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President Roosevelt tells Senator Brandegee that it was his pleasure to appoint Walter Chadwick Noyes to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Having now met Noyes, the President believes he will make a good judge.
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1907-09-20
President Roosevelt encloses a copy of the letter from Charles Hopkins Clark regarding Judge Walter Chadwick Noyes.
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1907-09-05
President Roosevelt agrees that Commissioner of the Bureau of Corporations Smith should write what he suggested to Senator Frank B. Brandegee regarding the appointment of Walter Chadwick Noyes to a judgeship, to avoid tension. Roosevelt asks Smith’s opinion on the enclosed letter from Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University.
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1907-09-02
President Roosevelt has sent the letters regarding the nomination of Walter Chadwick Noyes from Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University, to Commissioner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith and Charles Hopkins Clark of the Hartford Courant. Roosevelt asks for clarification on Hadley’s statement about support for Noyes, as he has many prominent endorsements, including those of the Supreme Court Judges.
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1907-09-02
President Roosevelt tells Charles S. Mellen in confidence that he may appoint Judge Walter Chadwick Noyes for the circuit court judge position in Connecticut, even though he has a higher opinion of lawyer John K. Beach. Judges, Roosevelt believes, especially federal judges, should be “the judge for everyone.” They should be able to sympathize with the labor faction and capitalists alike. Unfortunately the judges in New York do not understand the labor side. Roosevelt hopes to meet Noyes soon and see if he holds these qualities.
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1907-08-31
President Roosevelt informs Commissioner of Corporations Smith of his recent visit with Charles F. Brooker, and asks Smith to arrange a meeting to go over the matter of selecting a man for the judgeship in Connecticut.
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1907-08-13
Charles Hopkins Clark responds to President Roosevelt’s inquiry about the note from Yale University President Arthur Twining Hadley. Clark explains that he knows some of the men involved in the matter and that The Courant is not in any way bound to support Senator Frank B. Brandegee’s suggestion. Senators, as well as lawyers, have widely endorsed Walter C. Noyes for the position of United States Circuit Judge. Clark strongly recommends his appointment and says that if he is turned down, it could lead to trouble in Connecticut.
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1907-09-04
President Roosevelt received Seth Low’s letter this morning, just after he had already sent him a letter. Low’s last letter expresses Roosevelt’s views exactly. Roosevelt believes that national incorporation is the correct solution, but Judge Walter Chadwick Noyes’s solution is also a good one.
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1908-11-24
With a series of excerpts from relevant letters, President Roosevelt strongly refutes allegations from anonymous sources quoted by William Dudley Foulke. These sources allege that Roosevelt had planned to nominate John K. Beach to succeed William K. Townsend on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, but then withdrew his promise to appoint Beach in favor of Walter Chadwick Noyes, in order to secure a delegation favorable to William H. Taft to the Republican National Convention.
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1908-08-06
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft about conditions in the South regarding Taft’s nomination to be the presidential candidate for the Republican Party. One of Roosevelt’s informants told him that the constituents in Alabama will vote for Joseph Benson Foraker if Taft is approved. Roosevelt still believes that the southern states will be in favor of Taft. On another matter, Roosevelt reports that many people want him to nominate John K. Beach over Walter Chadwick Noyes for a circuit court judge position.
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1907-07-10
President Roosevelt shares his thoughts on several personnel matters with Secretary of War Taft, and returns several letters.
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1907-07-02
President Roosevelt received Senator Knox’s letter regarding Walter Chadwick Noyes. Knox praised Noyes highly, and Roosevelt is inclined to appoint him to a federal judgeship.
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1907-07-03
President Roosevelt, Secretary of War William H. Taft, and others prefer Walter Chadwick Noyes over John K. Beach for the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, but Roosevelt would like to hear Commissioner of Corporations Smith’s thoughts on the matter.
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1907-07-02
The majority of people informed on the matter support the nomination of Walter Chadwick Noyes over John K. Beach for the 2nd Circuit Court. President Roosevelt is inclined to nominate Noyes, but wishes to hear from Hadley on the subject before taking action.
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1907-07-02
President Roosevelt is glad to hear from his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, and shares that he will be influenced by Secretary of War Taft regarding the lawyers John Kimberly Beach and Walter Chadwick Noyes.
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1907-07-02
President Roosevelt explains that his choice of nominee for a position as a circuit court judge will come down to who is the best man for the role, not only who is a good one, and assures Senator Brandgegee that it would be in Connecticut’s interest to appoint someone from New York if the New Yorker is “markedly better.”
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1907-06-24
President Roosevelt asks Arthur Twining Hadley if it is possible to privately poll members of the State Bar Association of Connecticut regarding the qualifications of John K. Beach for federal judgeship. Roosevelt is leaning towards Beach for the appointment.
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1907-06-20
President Roosevelt writes Governor McLean acknowledging receipt of his letter recommending Walter Chadwick Noyes for federal judgeship. Roosevelt was thinking of nominating John K. Beach, but is impressed with McLean’s account of Noyes.
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1907-06-15
President Roosevelt acknowledges receipt of Senator Brandegee’s letter and enclosures on behalf of Judge Noyes. Roosevelt does not know if he will keep the appointment in New York or Vermont, but he is considering John K. Beach and wonders what Noyes thinks of him.
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1907-06-14
President Roosevelt asks Arthur Twining Hadley what his opinion is of John H. Perry. Roosevelt wants to know if Perry is a better option than Senator Frank B. Brandegee’s partner, Walter Chadwick Noyes.
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1907-06-08