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Austen G. Fox asks for President Roosevelt’s help with continuing the precedent of renomination for Judges on the Court of Appeals.
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1902-08-04
Gist Blair asks for Secretary of State Hay’s help in securing an appointment to the Court of Claims. Blair asks Hay to write President Roosevelt and request that he hear from Senator McComas and the Maryland delegation, who will speak on Blair’s behalf, before making the appointment.
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1902-08-06
Secretary of State Hay forwards a letter from Gist Blair, requesting that President Roosevelt wait to make an appointment for the Court of Claims until he returns to Washington and is able to meet with Senator McComas and the Maryland delegation, who will speak on Blair’s behalf.
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1902-08-06
Senator Hoar trusts President Roosevelt’s judgment regarding judicial appointments.
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1902-08-07
Senator Hoar does not understand exactly what advice President Roosevelt would like regarding the appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice.
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1902-07-28
Senator Lodge writes President Roosevelt regarding Oliver Wendell Holmes’s possible appointment to the Supreme Court. Lodge will meet with Holmes to determine whether he fully supports the President’s position, before sending him to meet with Roosevelt. Lodge does not like the looks of things in Wisconsin, but believes things are going well elsewhere. He will go on the Committee of Resolutions to make sure “the Philippines, Cuba & you are properly sustained.”
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1902-07-19
South Carolina Senator John Lowndes McLaurin appears to be getting his way with the judgeship he has wanted to name. The writer of the editorial disagrees with President Roosevelt’s agreement to this appointment, as there should be enough good Republicans to fill seats without making the seats a reward. The situation has led to a conflict where the Senate must decide between honoring McLaurin and confirming his candidate, or honoring Senator Benjamin R. Tillman by refusing the confirmation.
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1902-07
Justice Horace Gray’s family wishes him to resign, and Senator Lodge believes that President Roosevelt will receive his resignation very soon. Lodge has spoken to Gray at length about his successor. If Roosevelt is unwilling to appoint William H. Moody, Lodge recommends Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Although Senator Hoar does not like him, Lodge has spoken to several lawyers, all of whom approve of the choice. State-wide, Holmes is well-regarded, and outside of the state his war record and position earn him favor with everyone except corporation lawyers. If Roosevelt does not choose Holmes, Lodge recommends Hosea Morrill Knowlton. Finally, Lodge reminds Roosevelt of his promise to visit on his way to Maine and New Hampshire. Lodge also tells Roosevelt about the recent birth of his grandson, who will also be named Henry Cabot Lodge.
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1902-07-07
Otto Gresham reports that Robert Metzger is for President Roosevelt. He also discusses a judgeship and an ill cousin.
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1902-06-23
Otto Gresham has spoken with Robert Metzger who believes that his delegates can be convinced to support President Roosevelt. However, Metzger refused to provide his opinion on the district judgeship.
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1902-06-06
Otto Gresham has spoken with Robert Metzger who believes that his delegates can be convinced to support President Roosevelt. However, Metzger refused to provide his opinion on the district judgeship.
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1902-06-06
Joel Chandler Harris endorses the application for appointment from Judge James S. Hook and offers to send Kermit Roosevelt an autographed copy of his book Daddy Jake, the Runaway.
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1902-06-03
Whitelaw Reid sends the merits of Gist Blair for a Court of Claims Judgeship.
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1902-05-30
Senator McLaurin writes to ask President Roosevelt to not consider him for any federal appointments as any position given him would seem like a reward for his switching to the Republican party. He has also been considered for federal appointments before and failed to receive them so he does not wish to fail again. He points out that he has several friends that have recommended him for the position on the Court of Claims and that his speech distancing himself from the Democratic Party occurred before his attempt at the office. McLaurin understands that his time in the Senate is short.
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1902-05-15
Jeter Connelly Pritchard would like Senator Hanna to ask President Roosevelt that no action taken on the vacancy at the Court of Claims before he returns to Washington, D.C.
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1902-05-08
Maria Longworth Storer is in favor of Joseph B. Warner succeeding Justice Gray and lists multiple reasons why Warner is qualified. President Roosevelt had not heard of Warner when Storer recommended him, but she now mentions his qualifications. Warner had been appointed to the Massachusetts Court, but declined because of finances. He is also a Harvard graduate and on the board of Harvard. He would appeal to the conservative element in Massachusetts and is a man of great integrity. Storer judged Warner a better candidate than Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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1902-04-25
Attorney General Knox is returning a letter from Colonel Guild that relates to the candidacy of Lucius C. Embree for United States judge in Indiana.
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1902-04-17
John Clay Davies would like to speak with President Roosevelt about the state judgeships. Davies’ wife is against any difficult campaign for a position, and Davies himself believes it undignified to have a “nasty fight” over the office of state judge. Therefore he asks Roosevelt to hold an appointment in abeyance until they can talk.
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1902-04-22
James R. Sheffield briefly discusses several political topics; including an enthusiastic immigration official, prospective judge Samuel Hitchcock, and an incident with Booker T. Washington. Sheffield mentions lunches with Joe Murray and Commissioner of Immigration William Williams. He wants to meet with President Roosevelt to discuss Hitchcock’s possible appointment and his strengths and weaknesses. Sheffield praises Roosevelt for his recent Southern tour and speech in Charleston. The Booker T. Washington incident and Tillman insult must be buried.
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1902-04-12
O. M. Tichenor sends an update on Indiana politics and endorses Lucius Embree for judge.
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1902-03-30