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John J. McCook praises President Roosevelt for selecting Paul Morton and Representative Victor Howard Metcalf for cabinet positions.
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1904-06-27
Senator Cullom commends President Roosevelt for choosing Paul Morton for a cabinet position.
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1904-06-29
Senator Fairbanks congratulates President Roosevelt on his selection of new appointees including William H. Moody for Attorney General, Victor Howard Metcalf for Secretary of Navy, and Paul Morton for Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
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1904-06-24
George Jay Gould congratulates President Roosevelt on winning the nomination and shares his confidence that Paul Morton will make an excellent member of the cabinet. He also thanks Roosevelt for a luncheon at the White House and tells Roosevelt his travel plans.
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1904-06-24
Edward Henry Harriman tells President Roosevelt that he has spoken with Paul Morton and neither of them know enough about Representative Victor Howard Metcalf to express an opinion as to his qualifications with regards to commerce. Harriman will make further inquiries in the next week. Harriman is also sending Roosevelt a copy of a speech he requested.
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1904-05-27
Fred W. Carpenter forwards a copy of a letter that Secretary of War Taft wrote to Mr. Morton.
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1904-05-06
Rear Admiral Presley Marion Rixey looks on as President Roosevelt fires at two targets shaped like a lion and elephant with the names “Foraker” and “Tillman” respectively on them. Two rabbits–“Mellen” and “Paul Morton–as well as a wolf–“E. H. Gary” also watch. Beside them is “the spear that knows no brother.” Caption: Prepare targets similar to those shown above, lead the Faunal Naturalist to the rifle range and he will do the rest.
McKee Barclay’s drawing represents, in cartooning terms, a mixed metaphor, calling upon several thematic and political threads in one image. President Roosevelt appears to be readying himself for his upcoming African safari by target practice; yet he concentrates by labelling two of targets with the names of two of the most persistent of the president’s critics, Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and “Pitchfork” Benjamin R. Tillman.
President Roosevelt is tied to an “official chair” like his “big stick” is tied to the wall. Both are attached to a “November 9 time lock.” There is a pile of papers in front of Roosevelt, and he looks out the window at a “Democratic mass meeting” where Alton B. Parker is giving a speech.
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1904-11-04
Senator Knox tells President Roosevelt he understood that Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton and Illinois Representative George Edmund Foss were in favor of the Chicago side for the naval training station. He also tells Roosevelt about once entering a horse in the Madison Square horse show in the trotting class, and although everyone acknowledged it was were the “best horses on earth,” Colonel Lawrence Kip’s horses won the prize.
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1904-11-23
This memorandum thanks Paymaster General Harris for being willing to continue his duties until a replacement is able to take over. Following Harris’s suggestions of suitable candidates to succeed him, it was determined that Rear Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers would be the best candidate, and inquiries were made regarding his willingness to accept the position. Rogers has notified Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton of his acceptance, to take effect later in the year. Roosevelt personally thanks Harris for the excellence of his administration, and suggests that he have his resignation take effect on November 1, 1905.
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1904-12-21
George Albert Converse, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, issues a memorandum responding to a prior memorandum by Commander Cameron McRae Winslow. While Converse agrees with the conclusions Winslow makes, he takes issue with several comments concerning the design of warships and alleging that line officers who would actually be captaining the ships had not been consulted in their design. Converse defends the method of designing ships upon the recommendations of the General Board, and does not believe it is necessary for Congress to intervene in the process, as the greater amount of time required for the process would exacerbate the danger of beginning construction on ships that are immediately outdated.
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1904-10-19
Acting Secretary of State Adee assures President Roosevelt that all three departments in San Francisco are acting in accord regarding the Russian cruiser Lena. He believes that the Russians will disarm the ship as repairs are made if they are asked. Adee includes the text of messages between himself and the Russian Ambassador Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini regarding the situation.
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1904-09-13
Acting Secretary of State Adee includes a draft of a telegram to Russian embassy secretary Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini regarding the Russian cruiser Lena, which is stranded in San Francisco. The telegram states that President Roosevelt has only authorized the minimal repairs necessary for the ship to be seaworthy enough to make it to the nearest home port.
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1904-09-14
Harold Irwin Cleveland congratulates President Roosevelt on his time in office. He thinks the West is still shocked about the appointment of Postmaster Henry C. Payne, but trusts that Roosevelt’s choice is right. He shares that Paul Morton is pleased with Roosevelt’s take on irrigation, and George Ogden is also regularly saying good things. Jack Raftery, now at the St. Louis Exposition, is still loyal. Cleveland hears that Roosevelt is “shaking the dry bones up in fine style”, but also hears that Secretary Lyman J. Gage and Secretary Wilson behave quite anxiously. He feels that Roosevelt will go forth in courage and honesty.
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1907-12-20
Milton J. Green discusses California politics. Green assures President Roosevelt that he will carry the state in the upcoming election.
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1904-03-12
President Roosevelt believes Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton was unfairly attacked and wishes him well. Roosevelt looks forward to discussing the Russian-Japanese situation with Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
1905-06-25
President Roosevelt has appointed Admiral George Converse and tells of taking Secretaries Morton and Moody out to Rock Creek for a strenuous walk that both men underestimated. Roosevelt is enamored with Washington, D.C., and with his wife Edith Roosevelt, who delights in an unusual variety of activities there. As the election approaches, Roosevelt reflects on his legacy and the importance of his work in office and in life.
1904-07-30
President Roosevelt is frustrated with Attorney General Moody for speaking to Anna Roosevelt Cowles after already addressing a particular situation with him. Roosevelt hopes that Moody and Secretary of the Navy Morton do not discuss it further on their own and he has written to each to explain this. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will study with a tutor rather than go back to Groton so that he can enter Harvard next year.
1904-08-30
John C. Shaffer spoke with Paul Morton at a banquet and Morton seems inclined to stay with the railroad. Shaffer argued that Morton could be of great help to President Roosevelt and the country. He has other candidates in mind if Morton declines.
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1903-10-15
Charles E. W. Smith submits the names of several men whom he believes would be respected as members of a commission to investigate the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-13