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Inez Meta Taylor Hammer asks Theodore Roosevelt to again help her husband, John S. Hammer, secure a job because he had to leave the U. S. Marshal position due to her health. John Hammer does not know she is writing to Roosevelt, but he has been friendly to them before and she hopes he will help them now.
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1911-12-15
Judge Dietrich informs Attorney General Bonaparte he had asked for a large panel of seventy jurors and informed the U.S. Marshal to avoid any appearance of bias. Dietrich also reports on developments regarding the judge to be appointed for the Idaho land fraud case. He reached out to several judges before eventually deciding on Judge Edward Whitson, an outside judge which will give the appearance of fairness. The decision was “entirely satisfactory to all parties here.”
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1907-09-07
Senator Dick has been attempting to contact President Roosevelt regarding his views on several political appointments in Ohio and requests that his recommendations be given as much consideration as those of Senator Foraker. Dick also apologizes for a misunderstanding in which Roosevelt feels that Dick has been disregarding his attempts at contact.
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1905-06-13
Attorney General Moody advises against the reappointment of U.S. Marshal Kendrick. Kendrick was given a poor performance review.
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1904-12-03
Two Alabama patronage referees, Joseph O. Thompson and Charles H. Scott, want to replace Deputy Marshal Alfred B. Colquitt with a Republican. Judge Thomas Goode Jones argues against this action and declares that “no officer of his court should be removed because of his politics.” Thompson and Scott plan to see United States Marshal Leander J. Bryan on the matter.
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1904-07-28
George B. Cortelyou forwards to Philander C. Knox a letter from Robert Lloyd Smith regarding his desire to be appointed as Chief Clerk of the Marshal’s office in Texas. When a marshal is appointed, President Roosevelt would like the letter brought to his attention.
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1902-03-22
President Roosevelt directs Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley to request the resignation of a U.S. Marshal. If the Marshal does not resign, he will be removed.
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1908-06-13
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 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 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
President Roosevelt tells John N. Jackson that he has already put forward a candidate for the marshal position, but that if there is a problem he will look favorably on Jackson’s application. He cannot, however, make any promises.
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1908-03-02
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 sends Attorney General Moody a memorandum he received from Collector of Customs in Alaska David Henry Jarvis regarding a chapter of Charles Robert Eustace Radclyffe’s book, Big Game Shooting in Alaska. He asks Moody to have Marshal George G. Perry make a full report of the matter. Roosevelt believes the deputy marshal in question should be removed.
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1905-01-05
President Roosevelt has heard many complaints about United States Marshal William Henkel and suggests to Senator Platt that Ferdinand Eidman, or another “first class Jew,” be transferred to the marshalship and Charles William Anderson be put in Eidman’s place.
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1904-12-22
President Roosevelt was pleased to nominate James E. B. Stuart to the United States Marshals Service, and does not think there will be any difficulty having him confirmed. In a handwritten postscript, he asks Stuart to speak with Chairman of the Republican National Committee George B. Cortelyou before removing the present deputy.
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1904-12-27
President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Moody that he believes it would be a wise idea to appoint Henry K. Love as a United States Marshal because he is a “first-class man.” In a handwritten addition, Roosevelt says, “He is a rough rider, alas—but then he is also a distant cousin of John Hay!”
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1904-12-17
Judge Edward Kent believes that the charges against Marshal Dewey Crossman Bailey of Colorado are without merit. President Roosevelt has a high opinion of Kent and would like to take Kent’s opinion into consideration.
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1903-07-14
President Roosevelt inquires about the Marshalship in Montana. Governor Hunt favors Lloyd.
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1902-10-02
President Roosevelt would like Henry C. Payne’s conclusions regarding the Tennessee marshalship.
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1902-06-21