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Timothy L. Woodruff sends William Loeb a New York Times clipping which includes an interview of Lucius Nathan Littauer, a former representative from New York. Woodruff also discusses various political officials in New York that are for and against “us.” He encourages Loeb to see Littauer and inform Woodruff on what he can expect from the former congressman.
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1907-09-07
McCall is making an extensive tour in the West, but John A. Sleicher expects he will return on Saturday, and hopes to see him before Monday. He hopes that President Roosevelt has not been upset by Senator Edgar Truman Brackett’s letter printed by the New York Times. The letter emphasizes conditions in the state of New York for which politicians must be held accountable. Sleicher believes that Secretary of War Elihu Root should make a statement on behalf of Roosevelt and George B. Cortelyou regarding a matter they have discussed. He believes that this would protect them from lies that are told repeatedly by Alton B. Parker.
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1904-11-03
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks C. C. Creegan for a copy of a letter from Senator Brackett and more information regarding comments made about Roosevelt.
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1912-05-13
President Roosevelt tells Representative Littauer that he wants to see how the contest for Speaker of the New York State Assembly plays out before he responds to state senator Edgar Truman Brackett. Roosevelt is surprised that James Wolcott Wadsworth seems to have been selected to “lead the fight,” but he believes that the best thing to do now is to make him Speaker.
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1905-12-20
J. Sloat Fassett thanks William Loeb for the news that Mr. Miller will be appointed, although he asks if the matter can be held off until the next week. Fassett enjoyed his time in Pittsburgh and Detroit, and comments on some political matters involving New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes.
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1908-02-18
William Barnes provides William Loeb with an update on the political situation in New York. Former Senator Edgar Truman Brackett is antagonistic toward Barnes because Barnes was instrumental in defeating his renomination and instead nominating Senator William W. Wemple, who was a member of Barnes’ state committee district. Brackett’s district’s attitude in the National Convention will be a problem. Brackett has made arrangements with parties from various other districts for control. Barnes is concerned about the implications of this situation.
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1907-12-17
Friends of Governor Frank Wayland Higgins do not think he will run again. The party does not support Charles Evans Hughes, but might warm better to Edgar Truman Brackett whom they know better. John A. Sleicher believes that former Governor Frank Swett Black would also be a good match. Knowing President Roosevelt is friends with Black, Sleicher wonders if Roosevelt might reach out in support to Black.
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1906-09-23
J. Sloat Fassett writes to William Loeb about New York state politics. Fassett thinks that Governor Frank Wayland Higgins and Lieutenant Governor Benjamin B. Odell are about to lose their positions and finds Charles Evans Hughes a good choice for Governor. Fassett thinks Edgar Truman Brackett is not much without his partner and is a “vindictive, bitter man.” Hughes polls well and is gaining attention from the media, including William Randolph Hearst. Fassett wishes that Roosevelt could offer advice impartially, as he finds state Republican Party leader Timothy L. Woodruff ineffectual.
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1906-09-14
John A. Sleicher is grateful for President Roosevelt’s message to his daughter, and he discusses the possibility of Frank Wayland Higgins being nominated for Governor. Sleicher notes that Chinese laborers are being used for the construction of the Panama Canal, and he suggests the possibility that Filipinos might be used instead.
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1906-08-28
John A. Sleicher believes that President Roosevelt’s letter to Mr. Watson is “life-saving” for the party in the approaching congressional campaign, and he commends Roosevelt for making a convincing case for Republican policies. Sleicher also discusses possible nominations for New York governor, and he thanks Roosevelt for the note he sent his daughter.
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1906-08-21
Congressman Littauer writes to President Roosevelt regarding James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.’s candidacy and the state of the Republican Party in New York. Littauer states that he is “pleased” that “clean, able men … unschooled in the Platt and Odell system of political management” are dealing with the Republican crisis.
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1905-12-21
Lucius Nathan Littauer, representative for the state of New York, had a conversation with Senator Edgar Truman Brackett in regards to the New York Republican organization. Brackett will return to Washington with Littauer and requests to have an interview with President Roosevelt to discuss Benjamin B. Odell, Thomas Collier Platt, and the New York Republican organization.
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1905-11-22
New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell has revived speculation that he will remove George Hilliard from his position as special deputy commissioner for the New York City Department of Excise. Hilliard supports Senator Thomas Collier Platt. The newspaper reports that the rise of a Republican party insurgency is possible, and that if Platt loses a supporter, President Roosevelt will not have a solid delegation in the state.
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1903-11-17
A letter by Senator Edgar Truman Brackett to Treasury Secretary Leslie M. Shaw criticizing President Roosevelt’s decisions regarding the Panama Canal has been published. Brackett believes control of the canal has been unfairly stolen.
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1904-11-02
Nevada N. Stranahan suggests that President Roosevelt delay the appointment of Mr. Worden as shipping commissioner until after the New York State Legislature adjourns. He believes that the appointment will cause trouble and be viewed by Republican state senators as a reward to State Senator Edgar T. Brackett.
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1902-02-27