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James Sullivan Clarkson writes to Benjamin F. Barnes to inform him that he has enclosed a newspaper clipping concerning the Democrats and the trade unions. Clarkson mentions the reinstatement of W. A. Miller, foreman of Government Printing Office’s, Book Binding Department.
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1903-07-16
Max F. Ihmsen, secretary of the National Association of Democratic Clubs, recently returned from a trip to the Midwest and believes that William Randolph Hearst is the leading Democratic presidential candidate.
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1903-07-15
Curtis Guild briefly thanks Theodore Roosevelt for relinquishing helpful information and promises not to use it publicly.
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1903-06-20
Charles H. Allen reports that D. M. Field is claiming to be a representative of the National Democratic Committee and is speaking across Puerto Rico about home rule and statehood. These statements should be countered by the Republican Party. Original and typewritten copy.
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1903-06-17
Now that President Roosevelt has been nominated as the Republican candidate for president, discussion of the likely Democratic presidential nominee has begun. The prospect of Grover Cleveland being nominated is unlikely, because popular sentiment opposes a third term presidency. William Jennings Bryan’s prospects are poor because “he has talked his head off.” David B. Hill seems the most likely candidate.
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1903-06-01
James Sullivan Clarkson reminds William Loeb that President Roosevelt should meet with Leigh S. J. Hunt because he has important information regarding the United States foreign service abroad. Clarkson also encloses a few news clippings that may interest Roosevelt – especially one regarding the systematic organization of the mail carriers on behalf of William Randolph Hearst’s presidential campaign.
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1903-06-03
James Sullivan Clarkson discusses current political topics, including how Senators Stephen B. Elkins, Henry Gassaway Davis, and Arthur P. Gorman are all related through business interests and family ties. Clarkson believes Elkins’ dream to be president is worthy of consideration. He also mentions how the movement to support Senator Hanna began in Alabama but it now seems to be faltering.
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1903-05-30
James Sullivan Clarkson encloses several newspaper articles. He also comments on three topics: the movement for Grover Cleveland’s nomination by some Democrats, F. Norton Goddard’s popularity in New York, and the post office investigations.
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1903-05-13
David R. Francis, President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, cannot be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination as he will be occupied with the exposition throughout the presidential campaign. He is also unacceptable to many Democrats due to his views on the “money question” and support for American expansion.
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1903-05-13
Senator Lodge provides his thoughts on the Post Office investigation. He hopes that Grover Cleveland is the Democratic nominee but doubts it will happen.
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1903-05-11
Governor Hadley sends this letter of introduction for Harry J. Cantwell, a prominent lawyer and Roosevelt Democrat from St. Louis, Missouri. Cantwell is connected with litigation affecting the rights of Native Americans in Oklahoma and would like to discuss the matter with Theodore Roosevelt.
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1912-02-09
Harrison Gray Otis offers predictions and recommendations regarding the upcoming presidential campaign. He believes that there will be a split in the Democratic Party which will allow the Republicans to attract principled, patriotic Democrats. Otis is worried about the future of the country and hopes for unity among patriotic men of both parties.
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1903-05-01
Alice Roosevelt was received well in New Orleans and her visit resulted in a great deal of discussion about President Roosevelt as well. General Wheeler was among old friends there, many of them Democrats and either old confederates or sons of confederates, and he reports that they were generally complimentary of Roosevelt, though some do not like the Cuban treaty and others differ with him on various issues.
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1903-03-06
James Russell Parsons warns that if Republicans fail to deal adequately with issues surrounding education in New York the Democrats may win the state in the next election. He argues that pursuing “unification”, to protect the schools from political interference, is necessary to placate Catholics and Jews who are irritated over the reopening of the question of Bible reading in public schools.
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1903-02-15
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks warns of a plan the Democrats will propose regarding trust legislation. They will recommend a bill for the “voluntary incorporation by the Federal Government of corporations doing an interstate business.”
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1903-02-02
Francis E. Leupp tells President Roosevelt that the Democrats are making it difficult to have the appointments of William Demos Crum confirmed, but he has heard that Senator George C. Perkins will vote to confirm if Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington are in favor of Crum. Leupp also reports that Rollo Ogden is anxious to know what will be done about William Michael Byrne, whose reappointment as district attorney for Delaware was opposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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1903-02-05
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks has received information on a potential Democratic anti-trust bill for the voluntary incorporation by the federal government of corporations doing interstate business. The Democrats believe that such a bill will create embarrassment when rejected by Republicans but will also be too rigid to be approved. Jenks suggests the Roosevelt administration examine a similar bill passed in New York to prepare for the Democratic scheme.
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1903-02-02
Regarding Colorado politics, Sherman Bell believes that the Democrats have an advantage in the Senate and that the election of Henry Moore Teller was rigged.
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1903-01-31
William Loeb says that Maurice E. Townsend could fill a position with little work required. Loeb mentions that local Republicans from Townsend’s district “protested vigorously” against him being given a position in the administration. He has traditionally voted Democratic and did not even vote for President Roosevelt. Any debt that Roosevelt owed Townsend was satisfied with a job that Roosevelt provided while governor.
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1902-12-26
James Sullivan Clarkson met with Senator Quay and discussed statehood for New Mexico and Arizona and the relationship between Quay and President Roosevelt. Clarkson recommended that New Mexico and Arizona be brought into the Union as a single state, and Quay said that he could support this if the Democrats went along with it.
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1902-12-18