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Dr. Lambert shares with President Roosevelt some political gossip he overheard about Charles Evans Hughes and Benjamin B. Odell, with regards to the governor’s race in New York.
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1906-08-24
John A. Sleicher believes that President Roosevelt’s letter to Mr. Watson is “life-saving” for the party in the approaching congressional campaign, and he commends Roosevelt for making a convincing case for Republican policies. Sleicher also discusses possible nominations for New York governor, and he thanks Roosevelt for the note he sent his daughter.
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1906-08-21
Representative Parsons informs President Roosevelt that Charles Evans Hughes is reluctant to accept the Republican nomination for Governor of New York, but that he could be convinced to do so if there was unanimous demand and it was agreed that he was the only candidate who could beat William Randolph Hearst. The incumbent Republican Governor Frank Wayland Higgins has become so unpopular among members of his own party and the press that it seems advisable to replace him, but Higgins still might be able to win if the Democrats nominate William Travers Jerome instead of Hearst, thus making the governorship a three-way race between Hearst, Jerome, and Higgins.
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1906-08-17
Cornelius Newton Bliss thanks President Roosevelt for defending him in the wake of negative publicity both he and George B. Cortelyou have received nationwide since Cortelyou was named Postmaster General, while still retaining his position as Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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1906-03-27
Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge references President Roosevelt’s troubles with the “Fads and Fancies” publication and thanks him for sending her a copy of the related correspondence between William Loeb, Francis Wayland Palmer, William D’Alton Mann, Joseph M. Deuel, and William Travers Jerome. La Farge is keeping it because she is having dinner with Jerome soon. She plans to tell him that he was foolish for not working with Roosevelt on the matter, as she believes people credit Roosevelt for calling out the fraudulent behavior.
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1906-02-06
The Lincoln Farm Association invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial Hall. Includes a card about special trains, an invitation from Governor Augustus Everett Willson, and a list of officers and trustees of the Lincoln Farm Association.
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1911-11-09
Richard Watson Gilder reflects on the results of the recent elections across the country, where political bosses were defeated in various cities and states. While this is a blow against political corruption, Gilder cautions against allowing demagogues to take over and lead voters to vote purely “to hit the bosses” rather than for the public good. A note in the margins questions whether William Randolph Hearst might be one of the demagogues in question.
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1905-12-06
William Randolph Hearst expresses his opinions about potential presidential candidates for the 1908 election. Hearst believes that President Roosevelt would be the strongest presidential candidate that the Republican party could select, and that neither Secretary of War William H. Taft nor Governor Charles Evans Hughes of New York would be particularly strong candidates.
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1908-02-25
At center, Andrew Carnegie donates an “inland sea” as a place to send the Navy. Surrounding vignettes include other options where it could be sent: the “North Pole,” the “Saragossa [sic] Sea,” the “Saharra [sic] Desert,” or “Salt Creek” – where the “Salt Creek Reception Committee,” comprised of such figures as “D.B. Hill, Alton B. Parker, Croker, Burton, Jerome, [and] Seth Low,” awaits its arrival. Caption: Some places to send it without giving offense.
The American Navy was in the news when this cartoon appeared, as it was at least once a year during President Roosevelt’s administration — during the annual message, today called the State of the Union address.
Mayor Low does not know what else President Roosevelt could have done to distance himself from the city campaign. Low has been surprised by William Travers Jerome’s attitude as he assumed he had Jerome’s support. Low believes that each side has a chance. Original and typed copy.
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1903-09-23
F. Norton Goddard is fund raising for a memorial to Rebecca Salome Foster, the Tombs Angel. He would like a small contribution from President Roosevelt, but more importantly a letter expressing interest in the project.
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1902-04-18
Edwin A. Hartshorn congratulates President Roosevelt for the success of the “Fusion ticket” in New York elections. He credits Roosevelt’s history in New York politics for the “victory for good government.”
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1901-11-06
Edward J. Bourke states that Tammany Hall underestimated the will of the people to overthrow them. The victorious Republicans marched down Broadway carrying brooms.
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1901-11-07