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President Roosevelt appreciated St. Clair McKelway’s editorial on his attitude towards the mayoral election. As president, Roosevelt feels it “absolutely necessary” that he takes no public part in local campaigns.
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1901-09-30
President Roosevelt is interested in the matter of the mayor. However, his involvement in a local matter may be resented by others.
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1901-09-24
Hugh N. Johnston, candidate for Country Treasurer in Cedarville, Virginia, asks if Theodore Roosevelt can speak at a barbecue around the time of the election. He is also writing to President William H. Taft and William Jennings Brian and hopes someone will respond.
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1911-10-09
President Roosevelt informs Philip Battell Stewart that he is pleased with the platform and endorsement. Roosevelt is also pleased that D. B. Fairley was re-elected.
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1902-09-25
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with N. Winslow Williams that there should not be a large open meeting in Chicago. He hopes it will be kept as an informal conference with a few “representative men from the different states with the members of the Executive committee.”
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1914-11-30
It would be inappropriate and disastrous for President Roosevelt to interfere in the Denver, Colorado, mayoral race. He is surprised to hear that there is a lack of support for John Wallace Springer among Republicans.
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1904-05-10
President Roosevelt is unsure of what to do in reference to the municipal elections. Roosevelt supports Seth Low and is trying to not take a public position that will embarrass Low.
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1903-09-18
President Roosevelt asks if Mayor Low would like J. Edward Swanstrom to run again for borough president of Brooklyn, New York.
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1903-07-23
On behalf of the citizens of Genesee County, Michigan, Edward D. Black invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the county fair to be held in Flint, Michigan, during the week of August 26-30. Genesee County will have a full Progressive ticket and Black believes that a Roosevelt visit will change hundreds of votes.
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1912-07-26
Senator Dixon suggests that Theodore Roosevelt send a message to be read at the convention on Saturday regarding the widespread decision to run Progressive state tickets. Dixon also reports that there will be over one thousand delegates at the Illinois convention and that the Indiana convention was a great success.
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1912-08-01
Gilson Gardner was pleased with Judge Lindsey’s electoral success in Denver, Colorado and is supportive of Lindsey as a potential candidate for vice president. Governor Johnson remains the leading candidate and Lindsey’s affiliation with the Democrats could cause difficulties with the Republican delegates. However, this affiliation could also strengthen the idea that the progressives are an independent, nonpartisan movement.
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1912-06-04
Judge Lindsey provides details on the progressive victory over the Evans-Guggenheim machine in Denver, Colorado.
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1912-05-31
Judge Lindsey encloses a statement on the defeat of the Evans-Guggenheim machine. He believes this victory substantiates Theodore Roosevelt’s accusations against the machine.
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1912-05-29
Judge Lindsey argues that the success of the Citizens’ ticket in Denver’s municipal elections shows that the people’s desires were not represented in the Republican nomination process. The “Evans-Guggenheim-Taft machine” gave all of the delegates to President Taft.
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1912-05-29
Judge Lindsey believes that the great victory of the Citizens’ ticket in Denver, Colorado displays the people’s sentiment towards Theodore Roosevelt. He is confident in Roosevelt’s victory at the Republican National Convention. Lindsey will be traveling to New York and requests a meeting.
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1912-05-26
Judge Lindsey announces a great electoral victory for himself and the Citizens’ ticket in Denver, Colorado. The fraudulent Democratic and Republican political machines were soundly defeated.
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1912-05-22
Judge Lindsey congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his nomination victory in Ohio and announces a landslide victory for the progressive Citizens’ ticket in Denver, Colorado.
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1912-05-21
William Allen White requests an inscription to be added to a copy of African Game Trails that will be given to White’s son, William Lindsay White. He has spent the summer working on a novel in Colorado. White does not believe that local politicians will support President Taft, as a Taft ticket will lose thousands of votes at the local level. He has seen a great deal of western support for Senator La Follette and Theodore Roosevelt but does not believe that La Follette’s nomination is feasible.
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1911-10-18
Nathan Sweet tells Theodore Roosevelt he recently met Gifford Pinchot. He gives a brief autobiography and wants Roosevelt to know he has done everything possible to elect Roosevelt delegates from his precinct.
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1912-04-18
Owen Wister is relieved that President Roosevelt does not plan to come to Philadelphia for its anniversary ceremonies, and says that they will attempt to use Roosevelt to his face and abuse him behind his back “to the limit of impudence.” The city’s government is celebrating the 225th anniversary of the city “entirely to keep the people in a good humor–as there have been signs of revolt.” Wister could write Roosevelt a long letter describing the bad things that Mayor John E. Reyburn is doing, but will tell him in person instead when he visits Roosevelt.
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1908-02-25