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Illinois Governor Richard Yates wants President Roosevelt to express to Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois and Representative Joseph Gurney Cannon that Yates is Roosevelt’s friend. Cullom and Cannon, among others, are conspiring to stop delegates from supporting Yates in the Illinois Republican State Convention.
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1904-05-22
Richard Yates encloses a clipping from the St. Louis Republic, which he believes illustrates how a story is being used against him.
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1904-03-21
Governor Yates encloses a newspaper clipping for President Roosevelt’s attention. The article is a reprint of the Chicago-Herald article previously sent.
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1904-03-21
Governor Yates calls attention to an enclosed article from the St. Louis Republic.
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1904-03-17
Richard Yates encloses an article for President Roosevelt from a paper published in Macon County, Illinois.
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1904-03-16
Richard Yates encloses a Chicago Record-Herald article that implies that Theodore Roosevelt is against him. He asks Roosevelt to respond to the article.
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1904-03-15
Richard Yates asks Theodore Roosevelt to read the enclosed newspaper clipping from the Illinois State Register.
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1904-03-07
Richard Yates replies to Roosevelt’s letter concerning a statement Yates made to him.
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1904-03-05
Richard Yates encloses articles showing how federal officials and journalists are working to defeat his nomination. He asks Roosevelt to stop his state appointees from opposing him.
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1904-02-27
Governor Yates lists politicians supported or appointed by President Roosevelt, who have opposed Yates and supported other Republican candidates in the campaign for Governor of Illinois.
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1904-02-27
Governor Richard Yates believes that President Roosevelt’s postmaster appointees are opposed to him.
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1904-02-21
Richard Yates asks William Loeb to call President Roosevelt’s attention to an enclosed clipping from the St. Louis Republic. He notes that judging the President’s case by this item would be just as fair as judging his own case by what is appearing in the Chicago papers.
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1903-09-05
Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois, asks President Roosevelt to consider carefully before approving court martial verdict of Lieutenant Commander Fidelio Sharps Carter.
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1903-06-06
Governor Yates updates President Roosevelt on Illinois political contests.
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1902-04-03
Governor Yates encloses papers for President Roosevelt.
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1902-04-03
Richard Yates encloses clippings from several Chicago, Illinois, newspapers.
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1901-11-29
Illinois has great interest in Captain Clark as he was stationed as lighthouse inspector in Chicago, Illinois, and many members of the Illinois naval militia served under Clark on the USS Oregon during the Spanish-American War. Governor Yates recommends that Captain Clark be promoted to rear admiral due to his long service and exciting exploits during the war.
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1901-11-25