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Arthur I. Vorys informs William Loeb that Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon or Leslie M. Shaw are the second choice of Florida Republicans if President Roosevelt does not seek another term. This is unlike the rest of the country, which largely supports Secretary of War William H. Taft after Roosevelt.
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1907-09-09
President Roosevelt writes Richard Watson Gilder a lengthy refutation of an article in the Evening Post in which William Garrott Brown misconstrues his actions in the Republican Party. Namely, Brown accuses Roosevelt of neglecting Republicans in the South and of doing a poor job of making nominations to local offices and positions. Roosevelt asserts that where the Republican party is not strong in the South, he has had to appoint Democrats who were quality men, rather than incapable men who are Republicans. Where he believes the party has a chance to compete with Democrats, he does all he can to support it. Roosevelt also writes that he did not use his influence on officers to get William H. Taft the nomination, but rather Taft was nominated because Roosevelt’s policies were popular, and Taft is the man who will continue those policies. Roosevelt believes that Brown is either ignorant or willfully ignorant of a number of facts.
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1908-11-16
President Roosevelt asks Frank B. Moody to pass his sympathy on to Maria Adelaide Starrett Coombs, as he is concerned about James N. Coombs’s condition.
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1908-03-28
President Roosevelt has spoken with many members of the Republican National Committee, and plans to speak with several more. Roosevelt also asks Augustus Peabody Gardner to seek assurances from still other members of the Committee.
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1908-02-10
President Roosevelt tells William Dudley Foulke that the statement that he has tried to influence the presidential nomination through appointments to state offices is false and malicious. Roosevelt provides a detailed account of appointments he has made in various states as a rebuttal to this accusation. Because there are so many local offices, Roosevelt frequently relies on input from senators, and tries to put the best people in office. The newspapers that have accused him of showing favoritism have either ignored the facts or chosen to not seek them out. Roosevelt gives a particularly thorough look at the appointments he has made in Ohio, the home state of Secretary of War William H. Taft.
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1908-02-07
George J. Barker sends Theodore Roosevelt a newspaper clipping from the Florida News that he thinks he will be interested in.
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1911-03-26
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Capers, a Republican National Committee member, informs William Loeb that the resolution of the State Republican Central Committee of Florida referred to in the enclosed clipping is the same as the one approved of by Loeb and President Roosevelt. It is the same one given to Florida Republican Committee members Henry S. Chubb and James N. Coombs, therefore he knows they understand Roosevelt’s wishes.
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1907-12-11
Secretary of War Taft acknowledges receipt of William Loeb’s letter and the enclosures. Taft returns the envelope marked “Boss Loeb” and teases that people are “getting on to” the power that Loeb wields. Taft lists the members of the Republican National Committee about whom his presidential campaign wants to know more. He is interested in what will happen in regards to the New York Post Office.
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1907-07-09
Maria Adelaide Coombs died recently, with her death being attributed to a series of shocking events, including the recent death of her sister, Ellen Elizabeth Pierce. In addition to Pierce’s death, Coombs’s house was recently destroyed by fire, as well as her husband’s lumber company. Her husband, James N. Coombs, is now reported to be in feeble health as well.
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1911-03-20
Henry S. Chubb discusses the outcome of the Florida Republican State and Congressional Convention.
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1904-01-23
At the Florida State Republican Convention Mr. Coombs was elected national committeeman, Henry S. Chubb was elected chairman of the state party, and President Roosevelt was endorsed. Delegates to the national convention and congressional nominees were selected.
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1904-01-23