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Joseph Bucklin Bishop reports that Alton B. Parker believes he has “a good fighting chance of carrying New York” if Elihu Root is not the Republican candidate. Benjamin Taylor Cable has said that the Democrats are bluffing and “Roosevelt has ’em all.”
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1904-08-01
Paul Morton and his daughter Pauline will be in Washington on Saturday and will enjoy lunching at the White House. Morton comments that it looks as though Alton B. Parker is to be the Democratic nominee.
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1904-06-01
Henry Waldo Coe forwards a letter from Dr. Smith to President Roosevelt and informs Roosevelt of his own political plans.
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1904-05-11
In a letter to the editor of the Buffalo Express, the writer argues that Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts in the 1910 elections spared the Republicans from even worse defeats than they suffered. Roosevelt has been blamed for the defeat by many, but the writer believes that he was one of the only Republicans who was fighting.
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1910-11-11
Bartlett Sinclair announces Republicans are united in their support of William E. Borah for vice-presidency with William H. Taft. Sinclair announces endorsements for candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, Supreme Court judge, and state auditor.
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1911-06-04
Charles J. Bonaparte comments on how Maryland will vote in the upcoming presidential election between President Roosevelt and judge Alton B. Parker. Bonaparte believes the race will come down to the success of the Democratic managers in manipulating the vote totals and the attitudes of independent Democrats. Bonaparte himself believes that Maryland should vote for Roosevelt, as Parker’s campaign is working with Senator Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland and former New York Governor David B. Hill, and will be beholden to them as his “twin sponsors.” There has been much more natural support for Roosevelt from independent factions than there has been for Parker.
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1904-09-28
Two highlighted clippings from the New York Globe discuss the Republicans’ electoral hopes in the upcoming election. The first advocates nominating current Secretary of War Elihu Root to run for governor of New York in response to the Democrats’ nominating Judge Alton B. Parker for the presidency. The second clipping points out that with things going well in the country, Republicans are right to urge voters to reelect President Roosevelt and maintain the status quo. The Democrats have no better alternatives to offer.
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1904-07-30
The writer of the memorandum discusses the current political situation in the state of New York surrounding who will be chosen to succeed the outgoing Senator Thomas Collier Platt. Current Secretary of State Elihu Root is the favored candidate, but several Republican members of the state legislature oppose Root. However, the support is spread between several candidates, and the writer complains that “bosslets” like Timothy L. Woodruff could defeat Root if only they could decide on a single opposition candidate rather than focusing on “petty jealousy” and bickering.
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1908
President Roosevelt thanks Governor Van Sant, and reflects that this election, New York City did better than it did when he ran for Governor in New York.
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1903-11-04
Representative Olcott has received the letter from President Roosevelt stating that in light of a statement from Representative Herbert Parsons, he should withdraw from the running to be party chairman. Olcott fears that if he withdraws, in spite of Parsons’s statement declaring his independence, it will appear to be a victory for former Governor of New York Benjamin B. Odell’s faction.
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1905-11-30
The author of the article analyzes Republican losses and the Democratic victory in Indiana following the 1908 election, where James E. Watson was defeated in his Senate race. This defeat is attributed to a number of things such as the local temperance movement and Governor J. Frank Hanly’s determination to call an ill-advised special session of the legislature. However, more broadly the author points to a lack of unity within the party, poor organization on the part of the Republican party, and a resistance to machine rule.
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1908-11-07
New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell has revived speculation that he will remove George Hilliard from his position as special deputy commissioner for the New York City Department of Excise. Hilliard supports Senator Thomas Collier Platt. The newspaper reports that the rise of a Republican party insurgency is possible, and that if Platt loses a supporter, President Roosevelt will not have a solid delegation in the state.
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1903-11-17
John Appleton Stewart clarifies that the meetings for laboring men that William H. Taft and Governor Charles Evans Hughes will speak at are in Harlem. He tells William Loeb that a railroad men’s league is being organized, and that they will support Taft. Stewart encloses a letter that shows Frank H. Hitchcock’s attitude toward John Hays Hammond and his work. Stewart does not understand how Hitchcock cannot see the value of Hammond’s political influence.
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1908-10-13
The Independence Party in Philadelphia urges voters in the First District of Pennsylvania to support its candidate, James P. Lafferty, for state senate. The pamphlet gives instructions on how to mark ballots.
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1904
Governor Kibbey of the Arizona Territory invites the recipient to attend a meeting of the Territorial Republican Central Committee to help organize the party and nominate candidates to be Delegates to Congress. He emphasizes the importance of the upcoming election, and makes an argument encouraging better organization than in previous years.
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1906-06-14
William H. H. Llewellyn is confident that President Roosevelt will easily win New York state.
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1904-09-10
In a speech, San Franciscan Frank Vrooman appeals to the people of Maine to re-elect President Roosevelt, citing policy failures and inconsistency in the Democratic Party, and the lack of their candidate Alton B. Parker. Vrooman believes that Roosevelt will not back down in the Philippines and remain devoted to American supremacy in the Pacific.
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1904-09-12
A memorandum states that an impartial investigation into James F. Shea, United States Marshal for North Dakota, will show that he is traveling the state attempting to influence the results of county caucuses and conventions at the behest of party boss Alexander McKenzie. The writer of the memorandum believes that the results of the investigation, which should be conducted by an “irreproachable” man, will lead President Roosevelt to remove Shea from office. Shea’s work is “wholly unnecessary,” as North Dakota is “absolutely safe” for Secretary of War William H. Taft.
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1908-04-29
James Sullivan Clarkson updates William Loeb on powerful influences in the Democratic Party, including Tammany Hall. Conservatives, with former president Grover Cleveland’s support, have retaken the Democratic Party and are nominating Alton B. Parker for president. He suggests an argument that may be effective against Parker’s campaign–namely that he would be indebted to Tammany Hall as president.
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1904-04-25
The writer claims President Roosevelt’s administration is covertly attempting to influence several state elections including opposing Governor Richard Yates in Illinois, offering George W. Dunn a position in Arizona in order to remove him from New York politics, and supporting Senator Joseph Benson Foraker as the new Republican leader in Ohio.
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1904-03-13