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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hamlin Abbott

President Roosevelt updates Ernest Hamlin Abbott on some of the government actions surrounding investigations into the Brownsville incident. Roosevelt will refuse to sign the Foraker bill, and says that he had already begun his own investigations to see if any of the Brownsville soldiers could be reinstated when Foraker began his investigations in the Senate, necessitating the cessation of Roosevelt’s investigation. From what he was able to find, Roosevelt thinks there are likely five or six men who he can reinstate, and will ask Congress to pass a bill allowing this.

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1908-03-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clarence D. Clark

President Roosevelt sends Senator Clark a letter related to the rejection of Grosvenor A. Porter as United States Marshal for Oklahoma, which Roosevelt thinks expresses the sentiment of the public. He has heard that under the lead of Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and James A. Hemenway there is talk about similarly rejecting Samuel G. Victor, and Roosevelt asks what charges have been made against him.

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1908-03-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke

President Roosevelt thanks William Dudley Foulke for the letter and clippings, and appreciated the speech that Foulke made. Roosevelt did his best to have Grosvenor A. Porter, a supporter of Secretary of War William H. Taft, appointed, but the Senate refused to confirm him. The article by the Indianapolis News is ironic, then, because it claims that by rejecting Porter, the Senate allowed Roosevelt to appoint someone who turned over the delegation to Taft. Roosevelt thinks this is funny, because it frames the situation as one in which the supporters of Joseph Gurney Cannon and Charles W. Fairbanks acted against Roosevelt’s wishes to appoint someone in favor of Taft.

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1908-03-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William E. Johnson

President Roosevelt appreciated the letter from William E. Johnson, and comments on the rejection of Grosvenor A. Porter as a candidate for the United States Marshal position in Oklahoma. Politicians who are hostile to Roosevelt thought they could antagonize him by rejecting Porter’s nomination, and are now also trying to hold up the nomination of Samuel G. Victor.

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1908-03-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke

President Roosevelt received the articles William Dudley Foulke sent him and says the statements made by Louis Ludlow are false. Roosevelt comments on his nomination of Samuel G. Victor for the position of marshal in Oklahoma following Senate’s failure to confirm Grosvenor A. Porter. Victor has been strongly recommended to Roosevelt, who has heard that his frequent opponents Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and James A. Hemenway, his frequent opponents, are trying to delay Victor’s nomination. Roosevelt does not know of any charges that would be a discredit to Victor.

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1908-03-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Maltby Warner

President Roosevelt tells Governor Warner that no sooner had he submitted Fred Slocum’s name to be postmaster of Caro, Michigan, than he was told by Senators Julius C. Burrows and William Alden Smith that Slocum could not be confirmed. Roosevelt does not understand the intricacies of Michigan politics.

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1908-03-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathaniel M. Richardson

President Roosevelt reminds Nathaniel M. Richardson that he is only part of the appointing power, and that while he can nominate people to offices, they must be confirmed by the Senate. Even though Roosevelt believes that Fred Slocum should be reappointed as postmaster at Caro, Michigan, he was told by several senators that they would not confirm the appointment and Roosevelt had to withdraw his nomination.

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1908-03-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. O. Bunnell

President Roosevelt reminds A. O. Bunnell that he only has part of the power to make appointments, and that while he can nominate candidates the Senate must approve them. Roosevelt sent Jonathan B. Morey’s name to the Senate, but was told by two Senators that they would not confirm him.

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1908-03-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grosvenor A. Porter

President Roosevelt was unable to understand the action taken by the Senate committee, and assures Grosvenor A. Porter that he has entire faith in him. Roosevelt believes that some senators were anxious to reject Porter under the mistaken belief that he was a relative of Roosevelt’s.

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1908-03-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt asks Senator Lodge if the amount of money provided by the Philippines church claims bill that is currently in front of Lodge’s committee could be increased to what had originally been requested. He hopes that the bill will be acted upon quickly.

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1908-03-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. H. Whitfield

President Roosevelt has already discussed a matter with Mr. Dickinson, and has asked Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to make a request of Judge Henry C. Niles. Roosevelt does not believe a piece of legislation can be passed if the Senators from Mississippi do not favor it, but says that if it is not passed and if Secretary of War William H. Taft is elected president, he will mention to Taft that it was his intention to appoint Judge A. H. Whitfield.

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1908-02-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Carnegie

President Roosevelt asks if Andrew Carnegie has already sent a memorandum to Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. Roosevelt knew Carnegie would be pleased with the efforts the government has been making on treaties of arbitration.

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1908-02-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Myron T. Herrick

President Roosevelt was pleased by the results of the Ohio primary. He promises to pass along Myron T. Herrick’s letter to Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer to discuss the matter of John L. Sullivan. Roosevelt believes the most he could do would be to wait until Congress goes on recess, as there would be no use submitting his name if he could not be confirmed.

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1908-02-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph M. Dixon

President Roosevelt sends Senator Dixon a letter between Gifford Pinchot and William T. Hornaday about the establishment of a bison range, saying that it explains itself. Roosevelt wonders if they will be able to get Dixon’s measure passed.

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1908-02-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Allison

President Roosevelt tells Senator Allison that during the past summer, Senator John Hollis Bankhead, who was moving from the House of Representatives to the Senate, had served on the Inland Waterways Commission. While serving here, he paid for his own expenses, but received no compensation. This is not true of any other member of the commission, and Roosevelt suggests that Bankhead be compensated for his work on the commission as if he had been in Congress the entire time.

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1908-01-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

President Roosevelt directs Secretary of the Interior Garfield that he should give Congress all of the information that he can, without interrupting regular functioning of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Roosevelt includes the text of a memorandum from Garfield and says that, from the memorandum, it appears that some of the information Congress asked for would necessitate the appropriation of money, and that regardless it may disrupt normal administrative functioning. Roosevelt tells Garfield to use his own discretion, maintain the normal efficiency of the bureau, and tell congress of the need for funding in order to supply all the details asked for.

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1908-01-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt sends Attorney General Bonaparte the text of a communication he received from the Senate. It states that communications from those who are department heads, commissioners, bureau chiefs and other executive officers should only be sent directly to the Senate when required by law. Otherwise, they should be transmitted to the Senate by the President. Roosevelt instructs Bonaparte to act accordingly.

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1908-01-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Civil Service Commission

President Roosevelt sends the Civil Service Commission the text of a communication he received from the Senate. It states that communications from heads of departments, executive officers, or similar positions should only be sent directly to the Senate when required by law. Otherwise, they should be transmitted to the Senate by the president. Roosevelt instructs them to act accordingly.

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1908-01-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou the text of a communication he received from the Senate. It states that communications from heads of departments, executive officers, or similar positions should only be sent directly to the Senate when required by law. Otherwise, they should be transmitted to the Senate by the president. Roosevelt instructs him to act accordingly.

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1908-01-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Garfield the text of a communication he received from the Senate. It states that communications from heads of departments, executive officers, or similar positions should only be sent directly to the Senate when required by law. Otherwise, they should be transmitted to the Senate by the president. Roosevelt instructs him to act accordingly.

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1908-01-17