Independent regulatory commissions--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment

Letter from William Loeb to Irving Hale

William Loeb acknowledges the receipt of letters from General Hale. On the direction of President Roosevelt, he reports that Franklin K. Lane has been appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and that Roosevelt does not think he can appoint another person from western states. If Roosevelt were going to remodel the commission it might be possible, but he does not think he can, as there are many members he wishes to reappoint.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1906-07-16

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Francis Lynde Stetson

In response to Francis Lynde Stetson’s comments regarding the potential appointment of A. H. Green to the international commission to report on the diversion of waters forming the boundary between the United States and Canada, George B. Cortelyou encloses a communication from Green and requests Stetson’s comments.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-12

Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Platt recommends Clemens Herschel as civil engineer for an international commission negotiating United States-Canada border issues.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-11

Letter from Henry S. Drinker to Thomas Collier Platt

Henry S. Drinker recommends Clemens Herschel for appointment to the international commission that is investigating the water boundary between the United States and Canada.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-06

Resolution from the Board of Trade of the City of Ogdensburg

The Board of Trade of the City of Ogdensburg supports the appointment of George Clinton for the international commission on lake levels.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-26

Letter from Edgar A. Newell to Theodore Roosevelt

Edgar A. Newell endorses George Clinton for the international commission on lake levels on behalf of the Board of Trade for Ogdensburg, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt submits to Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou a list of men to serve as commissioners on the 1909 Annual Assay Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Allen W. Thurman

President Roosevelt thinks that if a permanent waterways commission were to be created, then Allen W. Thurman would be a good person to be a part of it. He knows that Thurman would not expect him to commit himself out of hand or without evaluating all options though. Roosevelt agrees with Thurman about migratory birds and spring shooting, but says that if he mentions federal action on the subject he would simply “incite a yell about [his] desire for centralization.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Hopkins

President Roosevelt informs Senator Hopkins that if he selects a representative for the immigration commission from the Midwest, he will appoint Edgar Addison Bancroft. However, it may be more prudent to select a Californian because they experience a more direct impact from immigration. Roosevelt hopes to see Hopkins soon because they have a few matters to go over.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Marshall Harlan

President Roosevelt thanks Supreme Court Associate Justice Harlan for the note, and promises to read the article he sent. Roosevelt confesses to trouble with trying to appoint Harlan’s son, James Shanklin Harlan, to the Interstate Commerce Commission, as there is resistance to him appointing someone to the Commission, “whose father on the Supreme Court will pass on his actions.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

President Roosevelt will keep Long’s letter regarding Clemens Herschel for when he begins to consider personnel for the commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-22

Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to William Loeb

Attorney General of New Mexico Llewellyn informs William Loeb that he is leaving for Rosewell, New Mexico, to act as the Special Prosecutor in the Talmadge land fraud case. He is anxious about the appointment on the Water Boundary Commission and requests that William Loeb write him as soon as he learns “anything whatever” about the Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-06

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft forwards President Roosevelt a telegram that he received from John F. Stevens regarding Stevens’s resignation as Chairman of the Commission, and has appointed George W. Goethals to replace him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-22

Letter from H. Mortimer Durand to Alvey A. Adee

H. Mortimer Durand informs Alvey A. Adee that a joint commission has been appointed to investigate the obstructions on the St. John River. The Dominion Government of Canada approved the creation of the commission and the funding for the commission. Durand will soon notify Adee of the names of those appointed to the commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-18

Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt

Commissioner of Corporations Garfield tells President Roosevelt that Charles S. Mellen of New Haven Railroad will cooperate with the government on railroad reform. Garfield also discusses the appointment of an internal revenue collector in Ohio and a suggested candidate for the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-12

Letter from James R. Sheffield to Benjamin F. Barnes

James R. Sheffield would like to ask President Roosevelt to urge Joseph H. Choate to accept the position as chief counsel for the New York Legislature’s committee investigating the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Sheffield asks Barnes’s advice whether he should approach the president on such a matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-04

Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

C. Grant La Farge discusses a conversation with Joseph Bucklin Bishop about the prospect of his appointment as secretary to the Panama Canal Commission. La Farge wishes the commission would find a way to make the appointment while making it clear that President Roosevelt had not interfered.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-15

Letter from George L. McCurdy to Theodore Roosevelt

George L. McCurdy endorses George Clinton’s candidacy for appointment to the international commission on waterways.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-09

Letter from George Clinton to William Loeb

George Clinton asks William Loeb to express his deep appreciation to President Roosevelt for the honor he has given him by appointing him to the Lake Levels Commission. Clinton understands that he should say nothing to the press until after all members of the Commission have been chosen. This is in accordance with Roosevelt’s policy that news of appointments should only come through official channels.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-24

Letter from George Clinton to Theodore Roosevelt

George Clinton thanks President Roosevelt for considering him for a position on the international commission provided for in the River and Harbor bill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-20