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President Roosevelt does not believe that William H. Taft will allow “a single dollar” to be spent illegitimately in the campaign. Taft is currently leading the effort to carry Indiana in the election, and Roosevelt believes they will be successful. Roosevelt is interested to hear what Otto Gresham says that James Hogan found out about Samuel Gompers.
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1908-10-24
President Roosevelt congratulates John Dunbar Pringle on his work in The Labor World newspaper. Roosevelt believes William H. Taft is a strong friend to laborers.
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1908-08-05
President Roosevelt thanks August Belmont for his letter and plans to share it with Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. As Belmont suggests, Roosevelt will advocate for the tenement house, child labor, and sweatshops laws in New York state, ensuring Hughes will “enforce them up to the letter.”
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1906-10-01
President Roosevelt tells Charles Evans Hughes, Republican candidate for Governor of New York, of his concerns that William Randolph Hearst is gaining favor with the labor vote and using his wealth to “buy up” more Democratic support. Roosevelt encourages Hughes to contact Mayor of New York Julius Mayer.
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1906-10-02
Roosevelt expresses to Senator Lodge his thoughts and concerns for the upcoming gubernatorial and congressional elections. Roosevelt is worried about Hearst’s influence in New York and the changing attitudes in the labor movement. Roosevelt also gives updates on activities of Secretary of State Elihu Root and Attorney General William H. Moody, as well as his son, Ted, whose letter is enclosed.
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1906-10-02
William H. Taft tells President Roosevelt that he appreciated the letter he wrote regarding William Jennings Bryan and Samuel Gompers. He believes that it may make an impression on previously-apathetic people. Taft discusses his chances in Ohio: despite concerns from Roosevelt and the press, he believes that he will win the state.
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1908-11-01
John Clay Davies can be informed that Titus Sheard “talked like a fool” in his interview. Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou should give William A. Miller a word of warning. President Roosevelt does not want to get embroiled with the labor movement but will do so if labor continues to act in the way they did in the Miller case.
1903-07-29