by Francis J. Heney sometime soon, and asks if Theodore Roosevelt might send a personal letter about his opinions on Heney’s lecturing. Glass hopes a letter from Roosevelt might draw in a larger crowd at the lecture.
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1911-05-18
William Kent regrets that he will not be able to show Theodore Roosevelt the area north of the bay himself while Roosevelt is in California, but he nevertheless invites Roosevelt to visit his house and drive into the woods while he is away. Kent strongly desires Francis J. Heney to be appointed as a United States Senator. He believes the senior senator, Senator George Clement Perkins, will not last long, and that Heney would be an ideal candidate to replace him. Kent suggests that if Roosevelt feels himself able to, that he write to California Governor Hiram Johnson to suggest this to him. The difficulties Heney has experienced following his work in the Oregon Land Fraud trial cause Kent a great deal of regret, and he would like to help him if possible.
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1911-03-24
Representative Kent wants to take Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Hiram Johnson, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt, and Francis J. Heney on an outing up the mountains during his visit to California. He warns Roosevelt about the “grafting bunch.” Kent discusses “the great things” Johnson has done for California as governor. While Heney has been brave since his loss (his wife, Rebecca W. Heney, died January 26, 1911), Kent believes time with Roosevelt will bolster him.
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1911-02-20
William Kent asks Theodore Roosevelt to spend some time with him during his upcoming trip to California. He would like to take Roosevelt and Francis J. Heney riding. Kent adds that “the Tahoe matter” “is “thoroughly stirred up in California,” and that President William H. Taft’s putting the deal through will be a show of bad faith and go against his conservation statements.
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1911-02-10
Representative Kent sends Theodore Roosevelt the proposed contract concerning Lake Tahoe, which he considers scandalous. Regretfully, he and his wife, Elizabeth Thatcher Kent, cannot visit Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill due to illness.
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1911-01-17
Albert Kimsey Owen discusses the importance of a national highway system.
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1911-01-12