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Charles Sprague Smith discusses a meeting held at Cooper Union the previous night. The audience pledged itself to support Governor Charles Hughes, stand against the political machine, and to break down any opposition to his plans for the cure of existing evils.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-14
Charles Sprague Smith was glad to hear that Charles Evans Hughes is coming to Washington. Smith is impressed by Hughes’s character and thinks that he might be a good candidate for President in two years.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-01
Charles Sprague Smith spoke with Nicholas Murray Butler, and thinks Charles Evans Hughes’s campaign for governor of New York is in good shape. They tried to enlist Jacob A. Riis’s help, but he is unwilling to help due to a newspaper attack on his friend Richard Watson Gilder. Smith also believes that the Republicans should enlist the help of rabbis to help convince Jewish voters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-29
Charles Sprague Smith does not believe that William Randolph Hearst is the right person to lead the Progressive movement. In Smith’s view, the people want progressive change and the Republicans should heed that and take progressive action.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-03
Charles Sprague Smith has written to Attorney General William H. Moody recommending that Charles Evans Hughes be the Republican nominee for Governor of New York. Smith offers his assessment of the possible Democratic nominees, Congressman William Randolph Hearst, and New York County District Attorney William Travers Jerome.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-24