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Harrington Fitzgerald predicts that Representative Hearst will be the Democrats’ presidential nominee in 1904. He says he has information on Hearst that will ruin his campaign.
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1903-12-22
Paul Morton shares a rumor that Myron T. Herrick, with the support of the “Hanna crowd,” will be elected next U. S. President in 1904. Morton mentions that Senator Hanna had a bad attack – a sinking spell – that is worrying his friends.
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1903-12-21
Milton J. Green discusses the outcome of the San Francisco Mayoral election and politics in California, Washington State, Oregon, and other North Western states. Green recommends meeting with leading California Democrat, Gavin McNab. Green also relays his son, Kenneth Green’s, fond memories of meeting President Roosevelt several years before.
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1903-11-19
Lyman Abbott offers his help in promoting “a rational campaign in the South” to create a more cohesive United States. Abbott discusses Senator Hanna as an unlikely Republican candidate and William R. Hearst as an unlikely Democratic candidate. Abbott includes Rough Rider buttons and congratulates President Roosevelt on his “Cuban message.”
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1903-11-12
J. H. Stolper has read that Governor Haskell is bringing suit against William Randolph Hearst and President Roosevelt. Stolper volunteers to serve as counsel for Roosevelt and has evidence against Haskell that he would find unpleasant.
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1903-10-15
Oscar J. Ricketts encloses an article from the Washington Star about the political situation that relates to President Roosevelt’s renomination and reelection. Since Ricketts keeps in touch with the labor leaders, he is confident the situation can be changed through work and tact. He advises caution because “Hearst and others have their emissaries everywhere.”
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1903-09-17
Fred W. Sargent responds to a letter from William Loeb regarding Major B. B. Ray. Sargent reports what he knows of Ray, but recommends that Loeb consult with E. E. Clark, who can better assess whether Ray could be of value to the administration in the coming campaign of 1904, especially with regards to influencing railway employees. For himself, Sargent believes the railway men will vote solidly for President Roosevelt.
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1903-09-10
President Roosevelt is very popular in the west and opposition from Wall Street will have no effect as Wall Street has never been viewed favorably in the west. William Randolph Hearst has many newspaper interests in the west but he is not considered a serious political candidate.
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1903-08-06
John N. Parsons writes to William Loeb regarding a movement among postal service letter carriers to endorse William Randolph Hearst for president.
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1903-08-22
The writer of the editorial warns of the dangers to the Republican Party due to an alliance between the Democratic Party and labor unions.
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1903-07-16
Senator Hanna apologizes for the delay in replying to President Roosevelt’s letter. Hanna has been traveling and he wanted to meet with labor leaders before responding to the president. Hanna discusses the printers and pressmen’s organization as well as William Randolph Hearst’s aspirations to candidacy for president. Hanna then talks about the notion of socialism in conjunction with the Democratic Party.
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1903-08-04
Harrison Gray Otis writes to President Roosevelt about political issues of the 1904 election, the factions within the Democratic Party, and its growing power with the labor unions. He praises Roosevelt’s decision to require an open shop in the Government Printing Office following the Miller affair.
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1903-07-28
July 1903 edition of The Postal Record, the monthly journal of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Several paragraphs, mostly those regarding resolutions by state conventions thanking William Randolph Hearst for his support of letter carriers, have been circled.
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1903-07
James Sullivan Clarkson writes to Benjamin F. Barnes to suggest Republican representatives attend upcoming labor conventions to counteract efforts to alienate trade unions from the Republican Party. Clarkson encloses letters from F. G. R. Gordon and John N. Parsons, as well as a statement about socialism in the United States. Original and typewritten copy.
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1903-07-15
John N. Parsons writes to James Sullivan Clarkson about an upcoming convention of the Working-Men’s Federation of New York and other labor unions. Parsons urges the need to have representatives of the Republican Party there, to stem the tide of members turning to the Democratic Party and to William Randolph Hearst.
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1903-07-14
Max F. Ihmsen, secretary of the National Association of Democratic Clubs, recently returned from a trip to the Midwest and believes that William Randolph Hearst is the leading Democratic presidential candidate.
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1903-07-15
Fred Gordon wishes to alert James Sullivan Clarkson of the enclosed items. He claims that William Randolph Hearst and Mayor Harrison of Chicago are putting up a big fight for the endorsement of organized labor. He does not believe, however, that any man can defeat President Roosevelt.
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1903-07-08
Conventions of letter carriers across the country are passing resolutions endorsing Representative Hearst as the Democratic presidential candidate.
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1903-06-02
James Sullivan Clarkson reminds William Loeb that President Roosevelt should meet with Leigh S. J. Hunt because he has important information regarding the United States foreign service abroad. Clarkson also encloses a few news clippings that may interest Roosevelt – especially one regarding the systematic organization of the mail carriers on behalf of William Randolph Hearst’s presidential campaign.
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1903-06-03
Harrison Gray Otis offers predictions and recommendations regarding the upcoming presidential campaign. He believes that there will be a split in the Democratic Party which will allow the Republicans to attract principled, patriotic Democrats. Otis is worried about the future of the country and hopes for unity among patriotic men of both parties.
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1903-05-01