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Joseph Oswalt Thompson sends President Roosevelt information about the endorsements of William Frye Tebbetts, recently appointed the Collector in Mobile, Alabama. There is evidence those endorsements were offered disingenuously. Thompson does not believe Tebbetts to be as qualified as Walker, the man who lost the collectorship to Tebbetts.
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1904-12-14
H. T. Nations recommends Judge Walker be made Collector of the Port in Mobile, Alabama, and is fervently against the appointment of James Thomas Heflin to that position.
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1904-12-13
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt that he has published a column supporting Roosevelt’s expected appointment of Seth Low. Bishop has also enclosed cartoons.
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1904-11-15
Stewart Edward White, a novelist and spiritualist, congratulates President Roosevelt on his election victory, and says none will rejoice more than he will. This shows that the people at large are a good judge of character. He appreciates the offer to be appointed as Trust Inspector, but has written to Commissioner of the General Land Office William A. Richards to decline the appointment. The salary is greater than corresponds to the time he would be able to put into the job. He also believes W. A. Langille is doing a far better job than he ever could and should be kept.
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1904-11-09
President Roosevelt fires a gun with smoke coming out labeled “Cincinnati Federal Appointment” at Joseph Benson Foraker, who holds a knife labeled “Brownsville.”
The “Brownsville Incident” — a bartender shot dead and a policeman wounded in a nighttime melee near an Army barracks housing black soldiers in Texas — had occurred in August of 1906. It lingered as a scandal because President Roosevelt, asking any of the one hundred sixty-seven soldiers to provide any information about the evening’s activities, studied the available facts and dishonorably discharged the entire regiment.
Report on Charles J. Bonaparte’s speech to the Women’s Twentieth Century Club, regarding Civil Service Reform and the “spoils system.”
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1905-02-24
Harry Stillwell Edwards recounts a recent conversation with Walter H. Johnson, a Republican leader in Georgia, regarding political appointments in the state. He believes that generally, the men appointed should be locally acceptable. However, in cases where men who have reapplied for the position and have proven efficient and well-qualified are not as acceptable locally, the President has decide between the people’s opinion or the quality of the service matters more.
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1901-12-06
George B. Cortelyou informs Harry Stillwell Edwards that President Roosevelt appreciated his recent letter, and informs him that Roosevelt intends to reappoint good men to civil service positions regardless of their parties. However, if a recommended replacement is demonstrably better than the incumbent, he will appoint him.
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1901-12-12
President Roosevelt would like Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage to send over a nomination appointing George W. Whitehead as Appraiser of Merchandise at New York City.
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1901-12-20
Thomas J. Akins provides President Roosevelt with the names of several men recommended for various appointments in Kansas City and Missouri’s Western District. A handwritten note from Roosevelt notes that Richard C. Kerens of the Republican National Committee has approved them.
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1902-01-14
President Roosevelt says that Senator Simon should be the one to make the inquiry regarding George W. Bibee. It is not up to the president to make the initial inquiry.
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1901-10-31
President Roosevelt is “delighted” to hear about the Collectorship from Senator Platt. He should ask Nevada N. Stranahan to see Roosevelt. Roosevelt will see Seth Low on Sunday night; he believes he can get everything about the dinner straight, but points out that he cannot guarantee the actions of others.
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1901-11-13
Each Cabinet officer should bring all recess appointments.
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1901-11-27
George B. Cortelyou provides Puerto Rico Governor Hunt with information about three potential candidates for Treasurer of Puerto Rico and asks which he thinks will be most satisfactory.
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1901-11-06
President Roosevelt informs Abner McKinley that it will not be possible to appoint his son-in-law, Hermanus Ludwig Baer, to the position in question. It needs to go to someone familiar with matters affecting the tariff.
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1901-12-04
President Roosevelt tells Marcus A. Low that he does not see how he could justify refusing to accept Senator Joseph Ralph Burton’s nomination of Wilder Stevens Metcalf for Commissioner of Pensions.
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1901-12-14
President Roosevelt does not think he can justify refusing to accept Senator Joseph Ralph Burton’s nomination of Wilder Stevens Metcalf as Commissioner of Pensions.
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1901-12-14
Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could help Peter A. Porter but he cannot interfere in appointments as he receives numerous similar requests.
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1911-11-18
Theodore Roosevelt would be pleased if William Bayard Cutting became a senator. However, he cannot help Charles B. Hobbs to have Cutting appointed. He receives numerous similar requests and cannot interfere in matters of candidacy.
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1911-11-16
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed hearing from William H. H. Llewellyn and hopes he gets the speakership. He warns Llewellyn to “keep a sharp look” for dishonesty in appointing United States senators. Even though Llewellyn’s son, Morgan Llewellyn, joined the Democrats, Roosevelt hopes he won.
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1911-11-14