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President Roosevelt thanks Silas McBee for the letter and speech, which he sincerely appreciated. He has sent McBee’s letter on to Jonathan P. Dolliver.
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1908-02-29
President Roosevelt asks Milton Dwight Purdy to get in touch with Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver. Dolliver is preparing a bill regarding better oversight of stocks and securities from interstate carriers, and Roosevelt would like Purdy to help Dolliver, or tell him who in the Department of Justice or the Interstate Commerce Commission may be able to assist.
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1908-02-04
William Loeb sends Secretary of the Interior Garfield a letter that President Theodore Roosevelt has addressed to Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver. Loeb asks Garfield to forward the letter to Dolliver, along with other relevant papers.
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1908-01-27
Although the rule for nominations is that Senators make the recommendations, President Roosevelt would like to appoint the man Governor Cummins wants, and advises Cummins to speak with Iowa Senators William B. Allison and Jonathan P. Dolliver to see if they will agree.
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1907-05-02
President Roosevelt tells William Wingate Sewall that his son Archibald B. Roosevelt is doing much better. He is glad to hear that Sewall was able to witness Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver speech and appreciates that he agrees with him on the railroad issue.
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1907-03-27
President Roosevelt sends his good wishes to Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver through William Squire Kenyon. He expresses his appreciation for Dolliver’s work on the recent rate bill, and congratulates the people of Iowa.
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1906-07-06
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Allison about the Hepburn bill and the proposed amendments to it. He still approves of Allison’s amendment and would like it to be passed in conjunction with the Long amendment, although he objects to the passage of any broad amendments altering the character of the bill.
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1906-05-05
President Roosevelt responds to E. P. Bacon’s letter about Senator John C. Spooner’s proposed amendment to the railroad rate bill. The amendment would be an effective deterrent against railroads making motions for a stay simply to cause delay. However, Roosevelt believes that the courts will not grant excessive stays. The bill can be passed without the amendment, which could be passed as a separate law in the future if necessary.
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1906-03-09
President Roosevelt reminds Senator Knox that there is no use in providing new heavy guns of field artillery for the coast defenses unless the men can handle them. He hopes Knox will not cut down Secretary of War Taft’s estimates for practice with the field artillery, as Taft has cut it down as far as possible himself. He hopes Knox will consult and advise Senators Jonathan P. Dolliver and Moses E. Clapp.
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1906-02-07
President Roosevelt sends Senator Aldrich a copy of his letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp and his reply. He enjoyed their recent discussion and spoke of it with several men, including Secretary of War Taft, who corrected him about the Philippine sugar schedule. However, he told them that he and Aldrich had not made a definite agreement; rather, the purpose of the conversation was to discuss the potential of a policy that could be generally agreed upon.
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1906-01-26
President Roosevelt tells Nicholas Murray Butler he believes Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver will “fight hard on the rate question,” but he will need to do so. Roosevelt also thinks Nebraska Senator Joseph Hopkins Millard will experience great pressure from Nebraska, but he is not a “genuine representative of the public” like Dolliver is. The president also tells Butler he found the letter from James Bronson Reynolds interesting.
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1905-06-02
Attorney General Moody confirms that Representative Hepburn’s actions in the amendment to the Interstate Commerce Law is in line with President Roosevelt’s desires, and gives a detailed reasoning for his conclusion. In a typed addendum, Roosevelt agrees with Moody’s conclusions.
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1905-02-18
President Roosevelt is pleased with George W. Pearson’s note to Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver and he feels he must live up to Pearson’s advocacy of him. He approves of the “little platform of principles.”
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1904-01-09
William R. Chase asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at a future meeting of the New Bedford Young Men’s Christian Association.
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1911-08-28
Samuel V. Leech assures Theodore Roosevelt he will abide by his decision not to be a candidate for 1912. With the nomination, President William H. Taft will carry the Republican Party to defeat. Leech discusses Taft’s various failures.
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1911-08-08
Samuel V. Leech sees in the papers that Theodore Roosevelt strongly supports renominating President William H. Taft. As a Republican and Roosevelt’s devoted friend, Leech offers advice. He regularly corresponds with Methodist preachers who are primarily Roosevelt men, but bitterly oppose Taft due to his treatment of Methodist senators Jonathan P. Dolliver, Albert J. Beveridge, and Joseph L. Bristow. Leech feels that only Roosevelt and Justice Charles Evan Hughes can lead the party to success in 1912.
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1911-07-31
Jasper L. McBrien wants to start a lyceum bureau that provides the best speakers for the best rates. He lists his credentials as a lecture organizer and asks for Theodore Roosevelt’s rates and availability from September 1, 1911, to September 1, 1912, and beyond. A handwritten post script reminds Roosevelt that McBrien was one of the men who held up his train on the way to the Iowa State Teachers Association.
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1911-07-17
Samuel V. Leech sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his baccalaureate address, which is “a presentation of Christ from a loftier view point than [Roosevelt’s] editorial colleague attained last week when he printed, in the Outlook, his paper on ‘The Master Builder‘.” He adds a confidential note that ex-senator Nathan Bay Scott informed him that he does not look for a Republican victory in 1912, as he does not believe that West Virginia or a number of other western states can be carried by President Taft. It is Leech’s opinion that Taft’s mistreatment of Methodist senators and the Presbyterian Gifford Pinchot will cost him thousands of votes.
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1911-06-01
Andrew Carnegie explains the complications of his donation to Morningside College in memory of Senator Dolliver.
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1911-02-01
President of Westminster College Russell invites Theodore Roosevelt to give the commencement address.
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1911-01-21