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L. Clarke Davis sends President Roosevelt two editorials from the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Davis then explains to Roosevelt that he thinks Senator Hanna is no longer against Roosevelt, that Hanna’s loyalty to Roosevelt will be valuable, and that, although Roosevelt can win without Hanna, the victory will be greater with Hanna’s support.
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1903-06-28
L. Clarke Davis hopes President Roosevelt is having a good time and that he goes fishing. There is virtue in fishing. Davis also believes that holidays should be sacred.
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1903-08-06
L. Clarke Davis congratulates President Roosevelt on his presidential nomination, and encloses an editorial for him to read.
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1904-06-24
L. Clarke Davis congratulates President Roosevelt on his selection of George B. Cortelyou as chairman of the Republican National Committee and forwards an article from the Philadelphia Ledger about the selection.
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1904-05-31
L. Clarke Davis includes his opinion on President Roosevelt’s “possibilities” in the situation. He also sends Roosevelt a copy of an editorial published in the Philadelphia Public Ledger as a reply to former Pennsylvania governor Robert E. Pattison’s criticism of Roosevelt’s Strike Commission.
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1904-04-15
Davis encloses an editorial on President Roosevelt’s candidacy. He hopes to talk with Roosevelt when he attends the publishers’ dinner in Washington, D.C.
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1904-03-30
L. Clarke Davis encloses an editorial about Congress and its “burnt fingers.”
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1904-03-14
Davis comments to President Roosevelt that he believes the Hanna letters will clear the atmosphere and make the way plain.
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1904-02-25
L. Clarke Davis encloses some clippings which may interest President Roosevelt.
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1904-02-14
L. Clarke Davis encloses an item from their editorial page which he thinks President Roosevelt will find of interest.
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1904-02-07
L. Clarke Davis sends President Roosevelt an editorial he has written on a post office report. Davis used some facts in the editorial which Roosevelt had sent him in a personal letter. He hopes he has not done wrong in using the information in this way.
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1903-12-18
L. Clarke Davis encloses an editorial responding to a rumor that Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna and Ohio governor-elect Myron T. Herrick might be candidates for the Republican nomination for president of the United States. Davis expresses regret that his newspaper could not agree with President Roosevelt’s actions regarding Panama. Davis asks for permission to edit and publish a letter Roosevelt sent him, to be used as a campaign piece.
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1903-11-23
Davis sends clippings from the Philadelphia Public Ledger, of which he is the editor, to President Roosevelt.
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1903-10-29
L. Clarke Davis, journalist and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, sends a congratulatory note to President Roosevelt.
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1903-10-22
L. Clarke Davis thanks President Roosevelt for a recent speech and encloses some friendly editorials.
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1903-10-14
L. Clarke Davis thanks President Roosevelt for the letter, and is honored by Roosevelt’s confidence. Davis writes of other political matters, including the consideration of General Miles for an appointment.
L. Clarke Davis writes to President Roosevelt to inform him that he did not write the Miles article, but he sympathizes with it and is responsible for publishing it.
L. Clarke Davis appreciated President Roosevelt’s letter regarding the Post Office scandal. He would have written differently about the case if he had this information. He believes Postmaster Henry C. Payne should keep the scandal quiet so as not to harm the President.
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1903-06-20
L. Clarke Davis sends President Roosevelt a clipping from the Philadelphia Ledger that he says indicates what the public thinks of the Post Office scandal. If Roosevelt retains Postmaster General Henry C. Payne through next year, it will harm his election prospects.
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1903-06-18
L. Clarke Davis forwards two clippings from the Philadelphia Public Ledger to President Roosevelt and asks if he could talk with Roosevelt about them. Davis recalls a conversation he had with Roosevelt during a visit to the White House regarding expediency, and he applies it to a suggestion of how to handle General Nelson Appleton Miles. Davis hopes to see Roosevelt elected president in 1904, and asks that his advice be taken in that light and for Roosevelt to pardon his frankness.
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1902-04-10