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Arthur I. Vorys sends William Loeb a copy of a recent letter from Charles E. Hunter, the chairman of the Republican State Central Committee. He asks for Loeb’s opinion on doing what Hunter requests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-24
Editor of the Ohio State Journal Robert Frederick Wolfe informs President Roosevelt’s secretary that Wolfe met with Charles Phelps Taft, Representative Theodore E. Burton, and Secretary of the Republican National Committee Elmer Dover. Wolfe engaged in these meetings to learn about Taft’s interests and a possible compromise with Senator Joseph B. Foraker, but says that Dover tried to improperly influence Wolfe’s newspaper. Wolfe claims to have uncovered a plot involving William Randolph Hearst to control both the Democratic and Republican national conventions and the presidential election. Wolfe claims that Franklin Rockefeller told him in an off-the-record interview that moneyed interests from New York were planning to create a financial panic to disrupt Roosevelt’s policies. Wolfe says he is coming to Washington, D.C., to discuss this, but asks that Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield not be told.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-08
President Roosevelt believes Senator Dick misunderstood the conversation with William Loeb, concluding that no action would be taken. Instead, Roosevelt wants to resolve the matter of appointments immediately. Roosevelt chastises Dick for failing to communicate directly with him on multiple occasions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-31
William H. Taft humbly thanks William Nelson Cromwell for his generous donation to Taft’s election campaign, but cannot accept it. Taft reminds Cromwell that while he has no doubt of Cromwell’s disinterested support, such a large donation would be a liability to the campaign, and would limit the two to only friendly, non-official relations in the future due to the appearance, however unfounded, of impropriety.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-06
William H. Taft describes the reception of his acceptance speech in Cincinnati to President Roosevelt, which was well attended and generally met with great approval. Taft mentions that he is having trouble with Frank H. Hitchcock, who is headstrong and has appointed his executive committee without any of Taft’s input. Taft was pleased that Frederick Dent and Ida Grant attended the speech. William Jennings Bryan has taunted Taft in the press.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-31
William H. Taft seeks advice from President Roosevelt regarding an advisory committee being set up by several Republican Party operatives. Taft is concerned that accepting a large donation from William Nelson Cromwell would work against his campaign, as would Cromwell’s work with corporations, though Taft has never had a negative experience with him in that regard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-05
Frederic William Upham cannot secure tickets for the Diplomatic Corps for John Barrett. He has been told that one hundred seats have been assigned to President Roosevelt, and those should take care of Diplomatic Corps members who wish to attend the convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-19
Elmer Dover suggests President Roosevelt send a condolence note to Governor Myron T. Herrick regarding the loss of members of the Ohio National Guard in an accident on the way to Roosevelt’s inauguration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-08
George B. Cortelyou asks William Loeb if any acknowledgment was made to the enclosed letter from Elmer Dover.
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1904-09-12
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Cortelyou informs President Roosevelt he has asked Elmer Dover to look after matters pertaining to the committee while Cortelyou is gone. If Roosevelt has any questions about the inauguration or other matters, Cortelyou encourages William Loeb to reach out to Dover.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-05
Senator Hanna accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation to lunch the following day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-25
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis encloses a clipping from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune that may reflect Senator Hanna’s sentiments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-17
State Senator Sam Patterson of Pike County does not believe that the Ohio Republican State Convention will indorse President Roosevelt. Elmer Dover, Senator Hanna’s private secretary, echoed Patterson’s sentiments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-12
Senator McLaurin notifies President Roosevelt that he succeeded in reaching Senator Hanna’s secretary, Elmer Dover, via telephone. He explained the matter and asked Dover to have Hanna wire Roosevelt directly. McLaurin also sent his secretary to South Carolina to speak with John G. Capers. They will not be able to keep George Koester’s presence in Washington, D.C., out of the newspapers much longer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-21