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President Roosevelt tells Charles Emory Smith that he was told Judge Hosea Townsend has certain physical and mental “peculiarities” due to his age that cause others to view him as “obnoxious,” and he is not ready to make up his mind yet about the matter in question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-22
President Roosevelt believes that Judge Hosea Townsend’s age and health make it undesirable to appoint him, a topic Roosevelt and Charles Emory Smith have discussed before. Roosevelt believes he and Smith feel the same way about Judge Luman F. Parker.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-28
President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Moody that if Judge Hosea Townsend’s character and career justify it, he should continue as a judge in Indian Territory whether or not it becomes a state. Roosevelt forwards a letter written by former Postmaster Charles Emory Smith to Moody.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-03
President Roosevelt asks Charles Emory Smith if the enclosed letter to Attorney General William H. Moody covers Judge Hosea Townsend’s case. Smith should tell his friends that, like in Alice Through the Looking-Glass, “what the President tells them three times is true–and I have said this thirty times three.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-03
President Roosevelt asks Charles Emory Smith’s opinion on whether Judge Hosea Townsend is too old to be appointed.
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1905-02-15
President Roosevelt tells Charles Emory Smith that he will appoint Judge Hosea Townsend even though he feels Townsend is a little too old. He will also do his best to take care of Smith’s friend.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-11
Bela Tokaji, President of the National Progressive Republican League, received Theodore Roosevelt’s letter and will not quote him. However, he “will continue to loyally stand by” Roosevelt alongside the powerful and influential men who share his belief in Roosevelt. Bela asks if he has Roosevelt’s permission to bring his greetings to these men at their upcoming meeting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-08
Attorney General Bonaparte relays his tentative conclusions to President Roosevelt regarding several potential appointees to permanent federal marshal, attorney, and judiciary positions in the “embryonic State” of Oklahoma (which became a state on November 16, 1907).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-31