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President Roosevelt had heard about Stephen Henry Olin’s decision from Secretary of War William H. Taft even before receiving Olin’s note to William Loeb. Roosevelt regrets that Olin is not able to take the position, as he would have been the ideal candidate.
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1906-06-01
President Roosevelt thanks Appleton Morgan for the nice note and wishes that more people who ask for things that Roosevelt is not able to provide would be as understanding. It is especially difficult when the people are from New York, as New York “is away ahead in its quota of appointments.”
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1906-05-15
President Roosevelt informs Judge Hasbrouck that after receiving Hasbrouck’s letter he was subsequently presented with a candidate for appraiser “of such high type that I do not see how I can well refrain from appointing him,” and therefore cannot do as Hasbrouck asked.
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1906-05-16
Since speaking with Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, Roosevelt has had several men suggested to him who he thinks may be good fits for the job of appraiser in New York. He is not yet sure that either would be available to take the position. He directs Shaw to continue his own inquiries into candidates, “but make them tentative, so that we will not be committed to any one.”
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1906-05-16
President Roosevelt has received Senator Platt’s letter recommending Colonel Edward S. Fowler for appointment as Appraiser of New York City, and agrees with Platt’s assessment of him. He will submit his name soon.
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1906-05-18
President Roosevelt confirms receipt of Senator Platt’s letter regarding the New York appraisership. Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw has asked for some time before making the appointment as he wishes to make sure that the correct person is appointed. Roosevelt has heard good things about George W. Wanmaker, who has done well as deputy appraiser, but does not know if he has the special qualifications for the office.
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1906-05-08
President Roosevelt will not speak to anyone about the matter involving the retirement of Commissioner of Education William Torrey Harris that Columbia University President Butler wrote to him about. In the meantime, he will commit to Professor Elmer Ellsworth Brown as a candidate to replace Harris, unless Butler thinks that Maurice Francis Egan, another potential candidate, would be better.
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1906-05-11
President Roosevelt thanks Bishop Horstmann for the volume. He assumes Senator Charles Dick will forward Mr. Simon’s papers, and reminds Horstmann that he cannot make any promises regarding making the appointment, as there are too few vacancies for the number of candidates. Roosevelt enjoyed having Horstmann to lunch recently.
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1906-05-11
President Roosevelt has received both of Lyman Abbott’s notes, and hopes that he liked his recent speech. Roosevelt has heard good things about Everett W. Lord, Assistant Commissioner of Education in Puerto Rico, but says that in the matter of selecting a new Commissioner of Education he is inclined to listen to the opinions of those on the ground, such as Governor Beekman Winthrop, or current Commissioner of Education Roland P. Falkner.
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1906-04-10
President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Moody that the “Daniels payment matter” is more important than he initially thought, and holds the position that it is desirable for it to be understood that if a president makes a recess appointment, the appointee will continue to be paid for their service until the nomination is formally rejected by the Senate. Roosevelt believes that officials in the Treasury Department should be instructed to take this view.
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1906-03-31
President Roosevelt wishes Nevada N. Stranahan, Collector of Customs in New York, luck. Roosevelt hopes that all his tasks were as easy as renominating him, and that all his public servants were half as efficient as Stranahan.
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1906-03-14
President Roosevelt asks if James Burrill Angell has considered Charles D. Walcott to be Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
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1906-03-16
President Roosevelt asks if Judge Gray has considered Charles D. Walcott for Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
President Roosevelt would like to give Governor Curry any appointment he wanted that came up in New Mexico, but believes it would be harder to do so in Louisiana. He asks Curry to write to his friends in New Mexico to find out an office that he can accept when a vacancy occurs.
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1906-03-07
Although President Roosevelt liked Arizona Chief Justice Kent’s letter, it was not necessary for him to write. Roosevelt is pleased to reappoint men who perform capably in their positions.
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1906-03-08
President Roosevelt regards Cortlandt Parker’s son highly and will consider his name if he needs an appointment from New Jersey.
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1906-03-09
Jacob A. Riis’s son John Riis accepted the position of Forest Guard offered to him by Gifford Pinchot.
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1906-02-22
President Roosevelt informs Joseph H. Proctor, his former orderly with the Rough Riders, that United States Marshal William P. Warner has agreed to give him a trial as Deputy Marshal. However, Roosevelt warns Proctor that his loyalty must be to Warner, and that while he tries to help former Rough Riders, they must stand on their own merits once they are in office.
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1906-02-23
President Roosevelt assures Philip Battell Stewart that it was unnecessary for him to write to William Loeb. Stewart’s testament about Kurnal Rufus Babbitt’s character is sufficient to Roosevelt. However, Roosevelt does inform Stewart that there is “practically unanimous opinion against him” from everyone besides Stewart.
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1906-02-23
President Roosevelt asks to appoint Brigadier General Marshall as a member of a commission to carry out reforms in the navy. Roosevelt discussed these reforms in his recent message to congress, and he encloses a copy of that message, as well as a memorandum from a senior naval officer.
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1909-02-25