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At the behest of the Cohn-Kuntz faction, Gus Lehmann is tendering his name for the position of Postmaster for New Orleans. The position was also tendered to Lehmann by the Lily-White faction. He did not seek the position from either faction. Lehmann is seeking the position to help straighten matters between the two factions in his state.
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1905-01-04
Nathan Bay Scott encloses a telegram from Walter Cohen regarding a postmaster appointment. Scott “does not care to get mixed up in these matters.”
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1905-01-03
Walter L. Cohen and Philip Felix Herwig inform James Sullivan Clarkson that Emile Kuntz has been chosen as a candidate for postmaster despite opposition from Lily Whites in the Republican Party.
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1905-01-03
Walter L. Cohen asks Nathan Bay Scott to back his choice of Emile Kuntz as New Orleans postmaster to President Roosevelt.
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1905-01-02
William H. Hill writes to Charles J. Bonaparte in approval of the nomination of W. Hall Harris for the position of Postmaster General of Baltimore.
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1904-12-27
Charles J. Bonaparte writes to President Roosevelt about several attached newspaper articles discussing the appointment of W. Hall Harris as Postmaster of Baltimore. Bonaparte marked various passages for the President to review.
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1904-12-27
Charles J. Bonaparte wrote to President Roosevelt about an apparent leak to the newspapers about potential applicants for the position of Postmaster of Baltimore.
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1904-12-22
Charles J. Bonaparte writes to President Roosevelt about W. Hall Harris, a potential candidate for the position of Postmaster of Baltimore to be interviewed by the President. Bonaparte provides information about Harris’s immediate family, education, work history, and professional reputation.
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1904-12-20
Charles J. Bonaparte writes to President Roosevelt about his efforts to secure a candidate for Postmaster of Baltimore. He has spoken with Blanchard Randall, Walter B. Brooks, and Miles White, all of whom declined the appointment. W. Hall Harris, however, has asked to speak with the President, and is likely to be the nominee. Bonaparte predicts what public opinion might be about Harris.
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1904-12-18
Cardinal Gibbons provided President Roosevelt with two names—Mr. McIntyre and Mr. MacDonald—as potential candidates for the position of Postmaster of Baltimore.
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1904-12-14
J. W. Blackard and other church leaders in Jackson, Tennessee, object to the appointment of J. L. Lancaster as postmaster.
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1904-12-14
Charles J. Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt that Blanchard Randall, a potential candidate for Postmaster of Baltimore, refused Bonaparte’s offer. Bonaparte then describes other possible candidates for the post, including Walter B. Brooks Jr. and W. Hall Harris.
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1904-12-10
An “ardent admirer” of both Charles Bonaparte and President Roosevelt proposes the appointment of Mr. Johnson for Postmaster of Baltimore. This appointment could settle disagreements between party factions.
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1904-12-09
Dr. Sullivan claims Postmaster William Frye Tebbets is often publicly intoxicated. Sullivan made his statement to Lea Woodruff, a notary public of Mobile County, Alabama.
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1904-12-06
Francis C. Travers forwards a letter from Colonel Edward L. Duffy about the dinner President Roosevelt will be attending for the Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick. Travers has enclosed a newspaper clipping, too. Travers is pleased with the appointment of Robert John Wynne as Postmaster General. He is also pleased about the appointment of William R. Willcox as Postmaster of New York City.
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1904-12-05
Henry W. Taft recommends another man for postmaster of New York City, Dr. Peaslee.
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1904-12-02
Congressman Fassett asks President Roosevelt to leave appointments at the Seneca Falls Post Office as is until March 1905. Fassett spoke of this favor with Roosevelt prior to the election.
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1904-12-02
F. Norton Goddard is upset that his recommended nominee for Postmaster of New York City, Marcus M. Marks, will not be appointed. Goddard blames Senator Thomas Collier Platt for interfering in the appointment. Goddard writes of the “malign influence” Platt exerts. Goddard is worried that his business will suffer because the Jewish American community will hold him responsible for the slight to Marks. Goddard asks that Roosevelt confer with him on other appointments even though he has passed on Marks.
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1904-12-02
Representative Brownlow requests that he and J. C. R. McCall be made advisers regarding post office appointments in Tennessee.
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1904-12-02
F. Norton Goddard has heard that Senator Platt may remove his objections to Goddard’s proposed candidate for postmaster. Goddard urges President Roosevelt to appoint Mr. Marks.
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1904-11-30