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President Roosevelt encourages Attorney General Bonaparte to wire Judge Frank Sigel Dietrich. Roosevelt does not know Judge Edward Whitson, but he is sure that if they could get Judge William Henry Hunt the trial would be fair.
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1907-09-04
President Roosevelt is proud to hear Arthur William Merrifield is excelling in his position as United States marshal. Merrifield does not need to worry about the money until he is ready to pay it. Roosevelt agrees with Merrifield regarding Japan.
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1907-08-13
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Governor Hunt to George B. Cortelyou. Roosevelt likes Hunt and will gladly support him.
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1901-09-27
Judge Dietrich informs Attorney General Bonaparte he had asked for a large panel of seventy jurors and informed the U.S. Marshal to avoid any appearance of bias. Dietrich also reports on developments regarding the judge to be appointed for the Idaho land fraud case. He reached out to several judges before eventually deciding on Judge Edward Whitson, an outside judge which will give the appearance of fairness. The decision was “entirely satisfactory to all parties here.”
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1907-09-07
Judge Dietrich reports to Attorney General Bonaparte on discussions he has had with the parties and special government counsel regarding the outside judge to be appointed in the Idaho land fraud cases. All parties agreed to Judge Edward Whitson, but Dietrich is not sure all would agree to Judge William Henry Hunt.
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1907-09-06
Attorney General Bonaparte has heard from Assistant Attorney General Marsden C. Burch that Judge Frank Sigel Dietrich has asked Judge William B. Gilbert to bring in another judge for the senator’s trial. Judge William Henry Hunt has been suggested. Bonaparte asks for President Roosevelt’s input before he responds to Dietrich.
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1907-09-04
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Marshall Merrifield for sending copies of the letters from Judges Hunt and Rasch and congratulates him. He enjoyed seeing Merrifield and his wife.
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1911-05-31
President Roosevelt explains to Helen Upshur Hunt why he cannot invite her father as she requested.
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1909-01-16
President Roosevelt assures U.S. Marshal Arthur William Merrifield that he will support Judge William Henry Hunt and U.S. District Attorney Carl L. Rasch, and that he trusts their judgement in regards to the cases that Merrifield mentioned.
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1908-02-28
President Roosevelt is glad that Arthur William Merrifield and his wife had a nice trip and looks forward to receiving Merrifield’s letter via Judge William Henry Hunt.
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1907-07-04
President Roosevelt describes to Mark Sullivan the considerations that have gone into his selections for federal judgeships. Roosevelt reviews his appointments in detail, noting that some were made at the request of the local organization and some against their wishes. The goal in each case was to appoint someone “of the high character, the good sense, the trained legal ability, and the necessary broad-mindedness of spirit…essential to a good judge.”
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1907-05-13
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 thanks William S. Wood for a copy of his speech on presidential electors.
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1905-02-27
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that there is little danger anyone is fooled by what the Democratic Party said on the Philippine railroad business in The Evening Post. Roosevelt is going to see Taft in Washington, D.C., soon and is not going to make any of Judge William Henry Hunt’s report public, especially not the part about the Spaniards.
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1904-07-20
President Roosevelt enclosed a portion of Judge William Henry Hunt’s report on Puerto Rico for Secretary of War Taft. Roosevelt believes Hunt has made his case for a territorial form of government but doubts that publishing part of the report is advisable during the campaign and will consult with Taft.
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1904-07-13
Governor of Puerto Rico William Henry Hunt and several others testified to President Roosevelt that the charge was well founded. Roosevelt does not understand what Senator Heyburn is saying regarding his conversation with Hunt.
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1904-05-04
Now that William Henry Hunt has accepted the judgeship, President Roosevelt would like to name Hunt’s successor as Governor of Puerto Rico as soon as possible. Of the four officials who have been recommended to him, Roosevelt believes Regis Henri Post to be the most suited for the position but fears naming him would cause “much heartburning and dissatisfaction” among the other candidates. Since Roosevelt is unwilling to promote anyone currently in Puerto Rico, he would like to appoint Beekman Winthrop, who was recommended by Secretary of War William H. Taft.
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1904-04-21
President Roosevelt encloses Governor Hunt’s answer.
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1903-12-02
John Dandridge Henley Luce and Governor William Henry Hunt have informed President Roosevelt that Judge William Henry Holt has created a great deal of dissatisfaction in Puerto Rico. Roosevelt understands that Holt’s term is soon to expire.
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1903-09-18
President Roosevelt instructs Regis Post to speak with Governor Hunt about his concerns that dishonest officials are going unpunished.
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1903-09-08