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James M. Scovel recommends that President Roosevelt retain the current Collector in New Orleans until the next delegate is elected to the Republican National Convention.
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1902-03-11
W. S. Smith submits the appointment of Margaret McConvey as copyist in the General Land Office.
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1902-03-11
F. Norton Goddard notifies George B. Cortelyou that Herbert Parsons is opposed to George R. Bidwell’s reappointment as Collector of the Port of New York.
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1902-03-12
George W. Jolly fears that federal officials in the South are controlled by Senator Hanna, the National Republican Committee Chairman, and will send pro-Hanna delegates to the next Presidential convention. He suggests removing the majority of these officials and replacing them with men who will not use their positions to select delegates for the convention. He concludes with a request that Senator Lodge recommend him for the appointment as collector in Owensboro, Kentucky.
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1902-03-12
James R. Sheffield recommends Edward H. Van Ingen for appointment as Immigration Commissioner for the Port of New York.
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1902-03-13
Henry Cabot Lodge encloses a letter from George W. Jolly, an applicant for Collector of Internal Revenue at Waynesboro, Kentucky.
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1902-03-14
Robert Lloyd Smith is seeking a federal appointment but was unable to meet with President Roosevelt. He requests that Francis E. Leupp intercede on his behalf.
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1902-03-15
Joseph Bucklin Bishop recommends Mr. McIlvaine for the post of Immigration Commissioner.
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1902-03-17
Governor Odell can meet with President Roosevelt in the next two weeks to discuss certain New York appointments. He was pleased to read that Ted Roosevelt’s condition is improving.
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1902-02-27
John J. Green, an original member of the Roosevelt Club, has been nominated for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. E. Mont Reily sees this as an endorsement for President Roosevelt’s recent appointments in the Kansas City area.
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1902-02-27
Nevada N. Stranahan suggests that President Roosevelt delay the appointment of Mr. Worden as shipping commissioner until after the New York State Legislature adjourns. He believes that the appointment will cause trouble and be viewed by Republican state senators as a reward to State Senator Edgar T. Brackett.
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1902-02-27
H. A. Hughes, upon hearing of President Roosevelt’s plan to offer Myron H. McCord an appointment, notifies Roosevelt that McCord has publicly made “vile” remarks about him. He encourages Roosevelt to confirm this by contacting Governor Nathan Oakes Murphy, Isaac Taft Stoddard, or Major James Harvey McClintock.
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1902-02-28
The Roosevelt Club’s candidate for mayor of Kansas City has been nominated over the opposition of Richard C. Kerens’s friends. E. Mont Reily sees this as an endorsement for President Roosevelt’s recent appointments in the Kansas City area.
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1902-02-28
William Allen White has received letters requesting that he return to Emporia, Kansas, to address a political issue, but he has been ordered by his doctors to “California and the Catalines.” He believes that the Emporia matter can be resolved if Representative Miller agrees to only make a recommendation for Mr. Wiggam and Mr. Ewing receives a reappointment.
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1902-02-10
Booker T. Washington recommends Dr. Isaiah B. Scott for the Naval Officer vacancy in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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1902-02-16
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson spoke with Herbert Parsons who believes that Tompkins McIlvaine would be excellent for the position offered to John Hammond. She was overjoyed at Ted Roosevelt’s recovery.
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1902-02-19
Walter Eli Clark is concerned about the Puget Sound collectorship. It has already appeared in northwestern newspapers that the current collector, Frederick Heustis, will be reappointed but President Roosevelt is leaning towards the appointment of Clarence W. Ide. Clark believes that embarrassment can be avoided if Collector Heustis is informed of the situation and provided with an opportunity to endorse Ide. This would allow Ide’s appointment and prevent Heustis from being embarrassed before the public.
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1902-02-03
John Henry Hammond declines the appointment of Commissioner of Immigration. Given the amount of work and restrictions and requirements of the position, he does not feel he could carry out the work in a manner that would be a credit to himself or the administration.
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1902-02-03
Postmaster General Payne supports keeping Mr. Bingham as Collector of Internal Revenue in Alabama but would like to speak with President Roosevelt before reaching a final conclusion.
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1902-02-05
Joseph Bucklin Bishop has met with Mr. Perry, who claims not to be interested in the office. Perry suggested James M. Varnum, Alfred E. Marling, Howard Payson Wildes, and Charles B. Hubbell for the position. Bishop provides his opinion on these candidates.
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1902-01-24