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Theodore Roosevelt wants Colonel Dick and Governor Herrick to understand that the Republican party cannot support “a man like Sullivan.”
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1904-08-01
Philippe Bunau-Varilla, an engineer of the Panama Canal, writes to the New York Evening Post to clarify publicly why he dropped his libel lawsuit against the newspaper. As Bunau-Varilla counters recent negative remarks made by the Post, he recounts his role in the Panama Canal’s construction, discusses the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair, and asserts that he is indifferent to further attacks from this newspaper.
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1906-07-31
President Roosevelt has received the letter and two clippings. He has written to Senator Charles Dick and directed Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw to prepare the nomination of Charles Albert Judson as Collector of the Port of Sandusky, Ohio.
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1904-04-16
President Roosevelt waited two weeks for Senator Dick’s arrival but had to send in the nomination. Two cases are still pending and Roosevelt wants to treat everyone “on an absolutely square basis.”
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1904-03-12
John Callan O’Laughlin informs Theodore Roosevelt that Senator William Lorimer was cleared of any corruption or wrongdoing in securing a seat in the United States Senate, and claims that he was saved by the actions of lame duck politicians. Even though Lorimer is in the Senate, however, O’Laughlin believes he “is so badly besmirched he will be of no importance save as [an] object lesson to [the] country.” He thanks Roosevelt for his service to the government.
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1911-03-01
Joseph E. Fischnaller greatly prizes Theodore Roosevelt’s letter. He declares the Austro-Hungarian Veterans will continue supporting Roosevelt’s policies. During a recent visit to Akron, Ohio, Fischnaller visited poet Thomas Emmet Moore, who is sending Roosevelt a copy of his latest work. Moore’s father, John T. Moore, translated Fischnaller’s poems, one of which he sends to Roosevelt. Two of Fischnaller’s poems are included in the private library of Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph I.
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1911-01-14
James Rudolph Garfield sends Theodore Roosevelt an invitation from the Tippecanoe Club for the McKinley Day banquet. He explained to the rest of the committee that Roosevelt likely cannot attend. Garfield also includes his letter to the Old Nineteenth District Club and a report of Judge R. M. Wanamaker’s speech.
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1910-11-30
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1910-10-26
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950
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1910-09-23
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950
Myron T. Herrick thanks President Roosevelt for looking into the case of John L. Sullivan, and says that after reading the report he comes to the same conclusion as Roosevelt. He had previously known nothing about the case apart from the fact that Senator Joseph Benson Foraker was involved. Herrick remarks on his time as Governor of Ohio, and believes that the people of his state are starting to shift their opinion of his time in office.
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1908-02-18
A memorandum to Postmaster General Meyer describes the appointment and failed nomination of John F. Wetherill for postmaster of Spencerville, Ohio.
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1908-01-18
Secretary of War Taft discusses his thoughts about his upcoming trip from the Philippines to Europe and back via the Siberian Railway. Taft believes he can assuage any unfavorable feelings in Japan the trip may arouse during his visit with his Japanese friends, including the Minister of War. In Ohio, Taft says the news of his endorsement by the state central committee gets better as time goes on; both Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Charles Dick have promoted the endorsement in the press by speaking out against it.
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1907-08-02
Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a copy of a telegram congratulating Taft on receiving the endorsement of the Ohio Republican Party for president in the upcoming election. Taft says that Senator Joseph Benson Foraker is “becoming more personal” in his speeches against Taft and is demanding more detail on Taft’s position of the tariff, the particulars of which Taft says are a matter for Congress, not him.
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1907-07-31
Arthur I. Vorys congratulates Secretary of War Taft on receiving the endorsement of the Ohio Republican State Central Committee for nomination for president in the upcoming election, and includes the text of the resolution. The resolution also affirms support for Senator Joseph Benson Foraker and Representative Charles Dick in their present positions.
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1907-07-30
Secretary of War Taft reports on resistance to endorsing him for the presidency among Ohio Republicans. A compromise has been suggested, by which the state committee might endorse Taft for the presidency and Joseph Benson Foraker for the Senate. Taft says he would rather abandon his pursuit of the presidency than appear to compromise with Foraker, who is dishonest and unscrupulous.
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1907-07-23
Representative Longworth acknowledges the importance of the appointment of the collector at Toledo by President Roosevelt, not in itself but as an indication of who will be consulted on such appointments in future. Longworth will wait to update Roosevelt on political conditions in Ohio until they meet in Washington, D.C. He details Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s travel plans and relays that she was disappointed that Roosevelt did not receive her letter. He jokes about Aunt Ia’s (i.e. Maria Longworth Storer) new edition of Roosevelt’s letters.
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1907-05-16
Representative Longworth notifies President Roosevelt that Arthur I. Vorys and Charles Phelps Taft asked him to endorse George C. Dunham for the Toledo collectorship. Longworth knows Dunham well and recommends him. He is going tomorrow to the Republican conference in Columbus, Ohio, and will write to Roosevelt afterwards.
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1907-05-13
Francis B. Loomis writes from the state convention in Dayton that “matters were very badly mismanaged by those in Ohio.” Bringing in a candidate named Harry M. Daugherty gave them a handicap, which was followed by a series of missteps too numerous and too complicated to recount in a letter. Loomis wishes that he told Roosevelt sooner, now knowing the outcome. Joseph Benson Foraker is the greatest force in Ohio politics and Loomis is interested in gossip about Foraker’s nomination as presidential candidate. Foraker holds more power in the organization than Senator Charles Dick, even though Dick is the named head.
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1906-09-13
Representative Burton apprises President Roosevelt of a rise in progressive sentiment in Ohio that is being hampered by the coercive efforts of federal office holders to re-elect Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Charles Dick. Those endorsing the senators give the impression that they have Roosevelt’s support. They have attempted to strong-arm county officials into obtaining delegates friendly to Dick, an action that drew at least one official’s resignation in protest. Burton entreats Roosevelt to make a public statement that he does not back one faction over the other, a neutral stance also adopted by Governor Andrew L. Harris.
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1906-09-07
James Rudolph Garfield informs President Roosevelt of “a very general revolt” in the Ohio Republican party against Senator Charles Dick. Garfield says that many in the eastern part of the state favor change, particularly because they support Roosevelt and it would be inconsistent to do so and also support those who have opposed him. Garfield seeks Roosevelt’s suggestions on handling the situation.
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1906-09-04