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James M. Scovel recommends that President Roosevelt retain the current Collector in New Orleans until the next delegate is elected to the Republican National Convention.
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1902-03-11
George W. Jolly fears that federal officials in the South are controlled by Senator Hanna, the National Republican Committee Chairman, and will send pro-Hanna delegates to the next Presidential convention. He suggests removing the majority of these officials and replacing them with men who will not use their positions to select delegates for the convention. He concludes with a request that Senator Lodge recommend him for the appointment as collector in Owensboro, Kentucky.
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1902-03-12
Harrington Fitzgerald offers to speak with Henry Burke regarding Burke’s opposition to President Roosevelt’s Cuban policy.
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1902-03-17
James M. Scovel has written to Senator Hanna that he will be supporting President Roosevelt as the Republican presidential nominee in 1904 and that if Hanna waits until 1908 he will likely have overwhelming support.
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1902-03-17
Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s objection to the appointment of Judge Daniel Thew Wright as judge in the District of Columbia is the clearest indicator that George Barnsdale Cox has left behind Senator Joseph Benson Foraker and allied with Hanna.
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1903-07
Elmer Dover, secretary to Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna, regrets that the Senator has a committee meeting that will prevent him from calling at the White House. Dover encloses a note from Hanna regarding a matter he would like to discuss with President Roosevelt.
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1902-01-16
C. W. Haden sends information that Leander J. Bryan and Chief Deputy Steele are corresponding with Senator Hanna in an effort to ensure that Bryan or Steele are appointed United States Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama. Bryan supposedly offered his support for Hanna’s presidential nomination in 1906.
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1902-01-12
Edgar S. Wilson had an agreeable conversation with Senator Hanna and is leaving for home tonight.
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1902-01-14
Reports received from Washington, D.C., indicate that Senator Hanna objected to the appointment of Judge Daniel Thew Wright as the Judge of the District of Columbia because he knew the appointment would be opposed by the Hamilton County Republican organization and George Barnsdale Cox.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07
Senator Hanna protested against the appointment of Daniel Thew Wright as a federal judge. Wright has been highly recommended by Senator Foraker.
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1903-06-26
Political cartoon regarding Senator Hanna and the “labor question.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902
Senator Hanna’s conference with President Roosevelt likely included a discussion of the Republican National Committee chairmanship. It is unlikely that Hanna will serve again as chairman due to health concerns. Likely successors include Senator Fairbanks, Senator Lodge, and Postmaster General Payne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-27
Senator Hanna’s protest against the appointment of Judge Wright as judge of the District of Columbia indicates that Hanna’s alliance with George Barnsdale Cox is both offensive and defensive. Hanna will likely leave the Republican National Committee and focus on Ohio politics. The Hanna-Cox alliance will be a force in the realignment of Republican politics in Ohio.
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1903-06-27
Ralph Waldo is confident that Senator Hanna will seek the next Republican presidential nomination. He is concerned that African American office holders will support Hanna as in many hold their position due to a recommendation from Hanna.
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1901-12-03
President Roosevelt would like Senator Hanna informed that the over capitalization part of his message will be removed. Secretary Root and Attorney General Knox have also reviewed the message.
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1901-11-21
Edward C. Linney provides an update on Kentucky politics. He recommends that President Roosevelt consult William O’Connell Bradley regarding appointments in Kentucky.
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1901-11-08
Richard Robert Wright asks George B. Cortelyou to confirm Wright’s memory of a meeting at Senator Hanna’s home. William McKinley was very kind to Wright and introduced him to all the ladies at the home. Wright believes it is important to make McKinley’s kindness known as people have been doubting his friendliness towards African Americans in light of President Roosevelt’s dinner with Booker T. Washington.
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1901-11-04
William Allen White thanks President Roosevelt for introducing him to several different politicians, particularly Joe Harris. White states Harris is a good man, but is fixated on Mr. Kerns and his belief that his friend, William Warner, is now working with Kerns. White complains that Senator Hanna has treated Missouri like a southern state which is preventing the Republican Party from winning in Missouri. He suggests that local control of federal patronage should be established.
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1901-10-29
Senator Lodge discusses several political appointments and senators, including his desire to chair the Senate Foreign Relations committee.
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1901-11-01
Senator McLaurin notifies President Roosevelt that he succeeded in reaching Senator Hanna’s secretary, Elmer Dover, via telephone. He explained the matter and asked Dover to have Hanna wire Roosevelt directly. McLaurin also sent his secretary to South Carolina to speak with John G. Capers. They will not be able to keep George Koester’s presence in Washington, D.C., out of the newspapers much longer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-21