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Orville Hitchcock Platt informs President Roosevelt that he is “still in the wilderness” and that he plans to see Roosevelt when he returns. Platt does not believe there is any reason to worry about Connecticut.
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1904-08-10
Joseph Bucklin Bishop shares his travel plans with William Loeb and sends his address in case President Roosevelt or Loeb needs to be in contact with him. Bishop also shares his confidence in Roosevelt.
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1904-07-09
Francis C. Travers reminds President Roosevelt to keep in touch with Judge Edward J. Garvan of Hartford, Connecticut, who could be a useful political ally in the state.
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1904-06-07
The state Republican Convention in Connecticut adopted a resolution supporting President Roosevelt for renomination and named its delegates to the National Convention in Chicago. The fact that the president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Charles S. Mellen, and two directors, Charles F. Brooker and Edwin Milner, were named delegates proves that not all railroad interests are against Roosevelt.
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1904-05-12
First Assistant Secretary of State Loomis summarizes for William Loeb the situation regarding the removal of Aaron Homer Byington from the Consulship at Naples, Italy, and how Jerome A. Quay came to be appointed there, including the influence of Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt and friends of the late Senator Matthew Stanley Quay in the matter. Loomis suggests alternate posts for Byington.
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1905-02-28
In his speech as temporary chairman of the Republican state convention in Connecticut, Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt reviews and praises the accomplishments of the Republican party during the last three terms. Platt also praises President Roosevelt, and vice-presidential nominee Charles W. Fairbanks, and believes that the Democrats’ attempts to make personal attacks on Roosevelt’s character will not be effective, as Roosevelt is a good, strong leader who was nominated by acclamation.
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1904-09-12
Coldwell S. Johnston, treasurer of the Continental Auto Manufacturing Company, sends President Roosevelt a photograph of Connecticut Governor Rollin S. Woodruff in one of the company’s cars. Johnston also encloses his business card.
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1907-11-19
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Smith Bryan for giving him the opportunity to read sketches from Fitz-Mac (probably Political Portraits, published that year). He enjoyed reading them, as some of the points made in the articles were ones that he himself has tried to make. Roosevelt believes that devotion to what Fitz-Mac terms “‘bric-a-brac’ (not only in furniture, but in literature and habits of thought as well)” is ignoble and is to blame for misgovernment. Roosevelt hopes to meet Fitz-Mac at some point, however, as there are several points he did not agree with, including the influence of money in elections.
1888-11-24
Anna Roosevelt Cowles invites John Wallace Riddle to visit. The visit will be quiet as Admiral Cowles will be in Washington, D.C.
1911-05-22
President Roosevelt addresses the Society of Sons of the American Revolution. He believes societies that “cultivate patriotism in the present by keeping alive the memory of the past” serve an important function in the United States. Roosevelt honors the men who fought in the American Revolution and the American Civil War, and calls on the audience to honor them not just by word, but by deed. Roosevelt also honors the Army and Navy, and American statesmen.
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1902-05-02
Theodore Roosevelt speaks on behalf of Schuyler Merritt, who is running for Congress in Connecticut. Roosevelt says that the United States military was poorly prepared for the first World War and that it must take steps to be better prepared in the future. The country must also work on its industry, he says, to make businesses profitable and to ensure that workers are treated fairly. He calls for Americans of all ethnicities to be united and for the United States to instate universal military service.
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1917-11-03
Theodore Roosevelt states that he has always supported George Leavens Lilley because Roosevelt believed Lilley faced a “very corrupt gang”. Roosevelt is also amused by what Anna Roosevelt Cowles has told him about the Reids, and he is unsure how William H. Taft will handle the situation. He and Edith have also enjoyed William Sheffield Cowles’s visit.
1908-11-10
President Roosevelt shares his thoughts on the political campaign in Connecticut, and his plans for communicating on election night from Washington.
1908-10-28
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Anna Roosevelt Cowles for the birthday wishes. He is upset by a law that prevents William Sheffield Cowles from running for governor of Connecticut.
1910-10-21
Attorney General Knox recommends James Perry Platt for appointment as United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
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1902-02-15
George Haven Putnam discusses his conversations with Senator Platt regarding an amendment to the international copyright law. Putnam discusses foreign language books from France, Germany, and Italy, whose authors seek comparable protection under copyright laws as American authors.
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1903-11-27
Francis E. Leupp relays information from a Connecticut man who expressed opposition to James Perry Platt’s appointment to the federal judgeship made vacant by the promotion of Judge William K. Townsend.
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1902-01-21
Douglas Robinson encloses a letter from August Belmont that President Roosevelt must see. The letter should be destroyed after it is read. Robinson regrets he was not at Yale to see Roosevelt in his doctor’s gown.
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1901-10-26
Ervin Wardman believes New Jersey and Connecticut will vote for President Roosevelt in the upcoming election. He is less certain about New York, but believes Roosevelt may win the state.
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1904-09-20