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Charles M. Hoyt was not named Postmaster at Haverhill, Massachusetts, despite support from Congressman Augustus Peabody Gardner. The present postmaster, H. L. Pinkham, has been reappointed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11
Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt he was mistaken about the president’s communication with Massachusetts Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner being published. Only Gardner’s correspondence with Attorney General William H. Moody had been published. Given that Gardner carried his district by over 9,000, Lodge believes no good “can come by reopening it.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-10
Senator Lodge explains a situation reconciling differences of account between “Harry” and Attorney General William H. Moody regarding the Second Battleship Squadron. Moving on to a matter with Augustus Peabody Gardner, which Lodge finds distressing, Lodge explains that he stands by the recommendation of Moody. He believes Roosevelt will carry New York in the upcoming election. Everyone is stressed due to it being the final hours of the campaign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-03
Representative Gardner thanks President Roosevelt for his letter concerning the Haverhill Post Office case. While he regrets the outcome, he understands the considerations Roosevelt had to take into account, and appreciates the thoughtful manner in which Roosevelt arrived at his conclusion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
President Roosevelt addressing a large crowd.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-10-31
President Roosevelt on a stage addressing a large crowd.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-10-31
President Roosevelt praises the efforts of the Navy. He declares that an efficient navy of adequate size is “not only the best guarantee of peace, but is also the surest means for seeing that if war does come the result shall be honorable to our good name and favorable to our national interests.” He stresses the necessity of training and preparedness in assuring the Navy’s success in times of war.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-26
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks G. Ward Cook for the work done in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Roosevelt’s campaign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-08
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Arthur L. Nason for the telegram reporting the Haverhill, Massachusetts, results.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-06
President Roosevelt clarifies his method of selecting postmasters to Congressman Gardner. He explains that he usually listens to the recommendations of senators unless he determines the candidate to be unfit, but that senators also have a right to reject his nomination. Roosevelt says consulting congressmen is merely a custom and that he does not always do it. He is sorry to upset Gardner, but he intends to allow the incumbent postmaster in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Mr. Pinkham, to remain in the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-28
Representative Gardner protests to President Roosevelt about an upcoming appointment of the postmaster in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Traditionally, Gardner writes, Republican Congressmen have had control of the recommendations of postmasters in their districts, but he is now being asked to give up this privilege in favor of a recommendation by Attorney General William H. Moody. Gardner explains his position and why he would like to nominate Charles M. Hoyt as postmaster in Haverhill rather than continuing the postmastership of Horace Irving Pinkham, who Moody favors.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-13
Following competing claims to the postmastership of Haverhill, Massachusetts, President Roosevelt has settled the issue by reappointing Horace I. Pinkham to the position over Charles M. Hoyt. The issue put Congressman Augustus Peabody Gardner at odds with Attorney General William H. Moody, and the article goes on to explain the controversy and sides of the issue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-01
This newspaper article briefly comments on the published correspondence between Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner and Attorney General William H. Moody regarding the Haverhill postmastership. It concludes that President Roosevelt did the correct thing in reappointing Postmaster Horace I. Pinkham on the recommendation of Moody, rather than using the position as political patronage for Gardner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-02
President Roosevelt has sided with Attorney General William H. Moody over Congressman Augustus Peabody Gardner regarding the appointment of the postmaster of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Moody favored the reappointment of Horace Irving Pinkham, while Gardner advocated for Charles M. Hoyt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11
President Roosevelt’s decision to extend the term of Horace I. Pinkham as postmaster in Haverhill, Massachusetts, against the recommendation of Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner, who wanted Charles M. Hoyt appointed, is likely to set a precedent in the state. Pinkham’s appointment was insisted upon by Attorney General William H. Moody, who is of Haverhill, and Roosevelt decided a member of the president’s cabinet should have the right to determine the postmaster of their city.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
Postcard with an image of Theodore Roosevelt speaking, surrounded by an immense crowd. At left is an oval inset of Roosevelt’s face.
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