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New York Press editor Wardman informs William Loeb that John Henry Hammond’s letter in the Tribune was published the previous Saturday, so he does not want to get involved with the issue at this point. He does not think the American people need arguments to be convinced that “Mr. Roosevelt, either as Governor or President, has not been violating any constitutions.”
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1904-09-19
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt to forward a letter from John Hay regarding Bishop’s pamphlet. Bishop also discusses the state of the Presidential campaign and notes that it is strange that Chief Judge Parker has not published a letter of candidacy.
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1904-09-20
Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends President Roosevelt a letter from the Philadelphia Press and mentions his correspondence with Secretary of State John Hay regarding their feeling that the Democratic campaign will not be successful.
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1904-09-15
John Henry Hammond tells William Loeb that he has inquired whether Hart Lyman, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Tribune, will publish a letter written by Hammond answering “the charge which was made against the President.” Hammond notes that enough time has passed that he does not think the Tribune will publish the letter, but they might do so with encouragement from the Republican campaign managers.
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1904-09-15
C. H. Fitzhugh asks Herman Henry Kohlsaat to suggest that President Roosevelt meet with Delavan Smith, owner of the Indianapolis News.
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1904-08-20
Joseph Bucklin Bishop discusses the Evening Post matter, which he and Mr. Coolidge believe would be best to bring out in the Sun. The readers of the Evening Post are “getting after it as well as the low-minded persons on the outside.”
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1904-08-18
Joseph Bucklin Bishop will write about “three elements of Parker’s party – lynching in the South, Bryanism in the West,” and “Hillism in New York.” The Evening Post is no longer as supportive of Judge Parker and is having trouble with its readers. Bishop believes that “the bottom has dropped out” of Parker’s campaign. He mentions the lynchings in Georgia.
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1904-08-19
Senator Alger tells President Roosevelt that he has thanked William M. Laffan for the stand the New York Sun has taken. He notes that “nearly the whole European press seems to be for Parker and a revision of our tariff.” Alger hopes to call upon Roosevelt in September.
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1904-08-14
Booker T. Washington is disappointed by the attitude of the New York Evening Post. When Washington met with Rollo Ogden and Oswald Garrison Villard, they promised to support President Roosevelt because of his attitude towards black people. Washington believes it would be best if Roosevelt did not discuss the “Southern question” in his letter of acceptance. Washington plans to submit an article to Dr. Abbott of the Outlook concerning what Roosevelt has done “in the way of purifying official life in the South.”
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1904-08-10
Commissioner of Pensions Ware reports that the New York World has called him George B. Cortelyou’s “wicked partner.” He asks what “special piece of infamy” Cortelyou would like done and suggests that they “first crucify a few New York papers.”
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1904-08-11
Governor Odell responds to William Loeb’s correspondence regarding a letter from the editor of the Carthage Tribune. Odell suggests that the editor’s letter be given out for publication.
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1904-08-03
Nicholas Murry Butler discusses an article which contains an offensive bluff. He also mentions Judge Parker and Standard Oil.
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1904-08-04
Secretary of the Navy Morton informs William Loeb that he received President Roosevelt’s request for a statement detailing the amounts paid to different newspapers for advertising. The statement will be prepared at once.
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1904-08-06
Arthur G. Zimmerman asks if President Roosevelt was correctly quoted in an article from American Citizen.
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1904-07-23
William C. McCloy protests against William Loeb’s insistence that speeches be released through the Associated Press, since the Evening Sun has no affiliations with that organization.
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1904-07-27
Jacob B. Shale informs William Loeb that Publishers Press would like to protest the release of addresses to the Associated Press since they are not affiliated with that organization. Shale requests that addresses are also released to Publishers Press.
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1904-07-27
Louis N. Hammerling writes to William Loeb about the miners who attempted to visit President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay. Hammerling asserts that the miners were not representing most mine unions and informs Loeb that T. D. Nicholls of the Pittston Convention of Miners were not aware that workers were attempting to see Roosevelt. Hammerling will be writing an article about the incident.
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1904-07-14
Robert Halstead writes to William Loeb about a journalist, Newton, from the Herald who is danger of losing his position because of a mistake he made in a story about President Roosevelt. Halstead explains that Newton is a Republican and is generally kind to Roosevelt in his stories and did not have the authority to correct the story.
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1904-07-15
William Michael Byrne would like President Roosevelt to see an enclosed letter from Dr. Francis J. Quinlan. He is surprised that his appointment has been received with such widespread favor. Byrne will not talk to reporters until the fall, as he is worried about the damage that a newspaper campaign could do. He plans to embark on a speaking campaign in October.
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1904-07-18
James Rudolph Garfield tells President Roosevelt that he has read Roosevelt’s Groton speech and thinks the newspapers misrepresented some of it. Garfield then discusses the Democrats’ nomination of Judge Alton B. Parker and the upcoming presidential election. He extends his good wishes to Roosevelt and his family.
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1904-07-11