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President Roosevelt will speak with Colonel Edwards and has already explained to the Civil Service Commission that the Philippines requires good teachers. Judge McDonough might want to return next spring and Roosevelt would like to discuss his replacement with Archbishop Ireland.
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1903-10-19
On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, William Loeb thanks Florence McDevitt for the letter and conveys her regret that she cannot give any assistance. Both President Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt receive many similar requests for aid, and cannot address them individually. Additionally, the positions paying more than the one McDevitt mentioned can only be filled through competitive examination by the Civil Service Commission.
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1903-10-07
President Roosevelt will be sorry and surprised if Senator Cameron is found guilty but wants “exact justice” done. Roosevelt feels indignant over the controversy surrounding the classifying of fourth class postmasters.
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1903-09-18
President Roosevelt thinks that it is nonsense that there has been debate over whether the order classified fourth class postmasters. Either the Civil Service Commission will agree that they never intended to classify fourth class postmasters or Roosevelt will create a new order removing fourth class postmasters from the classified service.
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1903-09-18
President Roosevelt asks if the recent revision of civil service rules added fourth class postmasters to the classified service as he does not remember any member of the commission speaking to him of it.
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1903-09-11
President Roosevelt approves of Postmaster General Payne’s plan regarding the letter carriers and William Randolph Hearst. Payne intends to bring individual cases to the attention of the Civil Service Commission rather then launching a widespread investigation.
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1903-08-05
President Roosevelt instructs Postmaster General Payne to work with the Civil Service Commission and investigate “letter carriers’ conventions.” Members of the classified service should not go as delegates to conventions or take “offensive political action.”
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1903-07-16
President Roosevelt accepts William Dudley Foulke’s resignation from the United States Civil Service Commission.
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1903-06-15
President Roosevelt asks Alfred Warriner Cooley if he will accept the position of Civil Service Commissioner and, if yes, when he can start working.
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1903-06-13
President Roosevelt accepts Abram R. Serven’s resignation from the Civil Service Commission.
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1903-06-06
President Roosevelt requests Congressman Ward’s views on appointing Alfred Warriner Cooley as a Civil Service Commissioner.
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1903-05-11
President Roosevelt believes that Commissioner Foulke could be useful on a political campaign but does not want him to resign any time soon.
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1903-04-23
President Roosevelt accepts William Dudley Foulke’s resignation from the United States Civil Service Commission.
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1903-05-04
President Roosevelt requests Senator Spooner’s opinion on potentially appointing L. D. Harvey as Civil Service Commissioner. Roosevelt suggests that Spooner meet with General Dodge to discuss the financial question.
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1903-05-10
President Roosevelt informs Postmaster General Payne that the investigation into the Post Office Department has taken an unexpected turn with the resignation of George W. Beavers before evidence was even presented. August W. Machen is favored by the Civil Service Commission and many Congressmen, and Roosevelt has been annoyed at the newspaper efforts to show that Assistant Postmaster General Robert John Wynne is disloyal to Payne.
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1903-03-31
President Roosevelt informs W. R. Andrews that circulars should not contain the name of anyone in government service. The Civil Service Commission has requested that the matter be put before Attorney General Knox but Roosevelt will delay doing so to give Andrews time to change the circular and withdraw the previous circular.
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1902-10-14
W. R. Andrews has sent out another circular featuring Senator Quay’s name and President Roosevelt’s, which is a violation of civil service law. Roosevelt knows that Andrews acted without Quay’s knowledge. Attorney General Knox will take action unless the circular is immediately withdrawn.
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1902-10-14
President Roosevelt would like to meet with Senator Quay regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike. Roosevelt has also been informed by the Civil Service Commission that a circular to government employees with Quay’s signature may have violated a political assessment law. The circular should be withdrawn and Roosevelt would like Quay to meet with Mr. Garfield of the Civil Service Commission to work out the details.
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1902-09-27
John Robert Procter will not be reappointed. Although the Civil Service Commission has recommended that Senator Shoup be prosecuted for his testimony, President Roosevelt is sure that Shoup’s violation was entirely unintentional.
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1902-07-16
President Roosevelt calls Secretary Hitchcock’s attention to the enclosed papers regarding improper questions asked by the Superintendent of Indian Schools.
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1902-05-14