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Senator Platt does not know how Assistant Postmaster General Robert John Wynne got the idea he does not think well of William C. R. Hazard. Platt tells President Roosevelt to send Wynne to him, and he will clear things up.
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1904-04-11
Thomas Collier Platt recommends George Sweet for consul general in Mexico.
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1904-04-06
Senator Platt believes that the “irrepressible conflict” is coming and he must make an effort to “preserve the integrity” and “promote the efficiency” of the Republican Party in New York. Platt trusts that Nevada N. Stranahan and his districts will support Platt in saving the party from ruin.
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1904-03-16
Senator Platt introduces Samuel Strasbourger, a prominent Republican Party leader from New York City, who wishes to discuss party matters with President Roosevelt.
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1904-03-18
Senator Platt shares a statement that was given to the newspapers regarding the leadership of the Republican party in the state of New York. Platt is to remain the active leader, while Governor Benjamin B. Odell is to be elected chair of the state committee at the convention in April. Platt and Odell are not to advocate for or oppose anyone in local leadership contests.
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1904-03-20
Senator Platt advises President Roosevelt to invite William C. Warren, editor of the Buffalo Commercial and a member of the State Committee, to lunch. As of yet Roosevelt has done nothing for that part of the state and Platt believes it would be wise for him to follow Platt’s suggestion.
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1904-03-14
Senator Platt recommends Professor Benjamin D. Woodward for an appointment connected with the Isthmian Canal Commission.
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1904-03-15
Senator Platt informs New York Secretary of State O’Brien that his brother, Edward C. O’Brien, has been appointed the secretary to the Isthmian Canal Commission.
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1904-02-25
Senator Platt discussed with Governor Benjamin B. Odell the possibility of electing Charles William Anderson to the Republican National Convention. Odell believes that it would be very difficult and that it is hardly necessary or good policy to do so. Platt informs President Roosevelt that the State Committee passed a resolution endorsing his administration.
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1904-02-27
Senator Platt believes it will be difficult to gratify Booker T. Washington’s request that Charles William Anderson be elected as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. However, he will make a memorandum about it and will discuss the matter with Governor Odell.
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1904-02-24
Senator Platt has informed Colonel Dunn that President Roosevelt desires the state convention to be held early. Platt does not object but doubts whether there would be any benefit to holding the convention early. He notes that primary laws would not allow it to be held before the end of March.
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1904-02-13
Senator Platt suggests that President Roosevelt meet with Lemuel Ely Quigg.
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1903-07-10
Complimentary frank for President Roosevelt to use during 1902 allowing him to send personal packages through the United States Express Company free of charge.
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1902
Senator Platt recommends Clemens Herschel as civil engineer for an international commission negotiating United States-Canada border issues.
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1902-08-11
Senator Platt urges President Roosevelt to appoint Eugene Ames to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis per the wishes of Ames’s father, Navy Medical Inspector Howard E. Ames.
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1904-01-20
Senator Platt includes an excerpt from a letter he received from a prominent New York banker. The banker believes that businessmen in New York and the West fear Roosevelt’s “erratic method,” and that therefore Roosevelt would not succeed in winning the presidency if running against a “normal Democrat.”
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1904-01-07
Though the Post Office Appropriations Bill reduces the number of division superintendents of Rural Free Delivery, Senator Platt strongly recommends that William C. R. Hazard must be kept in his position as division superintendent of Rural Free Delivery for New York and New England. Hazard has been very useful to the State Committee and with the campaign this year, his assistance is “vitally necessary.”
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1903
Senator Platt asks President Roosevelt not to send in Harry M. Glen’s name for reappointment as Postmaster General of Seneca Falls, New York, until he has had time to consider Glen’s behavior and meet with Roosevelt.
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1903-12-15
Senator Platt encloses resolutions adopted by the Seneca County Convention endorsing the Roosevelt administration.
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1903-12-16
Senator Platt acknowledges receipt of President Roosevelt’s letter. Platt will arrive in Washington, D.C., the following day and will be able to meet with Roosevelt.
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1903-12-02