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Senator Lodge suggests making the Denver Post Office appointment of Mr. Randolph as “palatable as possible” to prominent Colorado politician Edward Oliver Wolcott, who harbors objections to his nomination due to Randolph’s political volatility.
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1903-12-08
Henry Cabot Lodge sends a note regarding Theodore A. Cook’s letter.
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1903-11-24
Henry Cabot Lodge writes to President Roosevelt confirming receipt of his letter enclosing a message from Assistant Secretary of State Loomis. Lodge advises Commissioners to explain, but not comment on or publish articles regarding a present matter. Lodge relays that he will address the issue in a speech scheduled that afternoon. Lodge requests that Roosevelt postpone discussing the matter with Mr. Turner until Lodge and Roosevelt meet.
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1903-10-31
Henry Cabot Lodge discusses governorship in Puerto Rico, requesting a meeting with President Roosevelt. Lodge sends a positive report in regard to Massachusetts politics.
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1903-11-01
Henry Cabot Lodge informs President Roosevelt that of John Lewis Bates’s re-election as Governor of Massachusetts.
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1903-11-03
Henry Cabot Lodge sends President Roosevelt a positive report regarding the outcome of a recent tribunal. Lodge relays that he will make a speech before arriving in Washington and writes a positive review of Mr. Turner’s performance, to which Mr. Root agrees.
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1903-10-28
Senator Lodge was pleased to receive President Roosevelt’s letter and read about his summer activities. He was interested in the updates on the labor situation and the Post Office scandals. Lodge is troubled by the opposition to Cuban reciprocity and cannot imagine the resolution failing. He concludes with an update on the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and is confident of a favorable decision.
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1903-10-12
Senator Lodge compliments President Roosevelt on his Syracuse speech and supports his course of action in the Miller case. Lodge provides on update on the proceedings of the Alaska Boundary Tribunal and believes that Lord Alverstone will generally settle in favor of the United States. He requests that Roosevelt cable if he does not approve of any aspect of their course of action.
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1903-09-24
President Roosevelt’s letters sounded “very blue” but Senator Lodge is confident that recent political issues will blow over and that Roosevelt’s popularity remains high. He is confident that Roosevelt can be elected president in 1904. Lodge believes that the Alaska Boundary Tribunal will have a favorable result. He regrets that he could not be present to assist Roosevelt with his recent troubles.
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1903-09-29
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for correspondence concerning the full account of the Miller case in the Printing Office, in addition to his opinion on labor organization activity and other government matters.
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1903-09-13
Henry Cabot Lodge writes to President Roosevelt regarding the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal of 1903.
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1903-09-05
Henry Cabot Lodge writes to President Roosevelt regarding international relations, mostly concerning Canadian and England issues. Lodge thinks Wall Street is doing better, and he gives his love to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1903-08-30
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt from Germany regarding a letter published in American newspapers that Roosevelt wrote to Governor Durbin. Lodge thinks Durbin would make a good vice president candidate. Lodge agrees with Roosevelt’s recent stand on labor unions and government employment and assures him that while special interests may be unhappy, the American people will understand. General Miles will be trouble if put in charge of the army, but Lodge does not fear him as a political candidate.
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1903-08-23
Senator Lodge is pleased with the direction the Alaska Boundary talks have taken and thinks it will end favorable for the United States. He is concerned with the push to make General Miles head of the army as that will make him a powerful political force for the Democratic Party. However, Lodge sees the biggest threat to the Republican Party coming from the business depression and is keeping an eye on Wall Street. He also comments on various international news items.
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1903-08-20
Senator Lodge has been meeting with British leaders before the beginning of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and they are in favor of a quick, amicable settlement. The Canadians will be more difficult and the British fear offending their sensibilities. Lodge believes the American case is strong and that the tribunal could conclude by the end of October. He has been pleased with President Roosevelt’s high standing in the United Kingdom.
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1903-08-01
Senator Lodge reports to President Roosevelt on Lodge’s travels and his intent to meet with Roosevelt and discuss the Alaska Easement issue.
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1903-07-08
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt regarding a few different matters, including the examination of the Boston Custom House, a committee meeting in London to form a tribunal, and his great excitement toward visiting the president at Oyster Bay.
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1903-07-10
Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt that he has received a request from the British for more time to review their documents concerning the Alaska Boundary Dispute. Lodge fears a disruption in negotiations and suggests that he go to London to manage the situation. He asks if Roosevelt also wishes to go and asks for a prompt reply so that he may book travel arrangements.
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1903-07-05
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt about a variety of subjects, appointments, issues within the Republican Party. Lodge encloses a letter from Lucius Tuttle, President of the Boston and Maine Railroad, expressing concern about the appointment of someone new by Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw to handle transportation matters.
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1903-06-27
Henry Cabot Lodge praises President Roosevelt’s selection of Charles Bonaparte as Special Prosecutor for the Post Office Investigation. Lodge states that the Boston Herald has published some highly negative letters about Roosevelt written by Senator Aldrich. Lodge asks that Roosevelt give him a written order so there would be no issue that he act as a U.S. government representative in the arbitration over the border dispute between Alaska and Canada, which results in the Hay-Herbert Treaty. Some correspondence of Lodge’s with Shaw are enclosed, and Lodge discusses his concerns with Shaw’s proposed organizational changes in the Customs Service’s transportation division.
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1903-07-01