State governments--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt responds to Secretary of War Taft regarding a recent letter from Charles Phelps Taft. Roosevelt appointed Bernhard Bettmann to the position of Ohio Collector of Internal Revenue, first district, on the suggestions of Charles and Ohio Insurance Commissioner Arthur I. Vorys, against the wishes of Ohio Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Charles Dick. If the Taft people cannot control Bettmann, then actions against Commissioner of Internal Revenue John G. Capers will not solve it. Roosevelt admired Taft’s speech, even if it could not reach the crowd affiliated with the morning’s editorial in The Sun.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons

President Roosevelt is pleased to hear that Representative Parsons has such a favorable opinion of the nomination of William R. Willcox to the chairmanship of the New York Public Service Commission by Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Naturally Roosevelt will consult with Parsons on the nomination of a new postmaster to replace Willcox. Roosevelt asks Parsons’s opinion of the suggestion by Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou’s suggestion of Assistant Postmaster Edward M. Morgan for the role.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Hopkins

President Roosevelt responds to a letter from Senator Hopkins. Roosevelt explains that the process for selecting an attorney general is the same in each state, and the Department of Justice prefers to select men that it already knows to serve in the state governments.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Robert Carter

President Roosevelt tells Governor Carter that he is free to resign his position if he so desires it. Roosevelt believes that Assistant Attorney General Alatau L. C. Atkinson would be a suitable replacement and that any other vacancy “will appeal to him.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. Leupp

President Roosevelt responds to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp’s letter concerning the investigation of the Governor of Oklahoma, Frank C. Frantz. Investigators questioned men concerning Frantz and his brother, however it is unclear if the statements are true, or merely gossip. Roosevelt believes the situation reflects poorly on the character of the Governor and ex-Governor of Oklahoma.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-02

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert J. Hagerman

After reviewing the letter that New Mexico Governor Hagerman sent to Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, President Roosevelt approves of Hagerman’s plans and gives him “an entirely free hand” in the territory. He can remove any men from government positions if he feels that they are unsatisfactory.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Job E. Hedges

President Roosevelt tells Job E. Hedges that although he has always thought highly of Mr. McCullagh, he does not think he will be asked to say anything about his appointment. He cannot interfere in state appointments unless asked.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nevada N. Stranahan

President Roosevelt is pleased by what Nevada N. Stranahan, Collector of the Port of New York, tells him. While he has been pessimistic about New York, he now believes they will carry it. Roosevelt has instructed Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to write to Stranahan about the man Senator Platt recommended for the position on the Board of Appraisers. Roosevelt thinks Governor Odell will approve of the man, but thinks it more important that he be someone the merchants and lawyers are satisfied with.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt passes on the contents of a telegram that he received from Governor George C. Pardee to Representative Metcalf about his promotion to Secretary of Commerce and Labor in Roosevelt’s Cabinet and Metcalf’s congressional district committee’s movements to replace him. Roosevelt hopes that Metcalf can spend the night at the White House upon his arrival.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John P. Jaeckel

President Roosevelt will not write letters of recommendation for appointment to state offices.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

President Roosevelt will carefully consider the appointment of Charles H. Bonesteel Jr. to West Point. Roosevelt would like to show Senator Platt the endorsements for William J. Youngs as District Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William J. Calhoun

Congressmen Cannon and Hopkins recommend Mr. Hogan for appointment as Internal Revenue Collector for the Southern District of Illinois. President Roosevelt would like William Calhoun’s opinion of Hogan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

In view of the report from the Civil Service Commission, President Roosevelt recommends the reappointment of Mr. Wills.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert A. Sharkey

Robert A. Sharkey is up for reappointment and President Roosevelt would like a statement from him on a letter he wrote protesting against certain prosecutions in Brooklyn by the State Labor Bureau.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John H. Mitchell

President Roosevelt wishes to make clear that he did not promise Senator Mitchell the Alaska collectorship. Roosevelt asserts that the only promised appointment he spoke to Mitchell about was that of George W. Bibee. Roosevelt will carefully read Mitchell’s letter, then will plan to meet with Mitchell and Senator Simon together.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt has received mixed opinions of Governor Otero, including some accusations of impropriety. Roosevelt would like the matter “carefully investigated.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. E. Griffin

President Roosevelt was impressed by W. E. Griffin’s letter, but reiterates David M. Goodrich and William H. H. Llewellyn’s recommendation to reappoint Governor Otero as governor of New Mexico Territory. He suggests that Griffin contact Goodrich about the matter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-02

Note from William Loeb to Theodore Roosevelt

William Loeb suggests to President Roosevelt that he should clarify that his decision to replace the resigning Governor of New Mexico Territory Herbert J. Hagerman with George Curry was his alone and not the result of outside political forces.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

William Emlen Roosevelt has been informed by William Henry Porter that John G. Dater may be suggested for the position of Assistant Treasurer of New York. Porter spoke favorably of Dater after knowing him as the financial editor of The New York Herald.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-05

Letter from Fred W. Carpenter to James Rudolph Garfield

In Secretary of War Taft’s absence, Fred W. Carpenter sends Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield a letter he has received concerning a rumor about the possibility of William M. Tipton being appointed Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-27