Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Marcus Alonzo Hanna
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904
Language
English
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1902-02-09
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904
English
President Roosevelt plans to heed Senator Hanna’s advice and “go slow.” He has been consulting with Senator McLaurin, John Capers, Judge Brawley, and Judge Simonton.
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1901-10-16
President Roosevelt desired a quick decision about the Alabama judgeship in order to prevent bitterness. He will not act on the southern appointments until he has had a chance to talk with Senator Hanna after the election.
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1901-10-08
President Roosevelt has received Senator Hanna’s letter, and has notified Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith that several incumbent postmasters should be retained in their current positions. He asks for clarification of Hanna’s wishes in the case of Joseph A. Espy.
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1901-09-28
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Governor Hunt to George B. Cortelyou. Roosevelt likes Hunt and will gladly support him.
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1901-09-27
President Roosevelt cannot accept Senator Hanna’s invitation without causing “heart-burning,” as he has already declined every other Senator’s invitation.
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1901-12-30
President Roosevelt confirms receipt of Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s message, and says that he is “fourteen different kinds of a trump.”
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1901-10-07
President Roosevelt advises Senator Hanna that men who favor his nomination will also endorse his administration, and that those who do not will act accordingly.
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1903-05-25
William Loeb writes to Marcus Alonzo Hanna, confirming that President Roosevelt will arrive in Cleveland, Ohio, by special train, on the tenth.
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1903-05-24
President Roosevelt telegraphs Senator Hanna that men who favor his nomination will also endorse his administration, and that those who do not will act accordingly.
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1903-05-25
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Hanna for the telegram and appreciates his actions.
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1903-05-27
President Roosevelt reminds Senator Hanna that he would like to discuss appointments to the International Commission at their upcoming meeting. Roosevelt also requests that Augusta Rhodes Hanna be informed that his daughter will be accompanying him to the wedding.
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1903-05-27
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Hanna to list the individuals that have been accepted by the operators for the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. John Mitchell is working towards the miners’ acceptance.
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1902-10-16
George B. Cortelyou writes to Senator Hanna to arrange an afternoon long distance phone call between Hanna and President Roosevelt.
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1902-10-14
President Roosevelt informs Senator Hanna that he intends to add Grover Cleveland to Carroll D. Wright’s commission investigating the Anthracite Coal Strike. Roosevelt is considering several other men from a variety of backgrounds as other potential commission members, and he would like to discuss the matter with Hanna in person.
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1902-10-10
George B. Cortelyou tells Senator Hanna that President Roosevelt would appreciate his help influencing John Mitchell’s and Samuel Gompers’s cooperation and acceptance. Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright thinks this would be helpful.
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1902-10-06
George B. Cortelyou informs Senator Hanna that, after consulting with Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, President Roosevelt feels that it is vitally important to meet with Hanna before leaving on his western trip. He would like him to spend the night at Oyster Bay to discuss matters of party policy.
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1902-08-25
George B. Cortelyou informs Senator Hanna that President Roosevelt has decided to omit the section on over-capitalization that they discussed from his message. After going over the message with Secretary of War Elihu Root and Attorney General Philander C. Knox, Roosevelt thinks it can no longer be called inquisitorial.
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1901-11-22
George B. Cortelyou returns the letter that Senator Hanna sent regarding the Alabama post office. President Roosevelt has been going over the matter Hanna wrote about with Secretary of War Elihu Root and Attorney General Philander C. Knox, and believes he has softened the parts Hanna rejected to. However, Roosevelt did not feel that he could totally eliminate what Hanna wanted.
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1901-11-14
President Roosevelt discussed the objections that Senator Hanna made to his message with Secretary of War Elihu Root and Attorney General Philander C. Knox. Although Roosevelt will try to “soften down” harshness in “the inquisitorial part,” he reminds Hanna that he has avoided attacking trusts.
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1901-11-12