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Postmaster General Payne advises President Roosevelt regarding the appointment of a postmaster at Holley School in Lottsburg, Virginia.
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1903-08-10
John Avery McIlhenny discusses an upcoming hunting trip to Glasgow, Montana, with Alexander Lambert, and invites President Roosevelt to visit his family in Louisiana.
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1903-08-05
Postmaster General Payne comments to President Roosevelt about a letter from the Civil Service Commission that Roosevelt had previously sent him regarding the changes Payne had made in the operation of the Post Office. Payne is concerned that if Roosevelt adopts the memorandum as it stands, it may create the wrong impression that the Post Office is just arbitrarily enforcing a rule.
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1903-08-07
Commission for a postmaster that has not been filled out or signed. The section “during the pleasure of the Postmaster General of the United States” is circled.
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1903-09-29
Frank Hall Scott defends Louis D. Gallison against a rumored effort to remove Gallison as postmaster of Orange, New Jersey.
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1903-06-30
Postal Employee’s Branch No. 47 endorses the candidacy of H. B. Seaton for Postmaster of Denver, Colorado.
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1903-05-02
George E. Randolph asks that attention be given to the affairs of the Denver post office now that the Colorado senate issue has been settled. In particular, he criticizes how Edward Oliver Wolcott and his followers have treated Jim Williams.
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1903-02-24
John Bigelow has no objection to his letter being published. He believes that William Demos Crum should have been appointed as postmaster in New York City rather than in Charleston, South Carolina. He also provides reading material that he wryly suggests may help President Roosevelt fall asleep.
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1903-02-25
According to the records of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, there is nothing that can be used to make a statement regarding President Roosevelt and the appointment of people of color to postmaster positions. Roosevelt has never made an original appointment of a minority postmaster, as Thomas S. Harris, Charles R. Jackson, Louis P. Piernas, and Thomas I. Keys were all reappointments. Roosevelt has appointed William Flemming and William Hazard, both white men, to succeed postmasters of color.
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1903-02-11
Postmaster General Payne encloses a memorandum regarding the number of “colored postmasters” appointed by President Roosevelt and the instances when persons of color serving as postmasters were succeeded by white appointees.
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1903-02-12
Senator Pritchard withdraws his recommendation of Mr. Boykin for postmaster and instead recommends John D. Dawes. Pritchard is also against Vick’s reappointment as postmaster and accuses Vick of failing to vote the Republican ticket.
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1903-01-17
United States Marshal Wilson discusses the political effects of closing post offices.
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1903-01-17
Senator Kean is attempting to temper the controversy regarding the appointment of Postmaster of Lakewood, New Jersey.
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1903-01-15
Newspaper article supporting President Roosevelt’s position in the Indianola post office case. Complaints were raised against Indianola’s postmaster, Minnie M. Geddings Cox, due to her race. Roosevelt supported Cox and federal authority to appoint postmasters.
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1903-01-27
William P. Frye supports the appointment of Major Jackson as postmaster at Birmingham. writes that William Youngblood can provide an idea of conditions there, and Frye suggests that President Roosevelt speak with Youngblood before appointing someone other than Jackson.
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1903-01-07
Magazine article supporting Minnie M. Geddings Cox and her continued service as postmaster in Indianola, Mississippi.
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1903-01-24
Edgar S. Wilson, manager of the Mississippi Bureau of the New Orleans Daily Picayune, writes during a crisis at Indianola, Mississippi, involving African American Postmaster General, Minnie M. Geddings Cox, who is being forced to resign from office by violent citizens due to her race. Wilson recommends that President Roosevelt discontinue the Postmaster General’s office in Indianola, Mississippi, and pursue indictments through the Federal Grand Jury. Wilson believes that the uproar has been incited by Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Kimble Vardaman. The majority of citizens have no problem with her work.
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1902-12-30
“Two old friends” of Judge Henderson of Biloxi, Mississippi, inform President Roosevelt of his death. Henderson was an old Confederate veteran, whom Roosevelt appointed as Postmaster. The friends would like to see Henderson’s son appointed to fill the remainder of the term, as he is the only support of Henderson’s widow.
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1902-11-18
Edgar S. Wilson does not believe that Judge Henderson’s son is qualified to be the Postmaster of Biloxi, Mississippi. The opinion of the business committee is that the younger Henderson is wild, and the possible appointment was withdrawn. There is also discussion of appointing Henderson’s daughter, who has a good reputation in the community.
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1902-11-29
Booker T. Washington withdraws his recommendation of W. Frank Russell for appointment as postmaster of Tuskegee, Alabama, for unnamed reasons. Washington now recommends John S. Webb, as does Joseph O. Thompson, the current postmaster.
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1902-11-05