Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911

Letter from Alexander C. Kiskadden to Charles Dick

Alex Kiskadden urges Charles Dick, chairman of the Ohio State Republican Executive Committee, to inform President Roosevelt that the charges against Dr. Spooner and Dr. Campbell of the Tiffin Pension Board are unfounded. Kiskadden gives a history of the attempts to remove these surgeons from the board, explaining that H. L. Wenner, who was a candidate for a position on the board, has made several claims against Spooner and Campbell.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-27

Newspaper article about Eugene F. Ware

Eugene F. Ware of Kansas has been named Commissioner of Pensions. The article provides a biography of Ware, as well as many positive reactions to his appointment to the position. The first paragraph of the article is missing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-17

Form letter from Eugene F. Ware

In a form letter, Commissioner of Pensions Ware’s clerk thanks the writer for the letter, but says that Ware is currently receiving so much mail that he cannot personally respond to all of it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

The Parker Constitution Club

Nathan Bijur takes exception to the New York Evening Post’s endorsement of the Parker Constitution Club, which aims to examine full records of President Roosevelt’s actions which have overridden the Constitution. Bijur notes that other presidents, such as Grover Cleveland, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, were all also accused of overriding the Constitution.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt will discuss with Senator Lodge a controversy over the District Commissionership. Roosevelt encloses a copy of a letter he sent to Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware. Roosevelt is proud of the showing that the 1st Volunteer Cavalry makes in the loss and pension figures. In a handwritten postscript, Roosevelt suggests he will meet the Lodges in Newport, Rhode Island, for the christening, presumably of Lodge’s grandson, and go from there by car to Nahant, Massachusetts.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-08-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that he is having dinner with Eugene F. Ware, the new Pension Commissioner, and asks Lodge if he would be able to join them.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-05-07

Note on travel of Eugene F. Ware

Eugene F. Ware is leaving for the Grand Army of the Republic national encampment in California around August 8 or 10.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou forwards to President Roosevelt a letter from Oliver D. Wilkerson about alleged abuses in the Bureau of Pensions. Cortelyou asks Roosevelt and William Loeb to quietly investigate the allegations at the request of Wilkerson so as not to raise concerns before the election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-03

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes to President Roosevelt to schedule a meeting and to inform Roosevelt that Hitchcock has telegraphed Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-11

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock forwards to President Roosevelt a letter from Assistant Secretary Ryan that addresses an order proposed by Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware. Hitchcock also encloses a copy of a letter from Ware, which details the proposed change in pensions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-08

Letter from James L. Davenport to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

James L. Davenport writes to Ethan Allen Hitchcock to inform him of the address of Eugene F. Ware during his absence from the Bureau of Pensions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-08

Letter from Thomas Ryan to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan reports to Secretary Hitchcock on a change proposed by Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware under the Dependent and Disability Pension Act. Ryan believes the impact of the proposed change in policy is so great that Hitchcock will want to discuss it with President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-31

Letter from Charles F. Scott to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Scott has been privately informed that Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware would like to resign from his position at the Pension Bureau. Scott would like to know if President Roosevelt would consider Richard Whiting Blue for the position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-26

Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Moody responds to a verse written by Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware regarding the administration of Guam.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-28

Extract from Senator Hoar

Copy of a note that was sent to Secretary of the Navy Moody. The note includes some verse by Eugene F. Ware about a tyrant of Guam, and President Roosevelt sent the verse to Moody saying that Moody was the despot in question.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-05

Question of propriety

James McCormick Dalzell questions the propriety of the publication of several ungrammatical letters in a local newspaper. The letters were originally sent to Commissioner of Pensions Ware from individuals seeking pensions, and their publication appears to be an effort to mock the letter writers. Dalzell requests that Ware remove the employee responsible for the publication of the letters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-29

Johnstone foresaw it

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt wants to replace Eugene F. Ware with Drexel, and Root agrees that Ware should resign. Root asks Roosevelt whether George B. Cortelyou will acquire the resignation or if he should send an artillery company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-12

Ware lands Evans’ job

President Roosevelt has appointed Eugene F. Ware as Commissioner of Pensions. The Kansas congressional delegation was surprised but pleased with the appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-12

“Curly” Harrison and others say the old soldiers will be delighted

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04