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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Walter Lindley for writing and asks Lindley to express his congratulations to John Donnan Fredericks, the district attorney for Los Angeles County, who brought Joseph J. McNamara and James B. McNamara to justice.
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1911-12-14
President Roosevelt praises James Alfred Roosevelt’s political efforts and looks forward to discussing politics with him when he sees him. In the matter of the Tampa District Attorney, Roosevelt believes William B. Sheppard is the superior man to Edward R. Gunby.
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1907-07-19
William Holcombe Thomas has heard there will be an opening for the District Attorney in the Middle District of Alabama and asks Theodore Roosevelt to ask President William H. Taft to appoint Thomas.
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1911-10-03
President Roosevelt wishes District Attorney Philbin a happy New Year and thanks him for his years of public service.
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1901-12-30
President Roosevelt believes that Grosvenor A. Porter was turned down by the Senate (as United States marshal for the eastern district of Oklahoma) for political reasons. He asks Attorney General Bonaparte if there should be an investigation into possible misconduct by Samuel G. Victor. Additionally, he asks for a full report on District Attorney George B. Curtiss, who Roosevelt feels is unfit for office.
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1908-04-19
President Roosevelt tells Captain A. T. Mahan he is not sure if he can get Lyle E. Mahan, A. T. Mahan’s son, into office as an Assistant District Attorney. Roosevelt does, however, enclose a letter for Lyle E. Mahan to give to his friend Henry L. Stimson that may help.
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1908-03-27
President Roosevelt was glad to hear from Governor Buchtel of Colorado about United States Attorney Thomas J. Ward. He says that there has been some doubt about him because of his connections with big corporations that the government may eventually have to act against. Roosevelt has forwarded Buchtel’s letter to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.
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1908-02-06
President Roosevelt informs Governor Carter that he is preparing the district attorney matter and is happy with Carter’s handling of the “Japanese business.”
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1907-04-08
President Roosevelt tells Dr. Stokes that his letter arrived a week after removing US Attorney for Puerto Rico Noah B. K. Pettingill from his post. He tells Stokes that it would have been extremely difficult to retain Pettingill in the position.
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1906-12-05
President Roosevelt informs Senator Frye that he received his letter with an enclosure from the recently dismissed Attorney for Puerto Rico Noah B. K. Pettingill. Attorney General William H. Moody reported that “Mr. Pettingill gave no satisfactory explanation of the charges against him,” and Roosevelt felt his conduct was “ruinous to the administration of the affairs of Puerto Rico” if allowed to go unpunished.
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1906-12-06
President Roosevelt would like to consult with Attorney General Moody regarding why they chose to not reappoint C. W. Raymond as a judge in Indian Territory, as Roosevelt has forgotten the reason (although he comments that he has a vague memory of Raymond being labeled “a cantankerous crank” by the bar). When Roosevelt spoke with Raymond recently, Raymond mentioned that he wished Ernest L. Kistler could be appointed District Attorney instead of the incumbent William M. Mellette.
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1906-05-09
Cabot Ward has asked President Roosevelt how he should behave while in office. Roosevelt told him to model himself after Eugene A. Philbin during his term as District Attorney.
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1905-12-24
President Roosevelt informs Irving F. Baxter that he is removed from his position as District Attorney.
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1905-12-23
President Roosevelt writes Ethan Allen Hitchcock about the ongoing investigations into land fraud in Oregon. He wishes that District Attorney Francis J. Heney could provide proof or testimony of his allegations. Currently he has no evidence to back up his statement.
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1905-09-06
President Roosevelt is sorry, but he is not able to appoint Senator Frye’s grandson, William F. White, as district attorney of the District of Columbia. He directed that the position be filled with particular care to find the best candidate possible.
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1905-07-07
President Roosevelt tells James R. Sheffield he cannot get into in the senatorship matter; however, he would like to speak to Sheffield about the district attorney matter. The president talked with Robert C. Morris just before receiving Sheffield’s letter and was impressed by their conversation. Morris presented several letters from district judges endorsing him. The president has not given an answer to Morris yet, and wishes to speak with Sheffield soon.
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1904-12-12
President Roosevelt explains to Henry W. Taft he does not believe he could get James R. Sheffield to take the postmastership, as Sheffield wants to be United States District Attorney. Roosevelt is not comfortable with Miller and Marcus, but appreciate Judge Hall’s name. However, if a number of prominent New York politicians and community leaders want William R. Willcox, Roosevelt does not want to fight with them.
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1904-12-02
President Roosevelt notifies Governor Brodie of Arizona that the Department of Justice has sent District Attorney Charles L. Rawlins a telegram about the situation with the New York Foundling Hospital. The president indicates this telegram expresses the view of the administration and asks Brodie to govern himself accordingly.
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1904-11-17
President Roosevelt informs Commissioner of Labor Wright that John H. Murphy, counsel for the Western Federation of Miners, alleges that by mob violence the miners are prevented from taking advantage of mineral land laws. Roosevelt asks Wright to have his representative in Colorado investigate the charge and report to the United States District Attorney at Denver.
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1904-09-06
Booker T. Washington asks President Roosevelt to defer appointment of Judge Roulhac as district attorney until Washington confers with James Sullivan Clarkson. He has a resolution that he will suggest to Clarkson, who will then convey it to Roosevelt. Washington spoke to Edgar S. Wilson in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wilson is in fine shape, particularly if he can have two African American men appointed as deputy revenue collectors.
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1902-11-06