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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
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
William Allen White has not been feeling well and has been traveling between California and Kansas. He says not to trust Frank P. MacLennon, who will claim to be a friend of White’s. White believes that the appointment of Eugene F. Ware took ten years off his life. He tells George B. Cortelyou to “kill any telegram” that he sent in a “thoughtless moment.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-22
Francise E. Leupp writes to thank President Roosevelt for an enclosure and to give his opinion on the recent appointment of Eugene F. Ware as commissioner of pensions over the incumbent Henry Clay Evans. Leupp thinks that Evans should have been promoted and thinks that Roosevelt will thank him later for his candor. He has no desire to “play Brutus” to Roosevelt’s Caesar. In a postscript, Leupp asks to meet with Roosevelt when convenient to talk about certain ideas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-18
Newspaper article supporting President Roosevelt’s appointment of Eugene F. Ware as pension commissioner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04
William Allen White requests more time to secure the appointment for Cyrus Leland. If the position goes to someone else, it will be viewed as a personal victory for Senator Joseph Ralph Burton and will increase partisan politics in Kansas. The many veterans of the state will also be angered if a Civil War veteran is not appointed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-13
William Allen White argues for the appointment of Cyrus Leland and reviews the state of politics within the Kansas Republican Party. William McKinley promised to appoint Leland while James Hulme Canfield and Charles S. Gleed are opposed to Leland’s appointment for personal reasons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-18
James Hulme Canfield describes a conversation he had with Charles S. Gleed concerning possible candidates for the Kansas delegation seats.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-08
Noble E. Dawson writes a note to President Roosevelt on his business card, congratulating Roosevelt on appointing Eugene F. Ware as Pension Commissioner. Dawson encloses a note Ware sent him in 1893, transcribed on the back of an advertisement for Dawson’s services.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04