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Charles Gates Dawes writes to clarify his position that he agrees there is some role for government supervision and fair regulation of corporations, but that any laws regulating capitalization should be carefully considered.
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1905-02-08
Charles Gates Dawes recommends that Colonel Charles Page Bryan be given consideration for promotion in the diplomatic service based on his prior service record and for his valuable assistance in the campaign.
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1905-01-27
Charles Gates Dawes notifies President Roosevelt that an article Dawes wrote on the attitude of business men towards the current corporation problems will be appearing in the Saturday Evening Post under the editor-selected headline of “Roosevelt & Corporate Reform.”
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1905-01-23
Charles Gates Dawes asks President Roosevelt to refrain from discussing private railroad car lines in his upcoming speech. The Interstate Commerce Commission has not completed its investigation of the matter. Dawes worries that Roosevelt’s influence will affect legislation before all the facts are presented to the commission.
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1904-11-30
Charles Gates Dawes attests to the character of Charles A. Hanna by refuting the charges against him.
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1905-10-09
Charles Gates Dawes received a letter from Cornelius Newton Bliss saying that the charges against Charles A. Hanna are baseless.
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1905-10-12
Charles Gates Dawes invites President Roosevelt to speak at the banquet of the Standard Club of Chicago, a leading Jewish organization, and encloses a related letter from Hugo Pam.
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1905-09-25
Charles Gates Dawes writes to President Roosevelt about opposition to George B. Cortelyou serving as chairman of the Republican National Committee. He assures Roosevelt that the opposition is not that serious and lets Roosevelt know when Cortelyou and Cornelius Newton Bliss will arrive.
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1904-06-17
Charles Gates Dawes informs President Roosevelt that Senator Nathan Bay Scott is no longer opposing George B. Cortelyou as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Dawes commends the work that George von Lengerke Meyer did to achieve this outcome as well as Roosevelt’s quick response to the matter.
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1904-06-18
Charles Gates Dawes alerts John C. Shaffer to his travel and business plans. Dawes will wire Shaffer if the plans change.
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1904-06-09
Charles Gates Dawes informs William Loeb that Judge Lawrence Yates Sherman is on his way to Oyster Bay to meet with President Roosevelt as previously arranged.
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1903-07-11
Charles Gates Dawes asks President Roosevelt to do him the favor of meeting with Judge Lawrence Yates Sherman, an unofficial spokesperson for the people of Cook County, Illinois.
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1903-07-06
Charles Gates Dawes supports the reappointment of W. S. Summers as United States District Attorney for Nebraska. The Nebraska senatorial contingent is divided on the matter, with Senator Joseph Hopkins Millard supporting Summers and Senator Charles Henry Dietrich supporting another candidate.
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1902-11-18
Comptroller Dawes tells Vice President Roosevelt that his wife, Caro D. Dawes, is moving their household back to Illinois and will not be able to accompany him to New York. Dawes hopes to meet with Roosevelt, however. Dawes provides the address of Albert Baird Cummins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-27