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President Roosevelt shares with Truman Handy Newberry that he was able to tell Senator R. A. Alger of his intention. The only stipulation is that Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton must not object. Roosevelt does not believe this will be an issue, but will consult with Morton “at an early opportunity.”
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1905-02-12
President Roosevelt updates his son, Kermit Roosevelt, on recent happenings. Surprisingly, the presidential elector from Montana was his friend and former ranch foreman, Arthur William Merrifield. He describes his and Ted Roosevelt”s continued boxing matches with Joseph Grant. Archibald and Quentin are recovering from “grip.” Unfortunately, Edith’s horse Yagenka may no longer be ridable.
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1905-01-23
President Roosevelt explains to Senator Hale the editor in question had an “entirely proper request” to make of Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton and Attorney General William H. Moody. Roosevelt knows that Hale knew nothing of the request.
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1904-12-28
President Roosevelt tells Charles Gates Dawes he included the paragraph in his speech that mentioned railroad lines after two years of “slowly and reluctantly coming to the conclusion that it ought to be said” and discussing the paragraph with several cabinet members. The president also supports increasing the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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1904-12-02
President Roosevelt informs Senator Knox he is unable to do what Knox wanted, as the board unanimously found favor with the lake bluff site on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Because the decision is supported by both Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton and the board, the president cannot go against them.
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1904-11-23
President Roosevelt regrets to inform Senator Lodge that Rear Admiral C. H. Davis cannot be put in command of the battleship squadron above Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, which is the conclusion to which Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton, Attorney General William H. Moody, and Admiral George Albert Converse have come. Instead, Davis will be put as second-in-command below Evans.
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1904-11-16
William Loeb informs Mary Ellen McMahon McCool that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt cannot take part in government affairs. Therefore, the matter McCool mentioned in her letter will be brought to the attention of Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton.
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1904-11-09
President Roosevelt apologizes to David R. Francis, President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, because he does not think he will be able to attend the World’s Fair. He had hoped to go together with Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, but official duties now make this an impossibility. Roosevelt thanks Francis for the work he has done.
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1904-11-05
President Roosevelt thanks Donald McDonald Dickinson for the letter. Roosevelt expresses his disappointment with Judge Alton B. Parker during the recent political campaign, and says that while his personal relations with Parker have been friendly, the attacks on National Republican Committee Chairman George B. Cortelyou have made Roosevelt indignant. He feels that Parker is hypocritical for making a public show that “he was ‘advised’ that no corporations had contributed to his campaign” while personally retaining close political connections to prominent businessmen.
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1904-11-07
President Roosevelt is not pleased with the actions of the Treasury Department. He has received several nominations for the squadron and will consult Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton regarding Harry. Roosevelt believes Frank Wayland Higgins will win the election for New York governor over D. Cady Herrick.
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1904-09-24
President Roosevelt will consider Charles A. Moore’s request and consult with Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton.
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1904-09-23
President Roosevelt informs Acting Secretary of State Adee that the collector of port in San Francisco should be his willing agent in the matter of the Russian ship, Lena. In view of Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich’s telegram, the Department of Commerce and Labor shall notify the collector and the United States Navy of Roosevelt’s decision to allow the Lena to stay in port. Roosevelt comments that the severity of repairs that the ship needs will determine how long it will need to remain, and that if it remains in port for an extended time, it will need to disarm. Roosevelt instructs Adee to inform the Japanese Minister of the United States’s action regarding the Lena.
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1904-09-13
President Roosevelt will bring Senator Hale’s letter to the attention of Secretary of the Navy Morton. Roosevelt would like to do what Hale suggests but must first consult with the Navy Department.
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1904-09-03
President Roosevelt writes that Governor James Hamilton Peabody has “sanctioned the criminal usurpation of state sovereignty by an irresponsible mob” and asks Attorney General Moody what the best course of action is. Roosevelt asks Moody to write to Secretary of the Navy Morton about the situation with C. H. Davis.
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1904-08-24
President Roosevelt believes he can “fix Kinsella.” Roosevelt has taken up Daniel Edgar Sickles’s letter with Secretary of the Navy Morton, who will communicate with Sickles about whether the matter can be done.
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1904-08-04
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles about initiating Paul Morton and Victor Howard Metcalf, new members of his Cabinet, with a scramble in Rock Creek Park. Roosevelt and Edith are having a “really lovely time in Washington.” They breakfast on the portico and walk in the garden. In Oyster Bay, Edith also reads Shakespeare’s King John out loud with Ethel and Ted. Roosevelt does not know what will happen in the election.
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1904-07-30
President Roosevelt seeks the opinion of Nicholas Murray Butler concerning a recent letter by Mr. Rosewater. Roosevelt asks if he should change his acceptance speech in response to the way his “general attitude towards labor” was portrayed by Rosewater.
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1904-07-20
President Roosevelt will find someone else for the Long Island meeting instead of Senator Lodge. Roosevelt is interested in the outcome in St. Louis and will see if the new Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton will be more merciful than United States Attorney General Moody about ships for the Grand Army of the Republic.
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1904-07-01
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Hopkins expressing his happiness that Paul Morton has decided to join the Cabinet.
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1904-06-24
President Roosevelt thanks Marvin Hughitt for his letter and for his “allusion” to Paul Morton for a Cabinet membership.
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1904-06-27