Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928

At center a group of six men, including John D. Rockefeller and E. B. Thomas, warm themselves by a stove labeled “Standard Oil.” At bottom left Andrew Carnegie burns “U.S. Steel Bonds” and Charles Schwab attempts to burn “Steel Common” stocks. On the right Chauncey Depew burns speeches. On the middle left a tramp rests against a haystack in the warm sun. On the right William Jennings Bryan generates hot air while speaking to a group of farmers. On the top left a family burns the furniture in a fireplace. On the right E. B. Thomas sits in front of a fireplace where a lump of “Radium” is warming the room.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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1904-06-22

Thomas Collier Platt, with his young bride, passes through the gates to the “Oldboys’ Hymeneal Paradise” where they are greeted by a “Reception Committee” of several old men labeled “Depew, Potter, Dewey, Flagler, [and] Woodford” and their young wives.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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1903-10-28

President William McKinley, standing, leads a toast to a dejected William Jennings Bryan, who is sitting in a chair labeled “Guest of Honor.” Seated around the table are, among others, Governor “Teddy” Roosevelt, Senator Mark “Hanna,” Benjamin B. “Odell,” Jr., and “Tim” Woodruff. Caption: Toastmaster McKinley. — Let us conclude our Thanksgiving Dinner with a toast to the man who made it so easy for us!

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1900-11-28

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Charles J. Bonaparte for telling him about “the suits.” Roosevelt feels the same as Bonaparte about the “alliance.” Roosevelt does not “know enough of them to join.” His reluctance is heightened because “the special sponsor for [his] own State is Senator Depew.” Roosevelt did not join the Progressive League.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-28

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks President-Elect Taft for his warm letter, and effuses praise of Taft’s inauguration speech. Roosevelt suggests appointing William Loeb during the Senate recess to prevent Representative Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey from exercising power before he leaves office.

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1909-02-26

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt will reappoint Assistant Attorney General Cooley to his position after receiving a letter from his doctors. Roosevelt instructs Cooley to have a number of congressmen write letters of support for him to Secretary of State Elihu Root, Senator Chauncey M. Depew, and president-elect William H. Taft.

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1909-01-09

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt spoke with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte about Alford Warriner Cooley’s letter. Roosevelt intends to leave the position open for the moment, then appoint Cooley towards the end of February. He believes that if Cooley is in office when President-Elect William H. Taft takes office, he will probably remain. Roosevelt is not sure if the Senate will consent to confirming Cooley and advises him to get his references set up. Roosevelt is adamant, however, that Cooley should not return to work unless his doctors approve a return to work, as Cooley must not do anything that endangers his health.

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1908-12-29

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Senator Beveridge that the reason he believes that Beveridge is going to kill a labor bill is because of the conversation he and Secretary of War William H. Taft had with him yesterday. Other members of the Senate have also said that they have the impression that Beveridge aims to kill the bill in favor of his substitute bill.

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1908-05-26

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Henry W. Taft that they should act on the United States Second Circuit Court judgeship soon. He does not think it is worth trying to work with Senator Thomas Collier Platt and wonders if they should solicit Senator Chauncey M. Depew’s support instead. They should nominate Henry G. Ward.

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1907-05-15

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt opines that “Ward was the man to appoint.” He asks “how can we get at Platt?” and directs Henry W. Taft to talk with Parsons. Roosevelt questions if Frank Platt and Depew should be spoken to.

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1907-05-09

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Creation Date

1907-04-08

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Patterson, Thomas MacDonald, 1839-1916

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English

President Roosevelt is concerned over the accusations made by Edward Henry Harriman, a prominent railroad executive, particularly a “wilful untruth” concerning a request to raise money for the Republican party during the 1904 presidential campaign. Roosevelt tells Representative Sherman that he believes the dispute with Harriman stems from a dissatisfaction with regulations made on interstate commerce, particularly affecting railroads. Harriman is also disappointed that Roosevelt failed to appoint Senator Chauncey M. Depew as Ambassador to France as he had requested, and refuses to support the Republican party as long as Roosevelt’s policies dominate. 

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1906-10-08

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of State Root that on March 19 he will send the Senate Charles S. Francis’s nomination for Ambassador to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and recall Bellamy Storer. Storer has not responded to Roosevelt’s three most recent communications, despite the fact that Roosevelt knows that he received them.

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1906-03-15

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt congratulates Senator Chauncey M. Depew on his career in the senate, and thanks Edward H. Van Ingen and the members of Roosevelt’s old district for remembering him.

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1905-02-18

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is unsure if William Blumenthal can be transferred. He will carefully consider Senator Platt’s thoughts on Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen. While John Clay Davies is a good man, Roosevelt feels William D. Murphy is more qualified for the assistant secretary of the Treasury position.

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1905-01-20

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt acknowledges receipt of Governor Odell’s letter and explains he plans to see James H. Hyde that week. The president will write to Odell in greater detail after he has seen Hyde.

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1904-12-12

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt wants John A. Sleicher to communicate with Chauncey M. Depew on the Bennett matter. Roosevelt does not know where all of the information in the Sun clippings came from, because he has not thought of or spoken of the matter with anybody recently.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-10

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

A memorandum from Senators Depew, Platt, and Foraker suggest that Lennon should appear as a witness.

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Creation Date

1902-05-05

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Joseph J. Churchyard requests an interview with Theodore Roosevelt in Tacoma, Washington. The meeting regards several acts of governmental injustice that grew out of misinterpreting policies instituted during Roosevelt’s administration. Churchyard knows many prominent men in Buffalo, New York.

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Creation Date

1911-04-04

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Churchyard, Joseph J., 1852-1914

Archibald McCowan believes Theodore Roosevelt has some influence with the Republicans in the New York state legislature. He suggests that the Republicans vote for a “good Democrat” as a United States senator. McCowan speaks against machine and boss politics.

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Creation Date

1911-03-07

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McCowan, Archibald