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Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson discusses Ohio politics and the upcoming election, predicting Democratic candidate for Governor, Tom Loftin Johnson’s defeat due to his association with socialism, as well as a struggle for Senator Hanna. Wilson comments the Post Office scandal’s lack of attention in Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-23
Charles Emory Smith writes to President Roosevelt regarding the Republican campaign in Iowa and Ohio. Smith discusses the Bonaparte-Conrad report and the issue of allowing laborers to do clerical work, referencing a conversation between Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock and Commissioner William Dudley Foulke. Smith expresses confidence that Senator Hanna and Governor Warren G. Harding will secure a Republican win in Ohio against Democratic candidate for Governor Tom Loftin Johnson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-26