Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918

This pamphlet is a long list of reasons why someone should vote for Theodore Roosevelt to be president and continue the prosperity the Republican Party has brought to the United States over the last seven years. The author lists Roosevelt’s fearlessness, loyalty, and patriotism among other personal qualities. Deeds such as securing the Panama Canal, improving the Army and Navy, and his work for the workingman are also included.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Unknown

William Stephen Devery and a saloon known as “the pump” have returned to the Democratic party with fanfare. Although the article points out that Devery had previously been removed from the Democratic party, his return has been greeted warmly by high-ranking party officials including Thomas Taggart and Norman Edward Mack. Other articles on this page include commentary on vice presidential candidate Henry Gassaway Davis’s age, the delay in the opening of the subway system, and the inspection of the boat, the Grand Republic.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-03

Creator(s)

Unknown

George B. Cortelyou inquires as to whether President Roosevelt has contacted Senator Charles W. Fairbanks. Cortelyou recommends Roosevelt do so as soon as possible after the Democratic Convention in order to let him know when he should “come on.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-28

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

President Roosevelt records the facts about his influence on the nomination of William H. Taft in the Southern states, countering reports in the press. Roosevelt analyzes the breakdown of support for candidates in each area of the country, and summarizes that the Northern officials followed the trajectories in their districts, and opposition to Taft in the Southern states was largely a result of the influence of outside interests.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Lawrence F. Abbott for his answer to R. T. Vann. The only way Roosevelt influenced office holders was by preventing them from nominating him for a third term. He details what candidates the office holders were mostly supporting in various states. Enclosed are two letters regarding Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell, one from Mrs. Williams which Roosevelt would like to see published and one which has already been published.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Arthur Hamilton Lee for the painting, saying he is overwhelmed by Lee’s kindness and generosity, and the way in which he has read Roosevelt’s thoughts about the painting. Roosevelt mentions that Admiral William S. Cowles, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, and Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks recently attended the tricentennial celebrations in Québec, emphasizing the “hearty friendship” between the United States and England. Roosevelt thinks the British fleet should be kept up to the highest standards for the “peace of the world,” though he would like to limit the size of ships. Roosevelt’s African safari is coming up, and he hopes he can travel as a private person, but will pay his respects to various important personages along the way if need be.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks to see George Ade for lunch on Monday at 1:30pm, and he is glad that he will see Ade at the home of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks the following evening.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Secretary of War Taft agrees with President Roosevelt on Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s speech and on the negative press from the New York papers. He describes his trip thus far and makes predictions about his success based on what he has been told. In light of the gerrymandering involving Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell, Taft asks Roosevelt to help defeat an inadequate constitution in Oklahoma. Taft has asked Joseph L. Bristow to form another report on Panama, and he mentions an editor named Joseph Ralph Burton who has been attacking Roosevelt. Taft discusses the political campaigns and conflicts in the states he is passing through, in particular the political campaigns in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Denver. Taft’s mother Louise Maria Torrey Taft is recovering, and although the trip has been exhausting, Taft has a few days of rest ahead.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Territorial Governor of New Mexico Curry appreciates President Roosevelt’s confidence in him, promising to justify it. Supporters of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks held a demonstration during his recent visit to the territory, which proved “an absolute failure.” If able, Curry will meet Roosevelt in St. Louis, Missouri, to discuss New Mexico affairs. Despite the general support of his administration, Curry admits he does “do[es] not like” being governor, but will continue for the present because Roosevelt wishes for him to do so.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Creator(s)

Curry, George, 1861-1947

Secretary of War Taft reports to William Loeb that he finds conditions in Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma favorable. However, Edward T. Franks and Joseph Aston Craft, internal revenue collectors in Kentucky, support Charles W. Fairbanks as presidential candidate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-25

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt discussing the deteriorating health of his sister-in-law. He also discusses the potential candidates for the 1908 presidential election and their various levels of support.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-07

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Chester I. Long reassures President Roosevelt that Former Kansas Senator Joseph R. Burton’s attack on him has had no significant impact upon the people of Kansas. He requests that efforts to secure a delegation for William H. Taft as the Republican nominee as President begin as soon as possible, coinciding with Taft’s upcoming speech in Ottawa. He has requested Kansas Senator Charles Curtis to meet with Roosevelt to “discuss the situation fully.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-01

Creator(s)

Long, Chester I. (Chester Isaiah), 1860-1934

Henry Adams tells President Roosevelt that Roosevelt gave him a fright. He still needs to get through Charles Eliot.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-11

Creator(s)

Adams, Henry, 1838-1918

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-27

Creator(s)

Harrison, Duncan B., 1862-1934

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Charles W. Fairbanks telephoned, describing a meeting with Senator McCreary of Kentucky. The arbitration treaty would most likely be supported by the American South if the adjudication of Southern bonds did not fall to an arbitral tribunal.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-20

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Unknown

The Joint High Commission cannot be reassembled until Parliament is again in session.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-12

Creator(s)

Unknown

Senator Lodge encourages President Roosevelt to release Fairbanks’s report, letters, and a statement concerning his intentions in order to prove that all have been acting in “the utmost good faith.” Lodge believes that the documents will put an end to one part of the “agitation.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-06

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Catherine McLean Brown New writes to President Roosevelt about her husband, Harry S. New. She wants Roosevelt to support her husband’s application to be Chairman of the Republican National Committee if George B. Cortelyou returns to the Cabinet. New is particularly worried that Senator Fairbanks will alter Roosevelt’s opinion of her husband.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-06

Creator(s)

New, Catherine McLean Brown, 1870-

Catherine McLean Brown New writes to President Roosevelt about her husband, Harry S. New, who she believes has been thwarted and maligned by Republican party officials and politicians in Indiana. She is particularly worried that Senator Charles W. Fairbanks will alter Roosevelt’s opinion of her husband.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-01

Creator(s)

New, Catherine McLean Brown, 1870-

Uncle Sam looks up at the sky and sees several eclipses: a “partial eclipse in New York” with Charles Evans Hughes, a “partial eclipse in Penns.” with Philander C. Knox, a “partial eclipse in Wisconsin” with Robert M. La Follette, a “partial eclipse in Indiana” with Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, a “partial eclipse in Illinois” with Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, a “total eclipse in Chicago,” and a “partial eclipse in Ohio” with William H. Taft. “My world” with President Roosevelt is about to overshadow Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-01