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Speaker Henderson is withdrawing from the Congressional election as his views on trusts and free trade could damage the Republican party. He believes that any Republican will be victorious in Iowa against the weak Democratic nominee.
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1903-09-17
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Judge Lindsey on the “great fight” and the overthrow of the Evans-Guggenheim machine of Denver, Colorado.
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1912-05
The article reports that the Iowa Republican convention was largely harmonious, with a contentious “shelter to monopoly” plank removed from the platform. Although Governor Albert Baird Cummins did not get all of his supporters onto the resolutions committee, the convention was mostly free from conflict.
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1903-07-02
F. Norton Goddard provides insight into New York politics. He believes that Senator Thomas Collier Platt is false to President Roosevelt. Goddard has not been taken into the confidence of Governor Benjamin B. Odell. He does not believe that Mayor Seth Low can be reelected and should not be renominated.
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1902-12-24
Senator Platt enjoyed his vacation and is pleased that Colonel Dunn is willing to be a candidate for Congress.
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1902-07-31
The announcement that Judge Hawley will be the Republican candidate for United States Senator in Nevada has received widespread support.
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1902-07-26
The Oregon Republicans have been successful in the election on both the state and national level.
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1902-06-04
The Republicans are finding success in the Oregon election, except for the Governor’s race.
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1902-06-04
The election of delegates has proceeded well in Westchester County, New York.
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1902-06-04
Nicholas Murray Butler sees the Republicans headed for defeat in the upcoming state and congressional elections. The actions of the United States Congress have made them very unpopular and Butler suggests that President Roosevelt distance his policies from the debate and policy of Congress.
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1902-05-26
Newspaper article on recent political events in Indiana, including opposition to Mayor Bookwalter and candidates for the upcoming election.
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1902
Charles Gates Dawes has withdrawn from the Illinois Senate race and pledged to have nothing to do with the campaign. Shaffer plans a meeting with Graeme Stewart.
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1902-05-09
John C. Shaffer held individual meetings with Charles Gates Dawes and Graeme Stewart, both of whom will support the Republican ticket and not ally with Senator William E. Mason, who is now eliminated from the Senatorial contest. All parties have a problem with Illinois Governor RIchard Yates.
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1902-05-09
The Union Republicans insist that John Edward Addicks become Delaware’s senator and the regular Republicans insist that they will not enter into any agreement that sends Addicks to the senate. No more compromises can be made; Addicks must be elected or not elected.
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1902-05-03
Delaware Republicans are divided between the regular Republican organization and the Union Republicans led by John Edward Addicks. The factions were unable to find a compromise and the Democrats need to take advantage in the next election.
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1902-05-01
Newspaper article encouraging opposition to the campaign of John Edward Addicks and the Union Republican Party.
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1902-05-03
William Allen White writes about the competition in the Republican primary in Emporia, Kansas. There was no real opposition to James M. Miller for Congress, just a small anti-Miller faction. White believes that if Miller appoints a good postmaster – and he has many good candidates from which to choose – the people will be satisfied. He also praises the work that President Roosevelt has done and predicts that Roosevelt will carry Kansas in 1904 if he runs.
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1902-04-09
Governor Yates updates President Roosevelt on Illinois political contests.
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1902-04-03
William Allen White requests that Theodore Roosevelt spend three days campaigning in Kansas.
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1912
Representative Tongue is hopeful that the rumor of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson resigning from his Cabinet post is false. Wilson is highly regarded in Western states and Tongue cautions that the general elections in Oregon could be affected by a change in the Department of Agriculture.
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1902-03-12