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Walter S. Montgomery was elected the new president of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association. R. S. Truitt was elected secretary. The association endorsed President Roosevelt’s election, Senator Hanna’s continuance as head of the national committee, and the state’s Republican candidates.
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1904-01-23
Senator Beveridge reports that Mr. Goodrich is in town. Beveridge will be leaving for a week on Sunday and would like to meet with President Roosevelt.
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1904-01-28
The Commercial Tribune faults Senator Beveridge for asking Indiana Republicans to support President Roosevelt but not risking his own office should President Roosevelt lose the election.
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1904-01-17
Senator Beveridge has expressed his support for President Roosevelt’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and should now tie his own political fortunes to those of Roosevelt. The Commercial Tribune is waiting for a statement from Beveridge declaring that he will not accept reelection to the United States Senate if Roosevelt loses the election.
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1904-01-03
Nicholas Murray Butler has just returned from a trip out West and details three points about his travels in regards to the upcoming presidential election.
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1904-01-02
John H. Finley thanks President Roosevelt for the letter. Finley encloses a note he had written before he received the President’s letter to be read at his inauguration. He seems to be urging the President to attend in person, and says he had discussed this with Senator Albert Beveridge and with Dr. Albert Shaw. He hopes Roosevelt might yet consent to his request.
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1903-09-07
Commissioner Foulke reports on a conversation he had with Senator Beveridge regarding Senator Fairbanks’s plans “for fixing the Indiana organization” against President Roosevelt. Beveridge was not interested in Foulke’s plan to resign in order to work for the presidential campaign.
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1903-04-14
Senator Beveridge would like to consult with some of his Indiana friends before advising President Roosevelt on Ambassador Horace Porter and the Fourth of July speech.
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1903-01-17
Secretary of State Hay has had a difficult meeting with Senator Hale and believes that Hale longs for war with England because God will judge them for their dealings with the Boers. Hale is generally opposed to war. Senators Frye, Foraker, and Beveridge were more calm in their discussions with Hay.
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1902-12-14
Summary of a Republican rally held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Senators Foraker, Hanna, and Beveridge were the primary speakers.
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1902-10-23
Senator Hoar speaks of the need for the United States to pursue an enlightened policy with regard to the Pacific and Latin America, and supports President Roosevelt’s position in favor of eventual independence for the Philippines.
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1902-06-27
Senator Beveridge does not believe that the omnibus bill admitting Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory as states will pass. The view in Washington, D.C., is that President Roosevelt is handling the Venezuelan crisis well.
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1902-12-25
Mr. Flint will be testifying before the Philippine Committee. Senator Albert J. Beveridge has requested the record and Assistant Secretary of State William Cary Sanger wants to know if it should be provided.
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1902-04-17
Samuel S. Bricker would like President Roosevelt to find a position for his daughter, Bessie E. Bricker.
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1902-05-02
Booth Tarkington sent William Allen White a letter recommending a male relative for a district judgeship in Indiana. He requested that White forward the letter to President Roosevelt. White was confused by the request and refused. He believed he returned the letter but it was never received, and since then he has received an “embarrassing telegram,” which he encloses for the President. White hopes this letter fulfills Tarkington’s request.
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1901-11-05
Secretary of State Hay describes the competing interests that are focused on the Prague appointment. He encourages President Roosevelt to do what he thinks best but cautions that any decision will have some negative consequences. Hay has received a report that Senator Beveridge made a poor impression in China and portrayed himself as a future president.
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1901-10-11
This article describes President Roosevelt as the “overwhelming choice” of state legislators in South Dakota and Nebraska, as illustrated by the results of a poll.
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1907-03-02