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This article discusses why Postmaster General Payne did not name a post office after Governor Vardaman. Payne says that Vardaman published an editorial which is “highly insulting to the President and his mother.” The article also includes a reply from Vardaman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-02
This report explains that Postmaster General Payne did not name a post office after James Kimble Vardaman because Vardaman published an article which contained indecent statements about President Roosevelt’s mother. The report includes a statement from Payne, an excerpt of the offending passage, an affidavit affirming that the language in the article is identical with that quoted by the Crits Club, and Vardaman’s reply when questioned about Payne’s assertion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-02
A fragment of a letter to The Outlook editor Lawrence F. Abbott regarding a letter to Minnesota farmer Peter Shipman and the Postal Savings Bank Bill. The signature on the letter is illegible and there is no date.
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President Roosevelt thanks Postmaster General Meyer for the file pertaining to Edward Gardner Lewis’s case and affirms Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou’s position regarding Lewis. Roosevelt tells Meyer to settle matters along the lines of Third Assistant Postmaster General Abraham L. Lawshe’s letter of September 5, 1908.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-14
President Roosevelt informs University of California President Wheeler that he will not appoint Charles E. Thomas as postmaster of Berkeley, California, and has notified the Post Office Department. Roosevelt has never heard of San Francisco Postmaster Arthur G. Fisk and how he tries to make Roosevelt “null and void.” He cannot act without information and asks Wheeler for particular examples.
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1907-08-23
President Roosevelt looks forward to reading the volume referred to by Bishop Talbot, and will go over the post office case with Postmaster George B. Cortelyou.
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1907-01-12
Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt of a request from the Post Office Department to reinstate Rachel F. Sullivan of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, to the classified service. Lodge had her resign some time ago due to evidence that she might be taking money, but within a few weeks, the post office discovered that it was another employee. Lodge is asking for Roosevelt’s assistance because she can only be restored via executive order.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-14
Robert Bridges tells President Roosevelt that his appendix about the wild turkey hunt will be there in plenty of time any time before August 1, and there is not any need for it until after he gets to Oyster Bay. Bridges also thanks Roosevelt for his courtesy in the matter with the Post Office, and conveys thanks and a message from his brother as well.
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1907-03-06
Postmaster General Cortelyou requests that Secretary to the President Loeb call Cortelyou on the telephone so that he can say something before the enclosed letter of resignation is acted upon.
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1907-03-02
Edwin C. Madden resigns from his office of Third Assistant Postmaster General. He thanks President Roosevelt for the support Roosevelt gave him while he held the position.
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1907-03-01
William Shallenberger gives his resignation as Second Assistant Postmaster General to President Roosevelt. Shallenberger plans to retire and thanks Roosevelt and the administration for their support.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-09
Postmaster General Cortelyou acknowledges Representative Overstreet’s letter asking about the weighing of mail, and encloses a reply from the Second Assistant Postmaster-General, who is responsible for that area. Cortelyou has directed an investigation of this, as well as an investigation of the different rates and routes of carrying the mail across the country, and how much compensation would change given different variables.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-09
Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger answers an inquiry from President Roosevelt about details given by Representative Victor Murdock in a speech to Congress. The issue is the average amount of mail carried by the railroads, which influences the amount the government pays to the railroad companies. Shallenberger describes the way in which the mail ought to be measured, provides a history of the issue and related developments, and notes that this issue has been previously examined by many lawyers. After presenting evidence for his argument, Shallenberger concludes that Murdock’s statement was incorrect.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-27
The memorandum discusses the improvements Postmaster General Payne has made to the selection and management of United States Postal Service employees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-24
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
Assistant Treasurer Fish writes to President Roosevelt through William Loeb that the political situation in New York has improved as previously reticent politicians, such as New York Governor Odell, are now showing support for Roosevelt’s renomination after the admirable way in which Roosevelt treated Senator Hanna’s initial lack of support. Fish closes by addressing the irregularities in the post office department and suggesting that any fraud should be investigated and punished.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-05
Postmaster General Cortelyou writes to President Roosevelt about his concerns over the proposed appointment of Assistant Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock to a commission investigating the conduct of business in the executive branch of the government. Cortelyou fears the appointment will be perceived as a “combination” in the exercise of government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-05
Cornelius Newton Bliss asks that President Roosevelt give consideration to “the good old Senator” in regard to an unnamed matter with the Post Office Department.
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1905-01-18
Postmaster General Wynne forwards to William Loeb the opinion of the Attorney General stating that details from the Post Office Department to the White House are illegal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-05
Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou returns a letter from Tennessee Representative Walter Preston Brownlow along with William Loeb’s note of December 2, 1904. Cortelyou states that it has been customary to do what Brownlow requested, and without other guidance, continuing the practice might be appropriate. Cortelyou suggests checking with Postmaster General Henry C. Payne whether he knows of any objection to such a plan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-14