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D. A. Nunn tells Theodore Roosevelt there is a noticeably strong undercurrent and the people of the South are for Roosevelt’s nomination, regardless of their political party. Nunn was postmaster and a “Brownlow Republican” for a long time, but was pushed out by the “Sanders element” and replaced by his brother.
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1911-12-12
John O. Yeiser thanks Isaac T. A. Reneau for volunteering to support this work of bringing Roosevelt’s men together in his city in order to get Roosevelt nominated for President. They are not asking Roosevelt what he thinks, but Yeiser does not believe Roosevelt would refuse the nomination and allow Taft to win again. Yeiser encourages Reneau to get the “real rough Roosevelt men” to sign the petition, and the rest will follow and Roosevelt will be elected President.
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1911-11-29
President Roosevelt is shocked that Egbert J. DeBell is the postmaster of Rosebud, South Dakota. He has asked Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer to bring the case up to him and requests Francis E. Leupp forward all related papers to Meyer.
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1908-09-09
President Roosevelt wants to investigate the political activity in the Porter-Wadsworth district, including all its postmasters. He asks Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou for suggestions about who should conduct the investigation.
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1908-08-27
President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Bonaparte that it is simply a matter of expediency whether or not someone should resign from a federal office when running for an elected position, and trusts Bonaparte’s judgement. The president also believes that New Mexico District Attorney William H. H. Llewellyn and his people are incorrect about Department of Justice agents Ormsby McHarg and Peyton Gordon willfully telling lies, and Roosevelt has received a number of letters confirming this belief. Roosevelt will discuss the Idaho land fraud case with Bonaparte when he sees him.
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1907-09-14
Mrs. LeDuc, postmistress at Tryon, North Carolina, was William McKinley’s school teacher and she should not be removed without discussion with President Roosevelt.
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1901-09-30
James Hoge Tyler thanks Theodore Roosevelt for appointing Lulu Otey Hoge as postmistress after her husband’s death and asks him to help her keep the job so she can continue supporting her family.
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1911-09-11
William Shallenberger gives his resignation as Second Assistant Postmaster General to President Roosevelt. Shallenberger plans to retire and thanks Roosevelt and the administration for their support.
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1907-02-09
In the first vignette, President Roosevelt hugs Benjamin F. Barnes. Caption: If the president was your friend— In the second, Roosevelt thinks about a woman being thrown out of the White House as he looks at Barnes. Caption: —And he grinned when you committed assault and battery. In the third, Roosevelt hands Barnes a “postmaster of D.C.” paper. Caption: —And rewarded you with a fair job. In the fourth, Barnes thinks about congratulations from “Congress,” “Nova Scotia,” and “Washington.” Caption: —And you expected something like this. In the fifth vignette, Barnes is punched in the nose by “public disapproval.” Caption: And got this— In the sixth vignette, Barnes says, “Oh!” Caption: Wouldn’t it jar you?
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1906-04-04
In the first vignette, Benjamin F. Barnes sits in a “Nova Scotia” cradle. Caption: If you were born in Nova Scotia— In second vignette, Barnes types on a typewriter. Caption: And you clerked in the district— In the third, a woman is thrown out of the “White House.” Caption: And you threw a woman out of your office— In the fourth vignette, the “president” kicks Barnes out of the White House. Caption: And instead of getting this— In the fifth, President Roosevelt hands Barnes a “postmaster D.C.” paper. Caption: You got this! In the sixth, Barnes says, “Oh joy!” Caption: Wouldn’t it jar you?
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1906-04-03
At the direction of President Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou encloses communications from George W. Jolly and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
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1902-03-15
President Roosevelt has received the letter regarding the complaint of the Civil Service Reform Association. He has written to Civil Service Commissioner Alford Warriner Cooley to find out about the classification of the fourth class post offices. Roosevelt will take up all the cases with Henry C. Payne when he returns to Washington.
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1903-09-11
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
Theodore Roosevelt thanks R. C. Tartar for his letter and asks for the names of additional postmasters.
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1912-04-30
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary acknowledges receipt of Joseph C. Howells’s letter and instructs him to contact the postmaster.
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1911-11-29
Theodore Roosevelt introduces William Loeb to Lillian I. Pearsall, former postmistress of Sea Cliff, New York. Roosevelt can speak highly of Pearsall’s character and hopes Loeb will meet with her in person so she can state her case.
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1911-10-10
President Roosevelt notifies Peter Force that his mother, Mary Elizabeth Matthews Force, has been removed from her position as postmaster of Selma, Alabama. Roosevelt insists that she was removed because of her incompetence, not because of anything said by other politicians.
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1909-01-07
President Roosevelt has spoken with the Civil Service Commission to try to carry out Ansley Wilcox’s suggestion. He is glad that Wilcox approved of the action he took regarding fourth class postmasters.
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1908-12-03
President Roosevelt explains to Senator Culberson his actions regarding Mary William Houston Morrow, daughter of Sam Houston. Roosevelt appointed Morrow as postmistress at Abilene, Texas, in recognition of her father’s accomplishments. When her office was investigated by the post office and it was recommended that she be removed, Roosevelt intervened to give her another chance. After a recent second evaluation, it was determined that Morrow should be removed, and Roosevelt felt that he could no longer do anything to prevent it.
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1908-07-18
President Roosevelt holds William Theodore Atkins in high regard because his son was a Rough Rider. Roosevelt tells Atkins he believes that Mary Elizabeth Matthews Force should be retained as postmaster of Selma, Alabama, and will take the matter up with Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer.
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1908-06-05