Keefe, Daniel J., 1855-1929

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1908-10-10

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar S. Straus

President Roosevelt writes to Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus that although Senator Boies Penrose may have offered the position (of Commissioner General of Immigration) to someone, no one but the president has the authority to make the decision. Roosevelt intends to give the position to Daniel J. Keefe, a highly qualified man, but he can likely find another position for Duncan, unless Duncan has been supporting Samuel Gompers.

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1908-09-15

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ralph M. Easley

President Roosevelt found Ralph M. Easley’s letter to be valuable, but he is not sure how best to utilize the information without discussing the matter with Republican National Committee Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock. Roosevelt took the same ground about William H. Taft’s injunctions in his own letter, saying that many labor unions backed up Taft’s principles now. If Easley has any suggestions about what Roosevelt could do, he would be glad to hear them.

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1908-09-15

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank H. Hitchcock

President Roosevelt sends Chairman of the Republican National Committee Frank H. Hitchcock an important letter from Daniel J. Keefe. It seems settled that Governor Charles Evans Hughes of New York will be renominated, alleviating fears about the East, but they must organize quickly around “the right type of man” for the West at Chicago.

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1908-09-11

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to International Longshoremen’s Association

President Roosevelt thanks the International Longshoremen’s Association for the resolutions forwarded to him by Daniel J. Keefe.

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1909-03-02

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wade H. Ellis

President Roosevelt agrees with Ohio Attorney General Ellis’s letter. While Roosevelt asked Daniel J. Keefe to make a statement, he does not think it is possible for the President to ask someone he does not know well to do so. Patrick H. Morrissey has said he supports William H. Taft. Roosevelt asks if someone in Ohio or the National Committee could carry out Ellis’s plan.

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1908-10-13

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. S. Sherman

President Roosevelt is concerned over the accusations made by Edward Henry Harriman, a prominent railroad executive, particularly a “wilful untruth” concerning a request to raise money for the Republican party during the 1904 presidential campaign. Roosevelt tells Representative Sherman that he believes the dispute with Harriman stems from a dissatisfaction with regulations made on interstate commerce, particularly affecting railroads. Harriman is also disappointed that Roosevelt failed to appoint Senator Chauncey M. Depew as Ambassador to France as he had requested, and refuses to support the Republican party as long as Roosevelt’s policies dominate.

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1906-10-08

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Letter from John Mitchell to Theodore Roosevelt

John Mitchell, of The National Civic Federation, thanks President Roosevelt for his photograph. Mitchell and his family will treasure it.

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Mitchell, John, 1870-1919

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1909-01-20

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Letter from James Bronson Reynolds to Theodore Roosevelt

James Bronson Reynolds recalls that President Roosevelt has offered Daniel J. Keefe his choice between the position of Labor Secretary to the Panama Canal Commission and Commissioner General of Immigration. Should Keefe choose Labor Secretary, Reynolds recommends that the salary be increased to $8000 per year. If he chooses to become Commissioner General, Reynolds asks Roosevelt to change the law to give Keefe more power so that he can enact change.

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Reynolds, James Bronson, 1861-1924

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1908-11-02

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Letter from Ralph M. Easley to Theodore Roosevelt

Ralph M. Easley informs President Roosevelt that labor leader John Mitchell will be publishing a letter in the Mine Workers’ Journal next week which will repudiate the hand bill and telegram that are being circulated with an interview he did not endorse. Easley believes that this will lead to attacks on Samuel Gompers for violating instructions. Easley also reports that he has been given information that William H. Taft is being criticized on Catholic and Unitarian matters, although he is being defended by Homer C. Stuntz, who was in the Philippines during the Taft administration.

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1908-10-16

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Letter from Ralph M. Easley to Theodore Roosevelt

Ralph M. Easley informs President Roosevelt that labor leader John Mitchell has mailed his letter, which will be distributed from Indianapolis on Wednesday morning. Easley clarifies that Mitchell does not want his letter distributed through the Republican campaign committee. Easley is sending a confidential copy of Mitchell’s revised article, and notes that the two sources who told Mitchell about Roosevelt’s “perturbation” were himself and Daniel J. Keefe.

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1908-10-17

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Letter from Ralph M. Easley to Theodore Roosevelt

Ralph M. Easley reports conflict between members of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor, with members refusing to back Samuel Gompers’ plan for Denver. Easley tells President Roosevelt that John Mitchell is loyal to him and asks him to invite Mitchell for a meeting. In a postscript, Easley says he cannot trust anyone with this information.

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1908-08-08

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Letter from Ralph M. Easley to Theodore Roosevelt

Ralph M. Easley informs President Roosevelt that John Mitchell is being encouraged by Democrats and labor unions to run for Governor of Illinois, but that Mitchell is on the fence. Mitchell has also been suggested as a vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic ticket, but will not accept, as it will hurt many of his Republican friends. Easley asks Roosevelt to urge Mitchell to join the National Civic Federation, as that is where he believes he would be of the most use, and which Mitchell has been advised to do by other people as well.

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1908-06-17

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Letter from James Bronson Reynolds to William Loeb

James Bronson Reynolds informs William Loeb that the invitation to Daniel Keefe has been sent, but Keefe will be in Chicago Friday and Saturday. Reynolds notes that the result in Maine gives both Samuel Gompers and the Republicans “the chance to shout,” but that there is not the least feeling that the labor leaders have made a mistake. Reynolds wants to speak with Loeb regarding the “labor situation” and the “present tangle.” Reynolds believes it would be worthwhile for the Republican leaders of the American Federation of Labor to be on more intimate terms with President Roosevelt. Reynolds invites Loeb to lunch at the Century Association.

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