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President Roosevelt explained his feelings towards Postmaster Warfield to Postmaster General Payne. He regrets that the Post Office Department and the Department of Justice did not share his views. Roosevelt requests that Warfield comment on the enclosed memorandum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-13
President Roosevelt does not recall the post office referred to by John Clay Davies. However, he will have Postmaster General Payne make a report.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-16
President Roosevelt met with several senators from the Post Office Committee and there were strong objections to General Randolph. He regrets it will not be possible to appoint Randolph.
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1904-01-18
President Roosevelt would like the messenger and star route carriers to have their accounts audited and paid monthly instead of quarterly.
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1904-01-18
President Roosevelt encloses protests regarding the appointment of Mrs. D. L. Russell as postmaster in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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1904-01-11
President Roosevelt’s intervention led to the withdrawal of the Civil Service Commission’s request for the removal of Postmaster McMichael. He asks Representative Bingham to make sure that McMichael “understands that there must be no violation or evasion of the law and the rules of his office.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-30
When Postmaster General Payne receives the Huldah Todd case from the Civil Service Commission he should send them a copy of his letter to the Civil Service Reform Association.
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1903-12-30
President Roosevelt would like Inspector Fitzgerald to speak with Senator Spooner and the others about the Indianola, Mississippi, post office.
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1903-12-29
President Roosevelt agrees that the cases can be disposed of along the lines laid out in the memorandum, except for the Waverly and Medford postmasters whose punishments are too severe.
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1903-12-26
Before proceeding against Mr. Warfield, Postmaster General Payne should be certain of the facts about the Washington postmaster. President Roosevelt asks if the cases have been “minutely compared.”
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1903-08-24
The papers on the Warfield case have changed the situation. President Roosevelt would like Postmaster General Payne and Charles Henry Robb to meet with Mr. Warfield, explain the gravity of the offense, and allow Warfield to make a statement.
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1903-08-22
President Roosevelt encloses a confidential letter from Senator Platt and asks that no changes be made in the district’s fourth class post offices until Roosevelt can meet with the district’s senator and congressman.
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1903-08-19
President Roosevelt does not believe that S. Davies Warfield, postmaster at Baltimore, Maryland, should be removed. Warfield should have brought the case to the attention of Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith, but he was acting under the orders of his superiors.
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1903-08-19
President Roosevelt would like the report on Assistant Postmaster Bristow’s investigation submitted to Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad so that their opinions can be taken on further avenues of investigation. Roosevelt has been pleased with the “evident thoroughness of the investigation thus far.”
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1903-08-06
President Roosevelt is concerned about the expense of the “free delivery business” and believes it will cause trouble in the future.
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1903-08-06
President Roosevelt understands the advantages that rural free delivery provides to farmers but it is causing a serious deficit and cannot be extended due to lack of funds. Roosevelt will discuss the matter with Postmaster General Payne.
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1903-08-11
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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1903-08-05
President Roosevelt would like Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow to report on the cases of William C. R. Hazard, John W. Pettit, and H. H. Rand.
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1903-07-16
President Roosevelt doubts that Senator Lodge would even allow his name to be considered for chairman of the Republican National Committee. Nicholas Murray Butler’s last letter convinced Roosevelt to take an “open step” in the post office scandals. He would like to appoint Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad to investigate.
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1903-06-25
Postmaster General Payne selected Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to investigate the matter regarding Mr. Rand. President Roosevelt would like Bristow’s report and the preliminary report of Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad by August.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-25