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President Roosevelt thanks Governor Hughes for the birthday wishes. He also tells Hughes that Superintendent of Public Works Frederick C. Stevens visited last night and updated him on the conditions in Livingston County. Roosevelt encloses a copy of the letter he has just sent to Timothy L. Woodruff.
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1908-10-27
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Louis J. Hilliard of Groveland, New York, to Superintendent of Public Works Frederick C. Stevens. He would like Republican State Committee Chairman Woodruff to look it over, because he believes that the letter merits “drastic action” from him. Roosevelt would like the State Committee to take every possible step to ensure that the entire Republican Party ticket, especially including Charles Evans Hughes, gets “the fullest possible support” in Livingston County.
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1908-10-27
Dorus Thompson invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend the dedication of the monument to the Civil War dead of Livingston County, New York. He would like Roosevelt to unveil the memorial and speak.
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1911-07-12
Timothy L. Woodruff updates President Roosevelt on the state of the election in Livingston County, New York. Woodruff believes that people there are likely to vote against Governor Charles Evans Hughes because he twice attempted to remove Superintendent of Insurance Otto Kelsey from office. A lack of votes for Hughes could hurt the prospects of James Wolcott Wadsworth, a young rising star in the state party. In a postscript, Woodruff says he spoke with Kelsey on the telephone, and Kelsey is going to go to Livingston County to urge his friends and supporters to vote for Hughes.
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1908-10-28
Peter A. Porter informs President Roosevelt of the results and Republican victories of the recent elections in New York. Porter wants Roosevelt to know that many purported loyal Republican officeholders displayed treachery by working to prevent Republican wins.
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1907-11-08
James Wolcott Wadsworth sends his opinion to President Roosevelt regarding the political situation in Western New York State. Wadsworth reports that in order to avoid bitterness there in the wake of the incident with Archie Dovell Sanders, Assemblyman Jesse S. Phillips should be appointed in Sanders’ place rather than Harvey J. Burkhart.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-29