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E. Mont Reily’s Roosevelt Club No. 1 has over two thousand members. Everyone was shocked by the attempted assassination of President McKinley but Roosevelt’s bearing during the crisis has increased his political support.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-11
E. Mont Reily advises Vice President Roosevelt to ignore the Scott matter. Efforts are underway to prevent Mr. Scott’s reappointment. The newspaper in Independence, Missouri, has declared its support for Roosevelt and Reily will soon be setting up a club in Independence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-31
E. Mont Reily encloses a clipping and editorial from the Missouri State Republican. Arrangements have been made with a newspaper company for the article to be published in thousands of southern and western country papers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-05
E. Mont Reily congratulates Vice President Roosevelt on his Minneapolis speech and compares it favorably to a Labor Day speech delivered by William Jennings Bryan. He encloses several editorials from the Kansas City Star, a “Gold Democratic paper” that is supporting Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-04