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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON July 30, 19"8 Respectfully referred to the Governor of the Federal Reserve Board for appropriate attention. M, A, Durand Secretary to Mr. James Roosevelt c o p y COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE DUBUQUE COUNTY F. J. Hickson,-County Treasurer DUBUQUE, IOWA July 12, 1958 James Roosevelt, St. Mary's Hospital Rochester, Minn, Dear Sir: The purpose of this letter is to secure, if possible, an appointment for my father. He has been a lifetime resident of this county, which as you no doubt know has through lean years as well as good ones been consistently the Democratic stronghold of this State. This consistency is especially true of the western end of this county where my father is located in the City of Dyersville which has a population of some 2000 or so. For nearly twenty years he was the precint committeeman (he still is) and about half of that time, (the latter half) he has been Vice-Chairman of the County Central Committee. Permit me to call attention to the vote accorded your father in his precint. In 19S2 he received somewhere over 1000 votes and Mr. Hoover about 75. The same propotion held for 1956. During these years he was in the banking business, he having held the position of cashier in a national bank there for some twenty years. Shortly after we entered the thirties his bank felCi (sic) or rather became afflicted with the result that this bank was reorganized. This process was accomplished without loss of one cent to the depositors, without suspension of business at any time and without assessment on capital stock beffcre or after the reorganisation. We know of no national or state bank in this state who did as well. Might not the selection of my father, a German Catholic Democrat be not only logical as to ability, as to political afforts for the party and a fitting reward to the afore-mentioned Democratic consistency of this county. Might it not be further evidence bf your father's interest in the for£<3tten man. The position for which I would like to have him considered is Member of The Federal Reserve Board. With best wishes for a complete recovery, I am, (signed) Elmer Willenborg Deputy Treasurer. References:-Wm. S. Jacobaen, Congressman 2nd Dist, His Sec'y Patrick Kehoe, and former Sec'y Tom Slowie. Address reply to me care of this office. Will visit you if you see fit, July Z6, 1338 Honorable James Roosevelt Secretary to the President The Ihite House fashington, D. CU Bear Mr. fioo&evelti will ackaoweldge Miss £urandrs of July 20, 1958, traasaittiag a letter froa Mr. Elaer fcilleaborgj Deputy Treasurer of Dubasque County, Iowa, to yourself, ia which Mr* Wlllenborg suggests th&t his father be considered ior appoiataeot a& & meaber of the Bo&rd of Governor e of the Federal Reserve System. Without discussing the question ox the qu&Xil'icatiotts ol* Mr. Villenborg senior, for the position named, I might say tbftt under the f@4@r&l Eesc^rve Act only one member of the Board t&n b© appoi3Qt«d Xro» aoy oa« Federal Reserve District* Since the State of Iowa is & part of the Seventh Federal Reserre District, aad since Governor M, S« Szyscsak is appointed from that District, thtra is no existing vacancy for which Mr, Biiieaborg sight be considered. Yours sincerely, . &• Eccles Chairman LC/fgr
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