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Paul Alexander Johnstone, a “celebrated seer,” predicted in 1899 that Eugene F. Ware would receive high office. The prediction came true with Ware’s appointment as Commissioner of Pensions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04
The Kansas congressional delegation is pleased with President Roosevelt’s appointment of Eugene F. Ware as Commissioner of Pensions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-11
Eugene F. Ware has been appointed Commissioner of Pensions. The Kansas congressional delegation was surprised but pleased with the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-11
Kansans were pleased with President Roosevelt’s appointment of Eugene F. Ware as Commissioner of Pensions. The appointment will be satisfactory to veterans and help lessen the conflict between Republican factions in Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04
President Roosevelt has appointed Eugene F. Ware as Commissioner of Pensions. The Kansas congressional delegation was surprised but pleased with the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-12
Eugene F. Ware is pleased that newspapers are printing few fabricated interviews with him regarding his appointment as Commissioner of Pensions. One story related an exchange of communication with Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna which never happened, but on the whole, few false stories have been printed. He is receiving a great deal of communication from “old soldiers” and he is answering each letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-19
Newspaper article supporting President Roosevelt’s appointment of Eugene F. Ware as pension commissioner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04
Eugene F. Ware would prefer a little more time but is prepared to begin his position at the pension office the moment President Roosevelt makes the announcement. He can come to Washington immediately, but would need to make several trips back and forth to wrap up his affairs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-12
James R. Tanner is pleased to hear that Henry Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions, is being removed due to corruption charges. However, he is concerned that Evans may be promoted to another position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-31
General Sickles encloses an “impudent” issue regarding Commissioner Evans of the Pension Bureau.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-04
Eugene F. Ware has “pontooned the Rubicon” and made the necessary arrangements to become Pension Commissioner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-05
The Grand Army of the Republic Committee on Pensions requests that President Roosevelt appoint a new Commissioner of Pensions as a report found evidence of fraudulent practices in Pension Bureau’s Medical Division.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-20
William Henry Upham reluctantly signs the report on fraudulent practices in the Pension Bureau.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-20
Eliakim Torrance, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, encloses a report regarding the administration of the Pension Bureau. With an estimated 225,000 surviving Union soldiers missing from the pension rolls, the report reflects poorly on the Pension Bureau and Commissioner Henry Clay Evans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-22
President Roosevelt made a wise decision to appoint Wilder Stevens Metcalf as pension agent in Topeka, Kansas, due to the dispute between Senator Burton and the previous agent, Cyrus Leland. Metcalf will be a reliable agent but the appointment could increase infighting among Kansas Republicans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12
The article reviews the political wrangling and infighting over the appointment of a pension agent at Topeka, Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-24
The “old soldiers” opposed the initial appointment of Cyrus Leland as pension agent and supported the recent appointment of Wilder Stevens Metcalf as Leland’s replacement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12
General Wilder Stevens Metcalf’s name has been submitted to the Senate as United States pension agent at Topeka, Kansas. Cyrus Leland had gathered considerable support for the appointment and Senator Burton’s recommendation of Metcalf could be damaging politically.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-19
Commissioner Evans submits statistics showing that the Bureau of Pensions is doing 37% more with with less employees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-30
Commissioner Evans provides information on the number of pension claims that are pending and how many claims are being filed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-30