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President Roosevelt would like Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Murray to suggest remarks he might make in his annual message to Congress, regarding the Committee on Department Methods, otherwise known as the Keep Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-23
President Roosevelt promises Governor Hughes that he will keep private the contents the governor’s recent letter. Roosevelt says that Hughes could count on Charles Hallam Keep to institute reforms and conduct investigations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-08
President Roosevelt writes Governor Hughes to say he’d heard Hughes was considering Charles Hallam Keep, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, for a position. Roosevelt states that he would be sad to lose Keep, but that he is extremely qualified for the job. The President offers to invite Keep to an upcoming dinner scheduled between Roosevelt and Hughes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-07
Charles Evans Hughes believes that Buffalo is the “storm centre” as far as the Banking Department is concerned and that to be able to get a Republican who is highly esteemed in Buffalo and who will increase the efficiency of the administration, “is to solve a difficult problem, greatly to advantage the party and to benefit the state.” Hughes aims to offer Charles Hallam Keep the position, with the endorsement of John G. Wickser.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-15
There are nine “the going to keepmums,” which have the faces of all of the cabinet officers, on one shelf: Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of War William H. Taft, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, Attorney General William H. Moody, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock. On an upper shelf are five “keep’mums”: “Keep,” “Pinchot,” “Hitchcock,” “Murray,” and “Garfield.” Caption: A few ‘mums not mentioned at the show.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-11
President Roosevelt sends Senator Warren a draft of the message he believes should be given in response to the Committee on Department Methods should they seek to release their report on the Department of Interior, which Roosevelt believes should remain confidential.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-12
President Roosevelt has heard Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s message and agrees that the report of Charles Hallam Keep’s Committee on Department Methods regarding the Department of the Interior should not be submitted.
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1907-02-12
Given the similar nature of the work they are engaged in, President Roosevelt suggests that Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Reynolds cooperate with Charles Hallam Keep and the Committee on Department Methods.
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1906-05-10
President Roosevelt thanks Danforth Geer and the members of the Hoosac Club for their donation of $405 to go towards disaster relief in San Francisco, California. Roosevelt has given the check to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Hallam Keep as he is Treasurer of the Red Cross.
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1906-05-04
President Roosevelt informs Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Murray he has been selected as part of a committee to investigate how to make the business of the government more efficient. The committee will also include Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield, First Assistant Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Hallam Keep, and Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt lists several considerations he particularly wants the committee to examine, including how to eliminate “useless letter-writing.”
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1905-06-02
President Roosevelt appoints Gifford Pinchot to serve on the Committee on Department Methods. The committee is to investigate improving the administration of government departments and services by adopting “best modern business practices.” Roosevelt identifies several things which should be looked at including salaries, purchasing supplies, and the “elimination of useless letter-writing.”
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1905-06-02
President Roosevelt informs First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock he has been selected as part of a committee to investigate how to make the business of the government more efficient. The committee will also include Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Lawrence O. Murray, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Hallam Keep, and Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt lists several considerations he particularly wants the committee to examine, including how to eliminate “useless letter-writing.”
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1905-06-02
President Roosevelt informs Commissioner of Corporations Garfield he has been selected as part of a committee to investigate how to make the business of the government more efficient. The committee will also include First Assistant Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Lawrence O. Murray, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Hallam Keep, and Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt lists several considerations he particularly wants the committee to examine, including how to eliminate “useless letter-writing.”
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1905-06-02
President Roosevelt informs William D. Murphy that Charles Hallam Keep wants to stay in his current position. Therefore, they will have to make other inquiries to find a candidate for the customs position.
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1905-02-02
President Roosevelt asks Nevada N. Stranahan what he knows about William D. Murphy.
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1905-01-27
John E. Wilkie reports on the recent debates in the House Committee on Appropriations surrounding the Secret Service’s payment and involvement in land fraud cases. Wilkie outlines and refutes the claims made by some committee members, including Representatives John A. Tawney, Joseph S. Sherley, and William I. Smith. He concludes with the observation that the committee members “alone were responsible” for the state of Congress and that “no executive officer” is to blame.
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1909-01-08
Charles Evans Hughes informs President Roosevelt that he has not received an official note of resignation from Frederick D. Kilburn and so has not told anyone of his consideration of Charles H. Keep for the position of Superintendent of Banks. Hughes wants a dependable man to take the position who can institute reforms as necessary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-07
Charles Evans Hughes recommends Charles H. Keep to succeed Frederick D. Kilburn as Superintendent of Banks in New York when Kilburn resigns.
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1906-12-06
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson responds to two letters recently received from President Roosevelt concerning scandal surrounding the cotton report leak. Wilson describes Edwin Sanford Holmes, assistant statistician in the Department of Agriculture, as a “scoundrel.” Holmes has been accused of leaking information to New York brokers who used it to speculate on the market. Wilson provides background information concerning the status of the case. He discusses potential guilt and the possible removal of John Hyde, chief of the Bureau of Statistics in the Agriculture Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-17
The author of this article critiques a statement made in Harper’s Weekly criticizing Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Hallam Keep for changing the status of pickled sheepskins and collecting duties on them. While Keep’s signature was on the order, he is not responsible for it, and criticism should instead fall on Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Armstrong.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-01