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President Roosevelt thanks Governor Curry for the letter. He is pleased with how the election turned out and congratulates Curry on the result in New Mexico.
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1908-11-06
President Roosevelt congratulates Governor Hughes for his victory in the New York gubernatorial race. He also thanks Hughes for the work he did for the national campaign, in particular for his stumping tours in both New York and the West.
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1908-11-06
President Roosevelt received Harry Stillwell Edwards’s letter. Roosevelt is particularly pleased with the election results in Georgia.
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1908-11-07
President Roosevelt asks Representative Longworth about the election results and news from Ohio.
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1908-11-03
President Roosevelt believes that both Westchester and the entire state of New York did themselves proud in the election. He congratulates William L. Ward.
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1908-11-04
President Roosevelt congratulates Roy Owen West on the election result in Illinois and thanks him for his work there.
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1908-11-04
By the time President Roosevelt had already sent his letter to the National Committee for publication when he heard that William H. Taft’s people did not want him to publish it, and it was too late to withdraw it. He hopes it still did some good with workingmen. Roosevelt thinks that Taft has done good work in New York, and believes he may win Missouri; the only state he is concerned about now is Ohio.
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1908-10-29
Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on the political and electoral situation in Maryland, where he believes that William H. Taft will win by a slim majority. In some districts and counties, the Congressional candidates may outperform Taft, while in others, the reverse may be true. Of particular concern is the possibility that illiterate African Americans may inadvertently spoil ballots which have deliberately been made confusing.
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1908-10-30
President Roosevelt notes that his prediction about the election was correct, except that the Republicans will lose a few more electoral votes in the Rocky Mountains than he had predicted.
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1908-11-03
President Roosevelt is glad that Lucius B. Swift referred two men to him, because he was able to secure “just treatment” for them. Roosevelt is glad to hear what Swift says about William H. Taft carrying Indiana, and he thinks that in New York, Taft will also do as well or better than Roosevelt’s 1904 campaign. He is also glad that Swift liked his open letter to Senator Philander C. Knox. He is amused that the New York Sun thinks he plagiarized it from Knox’s speech, when in fact Roosevelt wrote the labor part of Knox’s speech with the intention of including it in this letter. Roosevelt believed that it was time to attack the alliance between William Jennings Bryan and Samuel Gompers “straight from the shoulder.”
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1908-10-23
President Roosevelt was glad to get E. W. Bloomingdale’s letter, which provides information that he wanted. He thinks that the Republicans will carry New York with a sweep, with both Charles Evans Hughes and William H. Taft winning. He tells Bloomingdale to consult with Charles Hitchcock Sherrill about the parade matter.
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1908-10-24
President Roosevelt does not believe that William H. Taft will allow “a single dollar” to be spent illegitimately in the campaign. Taft is currently leading the effort to carry Indiana in the election, and Roosevelt believes they will be successful. Roosevelt is interested to hear what Otto Gresham says that James Hogan found out about Samuel Gompers.
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1908-10-24
President Roosevelt discusses the election prospects in Ohio and New York with Seth Low. He believes that William H. Taft and Charles Evans Hughes will win heavily in New York, but thinks that Ohio is the most doubtful state. When the election is over, Roosevelt would like to discuss his message about labor and corporations with Low.
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1908-10-24
President Roosevelt tells William H. Taft that he now believes that things have changed in his favor in Ohio. He thinks that Taft will between 300 and 350 electoral votes. He also believes that Charles Evans Hughes will be re-elected in New York.
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1908-10-24
President Roosevelt has received Samuel McCune Lindsay’s letter, and will ask Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield to attend the first meeting. He does not have any suggestions for the second meeting. Roosevelt praises New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes’s campaign work and says that he has helped William H. Taft. He believes the Republicans will carry New York.
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1908-10-26
President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that he believes that the situation in Ohio is improving. He believes that William H. Taft will have a bigger plurality east of the Alleghanies than he had four years ago. He also guesses that they may be slightly favored in Maryland. He believes the majorities will fall off west of the Alleghenies, but does not anticipate losing any electoral votes except perhaps Missouri and Nevada. As an aside, Roosevelt notes that as he has dictated this letter, William Loeb grumbled that the Republicans are going to lose Colorado, although Roosevelt doubts that.
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1908-10-26
President Roosevelt was pleased with the news in Charles Phelps Taft’s letter. He now believes they will win all of the states that they won in 1904, except perhaps Missouri and Nevada. They may win Maryland and Tennessee. Roosevelt is attending William H. Taft’s church with him on Sunday.
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1908-10-17
President Roosevelt discusses the election prospects in various states. In particular he discusses the conditions in Ohio and New York, where “underground forces” are working against William H. Taft. However, Roosevelt believes that they will pull through and win the election. He believes that Charles Evans Hughes will win his election in New York as well. Roosevelt is glad that Senator Lodge is going on the stump. Hughes, Lodge, and Senator Albert J. Beveridge are the speakers who are most in demand.
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1908-10-21
President Roosevelt is concerned about what James A. Sleicher tells him about the attitude of the Jews, as he had thought they were favorable. Roosevelt believes that it was only the lack of funds that stopped Charles M. Harvey’s articles from being published. He believes that when New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes returns to the state, he will end up ahead.
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1908-10-12
President Roosevelt has seen Charles Sprague Smith’s letter and agrees with everything he says. Currently, Roosevelt is trying to raise interest in New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes and has instructed William H. Taft to emphasize Hughes’ dedication to the national ticket. Roosevelt believes that Hughes’ dedication to the national campaign, perhaps at the expense of his own election, will be admired by the American people. He believes that both Taft and Hughes will be elected.
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1908-10-12