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J. H. Graves encloses a letter from U.S. District Judge Charles D. Clark concerning the alleged intention of U.S. Marshal Richard W. Austin to run for Congress.
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1904-01-21
John H. Mitchell asks President Roosevelt to encourage newspaper editor Harvey W. Scott to do what he can to prevent former Oregon U.S. Senator Joseph Simon from gaining control of the Oregon delegation at the Republican National Convention.
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1904-01-12
Powell Clayton reports of strong support for Senator Hanna in Arkansas. Clayton speculates that the trusts are working to block Roosevelt’s nomination. He encloses a letter from Secretary Hitchcock to a land officer concerning federal office holders’ involvement in political matters. Clayton resents this “political emasculation” of land officers and believes they have been unjustly singled out, which is probably the work of Mr. Foreman.
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1904-01-15
The New York political situation is favorable to Theodore Roosevelt, with Mark Hanna losing support. Winthrop Murray Crane recommends former New York Governor Frank Swett Black as temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention.
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1904-01-15
William Barnes asks President Roosevelt to appoint Fred C. Ham to consular service. Former New York Governor Frank Swett Black will take charge of the state’s campaign in the fall. Barnes discusses the head of New York City’s Tammany Hall, Charles Francis Murphy.
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1904-01-08
Concerning the Republican presidential nomination, T. B. Murdock reports that Cyrus Leland, United States Senator Chester I. Long, and Kansas Governor Willis Joshua Bailey are “setting up Kansas” for Mark Hanna.
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1904-01-08
Ferdinand Jelke authorizes President Roosevelt to use his previous letter in any way needed.
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1904-01-02
The Turkish consul, Edward J. Sullivan, wishes to counteract anti-Roosevelt coalition in New York by mobilizing strong support for the President.
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1903-12-26
H. S. Vaughn shares the opinion of close associate Edward Oliver Wolcott that President Roosevelt will not be the Republican presidential nominee due to Senator Hanna’s associations in Colorado.
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1903-12-26
Ferdinand Jelke discusses the status of Cincinnati newspapers concerning President Roosevelt’s nomination as Republican presidential candidate in 1904, and the support of the Ohio delegation.
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1903-12-28
Senator Beveridge assures President Roosevelt that his political support is strong in New York City and Philadelphia. If general prosperity continues for a year, Roosevelt will be elected by a wide margin.
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1903-12-19
Richard Wilson Knott encloses an editorial from the Louisville Evening Post about politics in the South. He discusses political support in Kentucky for President Roosevelt and believes that Roosevelt’s Panama policy will “strengthen” him in the South and in the West.
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1903-12-19
Partial page of an unknown newspaper with several highlighted sections. Summary of results for the election of delegates to a charter convention.
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1903-12-10
Official canvass of the votes cast at the charter convention on December 3, 1903. Charles S. Thomas on the Democratic-Anti-Republican ticket received the most votes.
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1903-12
The Republicans of Seneca County pledge their support for President Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Benjamin B. Odell, and J. Sloat Fassett.
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1903-12-12
Front page of The Denver Republican, with several articles highlighted: “Roosevelt’s Name on Charter Ticket Denounced by President,” “Senator Clark on the Acquisition of Wealth,” and “‘Big Mitt’ is Given Free Reign: Corrupt Judges Reappointed Despite Hover and Uzzell.”
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1903-12-04
Macon Postmaster Edwards expresses concern about his candidacy as Georgia Delegate-at-Large to the Republican National Convention and discusses political issues in Georgia.
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1903-12-17
President Roosevelt’s determination to hire civil service workers based on merits rather than political motivation has alienated the party machine and lost him support in the South. In particular, Roosevelt’s focus on civil service reform has led to the removal of many unqualified party machine appointees, including many African American workers. These same actions, however, have won Roosevelt support elsewhere, and no one is likely to oppose him successfully for the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1904.
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1903-12-18
Charles Rufus Skinner has been warned that the Roman Catholic Church is working to defeat his re-election as New York State Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction. Skinner hopes that Nicholas Murray Butler can influence Republican party leaders in New York and in Washington, D.C., to support Skinner.
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1903-12-07
John Campbell shares the results for Republican candidates in the most recent Colorado election, highlighting cases of election fraud. He endorses the possible appointment of Colorado Republican Committee Chairman D. B. Fairley as governor of Puerto Rico.
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1903-12-09