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President Roosevelt tells Bat Masterson that it is his understanding that Marshal William Henkel is going to be reappointed. As far as Masterson’s question about New Mexico, Roosevelt is not sure when the term of the incumbent expires, and does not know how New Mexico would feel about having an outsider appointed.
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1908-07-15
President Roosevelt instructs Attorney General Bonaparte to inform United States Marshal William R. Compton that he will retain his office as a “hold-over” in the absence of new complaints, provided he follows instructions. Compton’s office needs a “complete change of system and spirit.”
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1908-06-08
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 would like to appoint Guy Murchie U.S. Marshal, and asks if he would accept the position.
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1908-04-16
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
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
President Roosevelt was concerned by Thomas A. Latta’s letter, but still hopes for Grosvenor A. Porter to be confirmed as United States Marshal. Roosevelt asks if Latta has spoken with Charles E. Hunter on the other matter that he mentioned.
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1908-02-18
President Roosevelt asks Senator Clark what the objections are to appointing Grosvenor A. Porter as Marshal of the Eastern District of Oklahoma, as he is sure they cannot be justified. Roosevelt knows Porter personally.
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1908-02-11
President Roosevelt tells David M. Goodrich that he has directed that Henry K. Love be given the next vacancy in the marshalship. Roosevelt asks if there is any Senator who would sponsor him, and says that if there is not, then he may have to give Love a recess appointment.
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1908-01-24
President Roosevelt has spoken with Judge William H. Brawley and believes that Adams is the best candidate for the Marshalship in South Carolina. He asks Attorney General Bonaparte to consider this view.
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1906-02-13
President Roosevelt writes to Charles E. Matthews, known as “Billy Smith” to say that he is afraid he is too old to box now. He was pleased to appoint Matthews as a Deputy United States Marshal, and is always glad when he can help a former Rough Rider.
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1906-08-13
President Roosevelt tells United States Marshal Porter that the most important thing for him to do is continue as he has been and show the inhabitants of the territory that he is the best official, and comments about the chances of securing Porter’s appointment as United States Marshal in the new state of Oklahoma. Roosevelt advises Porter to avoid getting tied up with politicians “that would mean in the smallest degree a deviation from what is right and straight,” although he would like if Porter identified himself with Republicans.
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1906-07-09
President Roosevelt thanks Frank Basil Tracy for the nice letter and comments that he takes “just the right view” of the case involving Ben Daniels. Roosevelt confirms that Tracy guessed right and that when Roosevelt asked Daniels if there was anything that might prevent Roosevelt from securing Daniels’s appointment in the Senate as a United States Marshal, Daniels failed to tell Roosevelt about the incident that led to his resignation.
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1906-05-02
President Roosevelt provides Senator Clark with text from telegrams and letters attesting to the character of Arizona United States marshal Ben Daniels. Any accusations against him appear to have been made in bad faith.
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1906-02-23
Following the report from Burns, President Roosevelt notified Attorney General William H. Moody that he would appoint Grosvenor A. Porter to succeed Benjamin H. Colbert as United States marshal in Indian Territory. Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to have his department make specific recommendations for actions that should be taken regarding the matters discussed in Burns’s report.
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1906-02-23
President Roosevelt tells Judge Burford that John R. Abernathy’s name has already been put before the Senate for U.S. Marshal in Oklahoma. Roosevelt believes the complaints that Abernathy will appoint outlaws to government positions are unjust.
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1906-02-07
President Roosevelt informs Thomas S. Rollins that based on Assistant Attorney General Charles Henry Robb’s report of conditions in North Carolina, he is obliged to reappoint the Western District’s current district attorney and marshal. He may also do the same for the Internal Revenue Collector’s office.
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1906-02-01
In light of the results of an investigation, President Roosevelt instructs Attorney General Moody to appoint Grosvenor A. Porter as United States Marshal in Indian Territory when current marshal Benjamin H. Colbert’s term is out.
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1906-01-26
President Roosevelt informs Governor Frantz of Oklahoma Territory that he is committed to John R. Abernathy’s appointment as United States marshal and cannot go back on it. He will ask Abernathy to consult with Frantz on all political matters.
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1906-01-19
President Roosevelt writes Senator Clark regarding the reappointment of Edgar S. Wilson as U.S. Marshal. A better man than Wilson does not exist, and Roosevelt points out that the instigator of the charges against him is a man whom Roosevelt turned out of office.
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1906-01-13