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President Roosevelt assures Hugh Henry Hanna that he should not have “the slightest concern” about Roosevelt misjudging his actions. Hanna will be a credit to any position he holds.
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1905-11-17
Although President Roosevelt is always glad to hear from former Rough Riders, he tells William A. Mitchell that he cannot put any more members of the regiment in office without local backing. He advises Mitchell to find a place where there is a vacancy, secure local backing, and then, if it is a position in Texas, consult Cecil Andrew Lyon.
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1905-11-20
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that he does not intend to appoint a New York man as Public Printer. He believes that he has identified the right man for the job but does not intend to make an announcement about it until he returns from his southern trip.
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1905-10-17
President Roosevelt tells General Johnston not to worry about any charges made against him. He assures Johnston that he was appointed to Register of the Land Office purely based on Roosevelt’s own motivation.
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1905-10-11
President Roosevelt is “much impressed” by what S. S. McClure says about Charles A. Stillings and would like to compare him to R. R. Bowker to see who is best to appoint to Public Printer.
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1905-10-11
Representative Hale has “absolutely misunderstood” his conversation with President Roosevelt. Roosevelt has never told anyone that he would appoint whoever he and Representative Walter Preston Brownlow wanted. Even if Hale, Brownlow, and the entire Republican party supported a man, Roosevelt would not appoint him if he did not think he was competent and honest.
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1905-10-12
President Roosevelt sends Judge Holt letters from Representative Herbert Parsons and Stanley W. Dexter regarding Holt appointing Robert C. Morris as District Attorney. He reviewed the matter with Secretary of State Elihu Root, who accepted Holt’s judgment. Roosevelt received letters strongly favoring Morris, who has the necessary qualifications.
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1905-10-12
President Roosevelt tells Representative McGuire that he named John P. Blackmon Indian Agent because he was recommended by people who were the “best competent to judge”. If Blackmon acts as an “offensive Democratic partisan,” he will be removed from the position. Roosevelt believes that positions such as Indian Agent should not be used as rewards for political service to a certain party.
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1905-10-13
President Roosevelt informs Senator Pettus that he has used up his appointments for the recent future. He will meet with Pettus in person about the appointment in question.
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1905-10-15
President Roosevelt makes the point that he never told Representative Hale, Representative Walter Preston Brownlow, “or any human being” that he would do as they suggested, without adding that he would only do so if he believed that it was right. He suggests that Hale take the matter of appointments up with Brownlow to see what they can agree on.
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1905-10-16
Although President Roosevelt has officially relieved him of his duties as an active advisor regarding political appointments in Mississippi, he would still like Edgar S. Wilson to update him on any issues, or if there is “any falling off in the high character of the government appointees” whom Roosevelt has appointed mainly based on Wilson’s advice.
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1905-10-07
President Roosevelt is concerned over statements in a memorandum by Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock. Hitchcock seems to imply that there are Senate-appointed men in the civil service who are unfit to hold their positions and do not follow the rules of the departments they work in, who cannot be removed by the Executive for proper cause. Roosevelt tells Hitchcock that this is not the case, and that placing these positions under the classified service would not allow for the hiring of better men than the current appointment system allows.
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1905-10-10
President Roosevelt informs Paul Morton that he does not intend to appoint Sherman and believes that any man who has put forward as the result of a political deal is disqualified from the appointment. He is not sure yet how he will restructure the Interstate Commerce Commission; he may want a “clean slate” and only keep one or two current members.
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1905-10-10
President Roosevelt tells R. R. Bowker that he would not be willing to appoint a man who had any relation with Town Topics. He asks if Bowker knows anything about William A. Miller, who currently heads the university press for the University of Chicago, or about William Sidney Rossiter, Chief Clerk at the Census Bureau.
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1905-09-23
President Roosevelt has appointed Sylvane M. Ferris Register of the Land Office in North Dakota. He advises Ferris to write North Dakota Senators Porter J. McCumber and Henry Clay Hansbrough to ensure his appointment is not held up.
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1905-09-23
President Roosevelt discusses the complexities of appointing William T. S. May with Edward Kent, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona.
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1905-09-16
President Roosevelt discusses the political situation in various states ahead of the upcoming election. He instructs Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to make appointments if he thinks it is wise, but to make sure not to embarrass political campaigns.
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1905-09-16
Following trouble with the Government Printing Office, President Roosevelt tells R. R. Bowker that he would like to select a man for Public Printer who does not have any ties to the factional conflicts in that office.
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1905-09-19
President Roosevelt will write R. R. Bowker and S. S. McClure about the Government Printing Office matter. If Postmaster General Cortelyou has reasons to distrust William Sidney Rossiter, Roosevelt will not appoint him.
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1905-09-19
Following trouble with the Government Printing Office, President Roosevelt would like to select a man for Public Printer who does not have any connection with factional conflicts in the office.
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1905-09-19