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President Roosevelt tells Governor Winthrop of Puerto Rico that he believes Winthrop will find Judge Bernard Shandon Rodey and his wife, Minnie Codington Rodey, to be very nice people, and asks him, along with several other officials, to welcome them warmly to the island.
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1906-06-09
President Roosevelt tells Archbishop Blenk that he hopes to keep Beekman Winthop in his position as Governor of Puerto Rico for as long as he will stay, potentially through the entirety of Roosevelt’s presidency. If Winthrop moves on, Roosevelt feels that Puerto Rican Secretary of State Regis Henri Post should be his successor. He asks Blenk to write to him confidentially if Roosevelt’s impression of Post is incorrect.
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1906-06-11
With a heavy heart, President Roosevelt reluctantly accepts John S. Elliott’s resignation as Commissioner of the Interior for Puerto Rico and thanks him for his service.
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1905-11-01
President Roosevelt wishes Vicente Pagan success in the proposed exposition at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, which Roosevelt has learned about through Acting Governor of Puerto Rico Regis Henry Post. He sends his congratulations and best wishes to everyone associated with it.
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1904-12-21
Now that William Henry Hunt has accepted the judgeship, President Roosevelt would like to name Hunt’s successor as Governor of Puerto Rico as soon as possible. Of the four officials who have been recommended to him, Roosevelt believes Regis Henri Post to be the most suited for the position but fears naming him would cause “much heartburning and dissatisfaction” among the other candidates. Since Roosevelt is unwilling to promote anyone currently in Puerto Rico, he would like to appoint Beekman Winthrop, who was recommended by Secretary of War William H. Taft.
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1904-04-21
The appointment of Cruzen’s successor is in the hands of Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and he feels strongly that the appointee should be acquainted with customs law. President Roosevelt will go over the matter with Shaw but cannot oppose him if he remains firm in his opinion. Roosevelt asks Governor Hunt to show the letter to his “official family.”
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1903-12-22
President Roosevelt just appointed Regis Post to Puerto Rico and will probably not be able to appoint another New Yorker at present. However, Roosevelt will keep Kenyon in mind.
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1903-03-14
President Roosevelt is considering the appointment of Regis H. Post as Auditor of Puerto Rico, and believes that Senator Platt will agree that Post is a good fit for the insular service.
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1903-02-06
President Roosevelt writes to Puerto Rican Governor William Henry Hunt to introduce Regis H. Post, who will be visiting Puerto Rico with his wife.
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1902-10-18
President Roosevelt would like Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s opinion on an appointment. Roosevelt is considering Regis Post and Gherardi Davis
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1902-03-14
Ralph M. Easley informs President Roosevelt that labor leader John Mitchell will be publishing a letter in the Mine Workers’ Journal next week which will repudiate the hand bill and telegram that are being circulated with an interview he did not endorse. Easley believes that this will lead to attacks on Samuel Gompers for violating instructions. Easley also reports that he has been given information that William H. Taft is being criticized on Catholic and Unitarian matters, although he is being defended by Homer C. Stuntz, who was in the Philippines during the Taft administration.
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1908-10-16
Reverend Johnston reports on a controversial paper that caused a stir at the New York Methodist Preachers’ Meeting. Several of those present wanted the matter to be made public. Johnston describes the actions he has taken to prevent the meeting from endorsing the paper and to delay any statements on it before the election.
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1908-10-22
Willis Sweet sends Secretary of the Interior Garfield a copy of the statements he collected as evidence for his article in the Porto Rico Review pertaining to controversial comments made by Governor of Puerto Rico Regis Henri Post. It is well known that any public official in Puerto Rico caught divulging information about the comments will be immediately let go, so Sweet asks for Garfield and President Roosevelt to ensure that the witness not suffer retribution for coming forward with a statement. Sweet stands by the content of the article, asserting he had not exaggerated any of its details and had in fact downplayed several details.
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1907-11-28
Commissioner of the Interior for Puerto Rico Grahame informs Secretary of War Taft that the general consensus in Puerto Rico is that Governor Regis Henri Post would not be confirmed for another year as governor. Grahame puts his name forward for consideration should Post not be reconfirmed and asks that Taft recommend him as well to President Roosevelt. Grahame confirms that this letter and a similar one he sent to Roosevelt are the only steps he has taken on the matter.
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1907-11-18
Commissioner of the Interior for Puerto Rico Grahame informs President Roosevelt that in light of a recent controversy related to Governor of Puerto Rico Regis Henri Post, the general consensus within Puerto Rico is that Post would not be confirmed for a second year as governor. Grahame privately puts his name forward to be considered as governor to replace Post, but affirms that if Post is reconfirmed as governor or Roosevelt chooses another appointee he will accept such a decision and will not do anything to embarrass the president.
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1907-11-18
Lyman Abbott tells President Roosevelt about his visit to Puerto Rico. He compliments the work that Governor Beekman Winthrop and his wife are doing. Abbott visited schools guided by the Assistant Superintendent, Everett W. Lord. Abbott was favorably impressed with Lord’s ideas on education for Puerto Rico. He suggests that if the current superintendent, Roland P. Falkner, is about to resign, Roosevelt check Lord’s record and consider appointing him Superintendent of Education. Winthrop, Regis Henri Post, and Lord all agree that federal aid to education in Puerto Rico is important.
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1906-04-11
In the second of two articles that traces the history of the Woman’s Theodore Roosevelt Association (WRMA), Robert D. Dalziel provides brief biographies of each of the six leaders of the WRMA from 1919 to 1955.
Two photographs supplement the text: one shows members of the WRMA witnessing the burning of the mortgage on the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace and the other shows WRMA members with Eleanor Roosevelt who was first lady of the state of New York at the time.
Governor of Puerto Rico Hunt reports that after a conference, the government of Puerto Rico believes it is fair to express confidence in Commissioner of the Interior William H. Elliott to replace A. R. Cruzen as Collector of Customs. Should Elliott be chosen, and Regis Henri Post replaces Elliott, everyone agrees that Edward S. Wilson should be made auditor.
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1904-01-05
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Benson Foraker, Chairman of the Senate Committee, regarding the nomination of Regis H. Post as Governor of Porto Rico, and sends a related editorial from The Congregationalist. He has been called upon by Bishop James H. Van Buren, who emphatically supports Post. It has become clear that both Americans and natives are largely in support of Post, and to refrain from appointing him would be a calamity. He asks Foraker to submit the letter with the previous communications.
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1907-12-21
Theodore Roosevelt is beginning to plan the organization of a division of the military and has directed mailed applications and letters accordingly. He updates Anna Roosevelt Cowles on Archibald Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt at Plattsburg, and discusses his frustration with President Wilson and the recent Republican National Convention.
1916-07-23