Political crimes and offenses

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt encloses clippings about the case of Comptroller Robert J. Tracewell. Only Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw has spoken in favor of Tracewell. Roosevelt wants to make it clear to the public that he is not ignoring Charles J. Bonaparte’s report and suggests a supplemental report that makes it clear whether Tracewell’s offense is or is not on par with that of Heath or Beavers. Roosevelt wants to do “exact justice” and make it clear that he is not shielding anyone from punishment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John W. Dwight

President Roosevelt denies ordering the indictment of Senator Green or anyone else. Roosevelt’s directions were to prosecute anyone who is guilty regardless of political or social influence.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

President Roosevelt lists several people that he would like the examiner to meet with in Colorado. Roosevelt wants a clear case on whether or not government officials interfered in the primaries.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wellesley W. Bowdish

After reviewing the case, President Roosevelt has decided to deny Anderson’s pardon.  Anderson was convicted of offering a bribe in order to secure a government contract, a crime that Roosevelt considers a “particularly heinous offense.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

President Roosevelt wants every effort made to secure convictions against those implicated in the Post Office scandals. Roosevelt considers these cases vitally important and wants Philander C. Knox’s personal oversight of the cases.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to L. Clarke Davis

President Roosevelt claims that labor leaders are misrepresenting his statements and provides the facts in the Delaware case. Roosevelt also asks L. Clarke Davis to look to his actions and speeches to get the facts. Roosevelt also gives examples on corruptions that began before he was in office and how he is trying to stop them and remove the responsible people from office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Martyn Hoyt

President Roosevelt has read the report on the charges made by Seymour Wilcox Tulloch from Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad. The report should be brought to the attention of Postmaster General Henry C. Payne and Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, who are to provide their views on the report’s conclusions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt believes that it was a mistake for President Cleveland to promise that all offices would be filled according to the principles of civil service reform. Roosevelt discusses the post office investigations and the reclassification of positions. Roosevelt also explains that he would like to see justice done even at the cost of his political ambitions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to L. Clarke Davis

President Roosevelt was afraid that Miller would be found guilty of some crime that necessitated his removal because such action would be misinterpreted. Roosevelt’s support of Miller has angered the labor unions but he does not intend to change his policy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Regis Henri Post

President Roosevelt instructs Regis Post to speak with Governor Hunt about his concerns that dishonest officials are going unpunished.

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Creation Date

1903-09-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph L. Bristow

President Roosevelt encloses a letter from former Postmaster General Smith and asks Joseph L. Bristow for the facts about the “graft in the supplies.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Emory Smith

President Roosevelt thanks Charles Emory Smith for the memoranda and will look into the question of “graft in the supplies.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

Senator Lodge has acquired further information on Mr. Casey, the Assistant District Attorney at Boston, Massachusetts. Through President Roosevelt, Lodge has requested that Attorney General Knox speak with Mr. Stebbins and Edward C. Mansfield regarding Casey’s professional ethics.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

President Roosevelt approves of Postmaster General Payne’s plan regarding the letter carriers and William Randolph Hearst. Payne intends to bring individual cases to the attention of the Civil Service Commission rather then launching a widespread investigation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

Judge Edward Kent believes that the charges against Marshal Dewey Crossman Bailey of Colorado are without merit. President Roosevelt has a high opinion of Kent and would like to take Kent’s opinion into consideration.

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Creation Date

1903-07-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

President Roosevelt will appoint Dr. White if he receives endorsements from “prominent medical men.” Charges have just been filed against Mr. Worman and the case turned over to Acting Secretary of State Loomis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Emory Smith

President Roosevelt defends Postmaster General Payne in light of the ongoing Post Office scandal. Roosevelt places some of the blame on the appointments of previous administrations.

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Creation Date

1903-06-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Levi Ankeny

President Roosevelt cannot appoint Hal J. Cole due to reports of his incompetence and fraud as an Indian agent.

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Creation Date

1903-06-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Addison G. Foster

President Roosevelt cannot appoint Hal J. Cole due to reports of his incompetence and fraud as an Indian agent.

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Creation Date

1903-06-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Curtis Guild

President Roosevelt wants to make clear that no scandals occurred during his two-month absence and that the investigations he directed “disclosed crookedness” by officials appointed by previous administrations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-17