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President Roosevelt details various strategies for the Republican candidates in the upcoming elections in New York to Lieutenant Governor of New York and New York Republican State Committee Chairman Woodruff. Roosevelt believes William Randolph Hearst will carry votes in Upstate New York, therefore the focus should not be only on the cities.
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1906-10-04
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
William Loeb encloses President Roosevelt’s handwritten reply to William Blau’s invitation to a banquet given in honor of New York Attorney General-elect Julius M. Mayer.
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1904-12-22
President Roosevelt tells Emanuel Hertz he is sorry he cannot attend the dinner in honor of New York Attorney General Julius M. Mayer. Roosevelt holds both the B’nai B’rith organization hosting the dinner and Mayer in high regard.
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1904-12-22
President Roosevelt informs Nathan Bijur that Julius M. Mayer will be calling upon him with a suggestion; Roosevelt thinks it is Bijur’s patriotic duty to accept. Roosevelt also asks Nijur to discuss sending the statement on the passport question to the State Department with Mayer and George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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1904-10-06
President Roosevelt tells N. B. Scott that clerks have the right to go home to vote. Roosevelt realizes that New York is a difficult state to win and believes one of the best approaches may be emphasizing what the administration has done in foreign matters. Roosevelt is concerned about the situation in Wisconsin with the “bolting Republican organization.”
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1904-10-07
President Roosevelt speaks highly of New York Attorney General Julius M. Mayer and has provided him a letter of introduction to Judge Holt.
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1904-05-07
Hector M. Hitchings urges President Roosevelt to have Secretary of War Taft speak at the meeting of the West Side Republican Club in support of Charles Evans Hughes’s candidacy for Governor of New York. While Republicans think Hughes will be elected by a heavy majority, no one is able to accurately gauge the sentiment of that class of people who make up a large bulk of the state. Hitchings thinks having the influence and bearing of Taft at the meeting will combat support for William Randolph Hearst.
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1906-10-24
Timothy L. Woodruff, Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, updates President Roosevelt on the campaign for the 1906 New York gubernatorial election between Republican Charles Evans Hughes and Democrat William Randolph Hearst. Woodruff agrees with Roosevelt that campaign events should not feature Republicans with national reputations, with the exception of Secretary of State Elihu Root, who is from New York. Woodruff says he attempted to prevent Speaker of the House and Illinois Congressman Joseph Gurney Cannon from campaigning for Republicans in New York and, that having failed, has asked that Cannon avoid discussing national Republican issues like tariffs or labor unions. Woodruff includes a letter from a local Democratic lawyer whom Woodruff feels represents many Democrats who oppose Hearst enough to cross party lines to vote for Hughes.
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1906-10-13
Charles Evans Hughes thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and notes that he is fully alive to the danger Roosevelt mentioned. Hughes has discussed the labor situation with Herbert Parsons and plans to get hold of Julius M. Mayer. Hughes also encloses a letter from Charles Sprague Smith, Director of the People’s Institute, which he thinks will interest Roosevelt.
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1906-10-04
F. Norton Goddard writes to President Roosevelt to report on a conference hosted by Governor Odell that he is attending. He describes the conference discussions and decisions about various nominations, including settling on nominating Frank W. Higgins for Governor and Julius M. Mayer for Attorney General of New York. He describes the political strategy behind the nomination of Higgins and notes that they decided to leave the nomination for Lieutenant Governor until the next day’s meeting.
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1904-09-13
Colonel Jerome informs President Roosevelt that the Republican Committee has just nominated a strong ticket in New York state and he expects Roosevelt to win the state “by a very comfortable majority.”
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1904-09-16
William Loeb asks Postmaster General Wynne on behalf of Attorney General Julius M. Mayer to grant a three months leave of absence for letter carrier Edmund Rothschild.
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1904-10-22
Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou suggests that President Roosevelt set up separate meetings with Judge Woodruff, Julius M. Mayer, and Frank Munsey to encourage them to support the Republican campaign efforts.
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1904-10-03