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Theodore Roosevelt expresses sympathy for the death of Henry Beach Needham’s mother, Caroline Mary Beach Needham. Roosevelt plans to speak before the Constitutional Convention in Ohio, then make a short statement explaining that he will not seek the nomination, but will accept it if it comes to him as a genuine popular movement.
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1912-01-09
Arthur William Merrifield understands that President Roosevelt intends to appoint him to some position, and says that while he will accept whatever position Roosevelt feels best, he would like one that pays well. After speaking with Montana representatives, Merrifield believes that the position of U.S. Marshal would suit him best.
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1905-11-14
Senator Charles William Fulton, of Oregon, proposes an amendment authorizing and instructing Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to begin suits in Oregon relating to the present land grant cases. While Bonaparte may have already had the authority to do this without such a resolution, passing such a resolution assuages some of the worries of the Justice Department regarding its ability to prosecute such suits. Debate on this resolution centered around whether such a resolution was necessary, and around some of the facts of the land grant cases.
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1908-02-18
A campaign postcard sent to George W. Conover urges New Jersey republicans to cast their primary votes on May 28, 1912, for delegates that support Theodore Roosevelt. Postcard includes a listing of delegates and a printed quote from Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-05
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Samuel D. Goza for his letter. He also states his high regard for Senator Dixon.
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1916-04-17
Political cartoon featuring Theodore Roosevelt’s head as a hot air balloon with its basket carrying Frank Andrew Munsey, Joseph M. Dixon, and George W. Perkins. Perkins is emptying a money bag and Munsey is throwing leaflets.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-09-14
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Sidney D. Redmond that Roosevelt is seriously considering his suggestion to select Perry Wilson Howard as one of those to second his nomination at the Chicago Convention.
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1912-05-29
Theodore Roosevelt thanks B. Green Underwood for his letter and notes that it has been passed on to Senator Joseph M. Dixon. Roosevelt asks that Underwood contact Dixon immediately.
1912-06-04
A disagreement has broken out among Republicans who were working to construct a tower labeled “Republican Harmony.” They have broken off into small factions clustered around building blocks labeled “Progressivism” with the Republican elephant sitting against it sniffing “Smelling Salts,” “Radicalism” over which “Munsey” and “Woodruff” are engaged in a discussion, “Conservatism” on which President Taft sits gesturing toward “La Follette” who is standing on his head and “Pinchot” trying to make a point to “Barnes” who is facing a diminutive “Job Hedges,” “Standpatism” around which “Cummins, Cannon, Sherman, Penrose, [and] Root” are involved in a heated discussion, and “Meism” upon which Theodore Roosevelt is jumping up and down and gesturing wildly. Others present are “Dixon [and] W.B. McKinley” who appear about to come to blows, as are “Perkins [and] Garfield.” “Lorimer,” wearing a bandage labeled “Vindication,” addresses “Lodge [and] “Gov. Stubbs” and, in the background, on the right, the man standing on a block addressing a crowd may be Charles W. Fairbanks. The few tools visible sit idle. Caption: Sad finish of the Republican tower of Babel.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-06-12
In a boxing ring, Uncle Sam is the referee for a boxing match between Theodore Roosevelt, with his campaign manager Joseph M. Dixon, on the right, and President William H. Taft, with his campaign manager William Brown McKinley, on the left. Standing at the back of the ring are challengers to the winner of the match: “Harmon, Clark, Wilson, [and] Underwood” as the Democratic hopefuls in the upcoming presidential election. William Jennings Bryan, between the ropes, appears to be climbing out of the ring. Caption: Referee Sam — It gives me great pleasure to announce to you that Battling Wilson of New Jersey, Kid Harmon of Ohio, Fighting Underwood of Alabama, and Scrapper Clark of Missouri, will challenge the winner of this bout!
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1912-05-29
A group of Native Americans on horseback, including “Dixon, Teddy, Perkins, [and] Pinchot,” circle a water hole labeled “The Presidency,” which is being guarded by two men labeled “Taft” and “Brother Charlie.”
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1912-04-17
Theodore Roosevelt thanks D. B. Potts for his letter and asks that he contact Senator Dixon so that Dixon can help him get involved with Roosevelt’s presidential campaign.
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1912-06-10
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary forwards a telegram and a letter from Congressman Norris. The secretary asks George W. Perkins to persuade Senator Dixon to attend the National Republican Convention in Chicago as suggested in the telegram and to respond to Roosevelt regarding Congressman Norris’s letter.
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1912-07-15
Theodore Roosevelt sends thanks to H. B. Lind in receipt of his telegram, conveying that Senator Dixon will contact him in regard to his message.
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1912-07-15
Theodore Roosevelt thanks John T. Chisholm for his letter, which Roosevelt has forwarded to Senator Dixon.
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1912-06-25
Minutes of the December 2, 1914, meeting of the Executive Committee of the Progressive National Committee. State reports were delivered and a general discussion was held regarding the future of the national organization. In view of the Progressive Party’s showing in the recent election, with 1,750,000 votes in 37 states, the Committee issued a public statement reaffirming Progressive principles and announcing the date of the party’s next convention. The statement made particular reference to the Progressive Party’s stance on the tariff and called for the creation of a “permanent expert non-partisan tariff commission.” Senator Dixon resigned as chairman of the National Committee and Victor Murdock was recommended as temporary chairman until the National Committee could select a new chair.
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1914-12-02
Minutes of the August 7-8, 1912, meetings of the Progressive National Committee. Committee organization was discussed. Oscar K. Davis was elected secretary and George W. Perkins was elected chairman of the Executive Committee. Appointment of most other officers was referred to the chairman, in consultation with the party’s candidates for president and vice president. Jane Addams, Frances Kellor, Isabella W. Blaney, and Jean Gordon were appointed as members-at-large of the Progressive National Committee.
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1912-08-08
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Governor Stubbs’s suggestion but his article on the conservation of business has already been published. He will use the suggestion in an upcoming speech. Roosevelt would like Stubbs’s help to outline the campaign.
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1912
Theodore Roosevelt summarizes his memory of the decision-making process regarding certain lines in the trust plank of the Progressive Party platform at the National Progressive Convention. There has been controversy over George W. Perkins’s role in the matter, but Roosevelt was never presented with evidence that Perkins acted dishonestly.
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1912-12-13
Theodore Roosevelt requests that Senator Clapp confer with Senator Dixon and Oscar K. Davis to determine an appropriate date for Roosevelt to appear in front of Clapp’s Senate committee. Roosevelt would like to appear in front of the committee as soon as his schedule will allow.
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1912-09-01