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President Roosevelt invites Commissioner McMackin to Oyster Bay, New York, to discuss distributing a campaign book to “labor people” that will show what the Republican Party has done in their interests.
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1903-08-24
At the request of Governor La Follette, President Roosevelt will find a place for Judge Willrich in the upcoming campaign.
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1903-07-17
President Roosevelt believes his quiet work was successful in uniting the Republican Party behind the “fusion ticket.”
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1901-11-08
Senator Dixon requests a short statement from Theodore Roosevelt to California Republicans for publication in the Los Angeles Tribune.
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1912
Senator Bristow reviews his plans with Theodore Roosevelt for their meeting in the near future to discuss Kansas politics.
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1912-11-18
Edwin Augustus Van Valkenburg encloses a letter from Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Jr., and tells Joseph M. Dixon that Progressive Party supporters are expanding rapidly in the Philadelphia area.
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1912-09-01
C. D. Kellogg writes on behalf of John Dwyer who worked for the benefit of the Roosevelt campaign at the Republican National Convention. Dwyer’s actions have put his position in danger and Kellogg hopes that Senator Dixon can do something on Dwyer’s behalf.
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1912-07-08
George L. Record would like to discuss the platform of Theodore Roosevelt’s new party and how to handle the campaign in New Jersey.
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1912-07-12
William Allen White requests that Theodore Roosevelt spend two days campaigning in Kansas.
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1912-07-16
William Allen White has been attempting to arrange two days of Kansas campaigning for Theodore Roosevelt but is receiving no response from Senator Dixon.
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1912-07-17
Governor Hadley has met with Ralph Stout regarding a plan to place the Republican state and local candidates for Missouri onto the Republican Party ticket and the Progressive Party’s ticket. Hadley views the potential arrangement as a compromise measure to allow progressive Republicans not ready to leave the party to remain Republicans while fighting for progressive principles.
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1912-07-18
Senator Dixon would like Theodore Roosevelt to encourage B. F. Harris to be the Progressive candidate for governor of Illinois.
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1912-07-24
Senator Dixon intends to stay in Chicago, Illinois until the Progressive National Convention in order to maintain close contact with the “western situation.” Running full Progressive tickets in state and county elections has created new enthusiasm for a national party. The state convention in Michigan was very successful and Dixon requests that Theodore Roosevelt write a letter of encouragement to Illinois progressives who are organizing county conventions.
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1912-07-24
Senator Dixon requests that Theodore Roosevelt send the message to Medill McCormick by telegraph. The Albert J. Beveridge announcement was made last night.
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1912-07-25
On behalf of the citizens of Genesee County, Michigan, Edward D. Black invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the county fair to be held in Flint, Michigan, during the week of August 26-30. Genesee County will have a full Progressive ticket and Black believes that a Roosevelt visit will change hundreds of votes.
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1912-07-26
Progressive Party electors in Missouri can only be placed on the ballot by petition, and under these circumstances Roosevelt cannot win the state. However, under the arrangement previously suggested by Governor Hadley, Roosevelt could secure Missouri’s electoral vote. Hadley views progressive Republicans in Missouri and the Progressive Party as allies that can cooperate to elect candidates with progressive principles.
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1912-07-29
Henry Justin Allen agrees to second Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential nomination at the National Progressive Convention.
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1912-07-31
Senator Dixon would like Theodore Roosevelt to deliver his speech to the National Progressive Convention on Tuesday in the Chicago Coliseum. He requests Roosevelt’s authorization for this arrangement as the convention program needs to go to the printers tomorrow.
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1912-07-31
Senator Dixon suggests that Theodore Roosevelt send a message to be read at the convention on Saturday regarding the widespread decision to run Progressive state tickets. Dixon also reports that there will be over one thousand delegates at the Illinois convention and that the Indiana convention was a great success.
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1912-08-01
Senator Dixon reviews the tentative schedule for the National Progressive Convention which will be centered around Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at noon on Tuesday.
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1912-08-02