Waldorf, George P. (George Plumb), 1849-1939 Archives

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to L. V. McKesson

President Roosevelt thanks L. V. McKesson for the nice letter he sent to Secretary of War William H. Taft, and was impressed by what he wrote. He reminds McKesson, however, that he as president only controls the nominating portion of the process appointing people to government positions, and that it is the Senate who confirms them. If he is notified by senators that they will reject a candidate, it is a waste of time for him to nominate them. For local positions, this places a great deal of power in the hands of the senators from the state affected, as most of the senate follow their wishes. Much of Roosevelt’s power, therefore, is that he can “refuse to appoint any unworthy man, and to remove any man of proved unworthiness.” While Roosevelt would not now appoint George P. Waldorf, Internal Revenue Collector for Toledo, Ohio, to his position, the Treasury Department investigated him and did not find anything warranting his removal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker

President Roosevelt sends Ohio Senator Foraker several enclosures from fellow Ohio Senator Charles Dick. The enclosures address charges against Charles A. Pearce and the replacement of Collector George P. Waldorf should a vacancy occur. Roosevelt states that Dick is entitled to recommend a replacement for Waldorf. An enclosed memorandum also suggests Foraker has seen more of his recommendations appointed than Dick.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Summary of letter from George P. Waldorf

George P. Waldorf encloses resolutions passed by the Lucas County Republican Central Committee and reviews the local opinion on Senator Hanna. He hopes that President Roosevelt can develop a strong relationship with Hanna.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-23

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

Letter from William Shine to William Loeb

William Shine tells William Loeb about his visit to the oil fields in Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. The oil crews, especially the Standard employees, are against Theodore Roosevelt. In addition, Shine reports that in Cincinnati, all of the Republicans he met were for Roosevelt, and opposed to Taft. Additionally, Congressman Longworth will be renominated, although the Democrats are likely to gain Congressmen throughout Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Shine also notes that he is glad Waldorf has been appointed Collector of the Toledo district, as Waldorf was against former Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna, as was the Post Master at Defiance. Shine predicts that the current Republican regime in Ohio “will go all to pieces in the next two years and a new crowd will be in control.” He sends both Loeb and Roosevelt a package, and will send some tonic if Roosevelt makes the trip to Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-09

Creator(s)

Shine, William, 1842-1926

Letter from L. V. McKesson to Theodore Roosevelt

L. V. McKesson thanks President Roosevelt for explaining the process of how presidential appointments are made. McKesson thinks that President McKinley allowed his managers to make appointments and corruption spread as a result. McKesson points to the appointment of of George P. Waldorf as collector of internal revenue at Toledo, Ohio, to illustrate and encloses two clippings from recent Toledo newspapers on the subject. McKesson notes that it is commonly known that Waldorf is involved in base political manipulations. McKesson thinks the alternative candidate for the position, W. V. McMaken, would be little better than Waldorf and feels that Leroy E. Clark would better represent Roosevelt’s principles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-06

Creator(s)

McKesson, L. V., 1842-1923

List concerning customs and internal revenue employees

A list of some employees of the Customs Agency Service and the Internal Revenue Service in Ohio, including the dates they were confirmed. There is also a list of counties in Toledo, Ohio’s Internal Revenue District.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907

Creator(s)

Unknown

A new Toledo Moses

George P. Waldorf, one of the political bosses of Toledo, Ohio, is now billing himself as a force of progressiveness who, the article facetiously claims, “will be, leading the children of the G.O.P. Israel out of the wilderness of machine politics into the promised land that is flowing with milk and honey.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08

Creator(s)

Unknown

Confessing political sins Waldorf asks forgiveness

George P. Waldorf, a former machine Republican in Ohio, apologized for his past political actions, and admitted that the people were correct in rejecting the party during the last election. Waldorf still holds to Republican principles and the party, but has realized that it is necessary for the people to nominate their candidates rather than having them selected by party bosses.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-04

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Marcus Alonzo Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Hanna understands that some of his political opponents are attempting to influence President Roosevelt against George P. Waldorf, Collector of Internal Revenue at Toledo, Ohio. Waldorf is a Hanna appointee and the Senator would like to counsel President Roosevelt if Waldorf’s position is in jeopardy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-12

Creator(s)

Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904