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President Roosevelt informs Celora E. Martin that, at present, he intends to let the nomination of Isaac Taft Stoddard, Martin’s son-in-law, remain.
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1901-09-24
George B. Cortelyou informs Francis C. Travers that it is not appropriate for him or the President to interfere in any nomination.
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1901-09-14
Herbert Parsons assures Theodore Roosevelt that they will re-nominate Scott. Parsons believes that Pendleton and Fowler might decline the nomination and gives reasons for why each should not be nominated.
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1911-10-10
Chester I. Long reassures President Roosevelt that Former Kansas Senator Joseph R. Burton’s attack on him has had no significant impact upon the people of Kansas. He requests that efforts to secure a delegation for William H. Taft as the Republican nominee as President begin as soon as possible, coinciding with Taft’s upcoming speech in Ottawa. He has requested Kansas Senator Charles Curtis to meet with Roosevelt to “discuss the situation fully.”
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1907-04-01
Senator Dillingham of Vermont knows of no one who opposes the confirmation of Oscar R. Hundley except Senator Edmund Pettus of Alabama, whom Dillingham believes holds a personal grudge against Hundley.
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1907-01-24
The nomination of Oscar Hundley to the United States District Court of the Northern District of Alabama is now in the hands of a sub-committee. There is some opposition to the confirmation of Hundley because of his advocacy for an amendment to the Constitution “providing that moneys collected by white taxpayers should be used in the education of white children only, and that moneys collected from the colored people should be used for the colored schools.” This would have resulted in “colored children” being thrown out of school, as “the amount of taxes collected from colored people is very small.”
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1907-01-24
Thomas J. Akins sends William Loeb two clippings that indicate Joseph E. Black will be seeking appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Western District of Missouri. Although Akins has taken little interest in appointments in the past because Senator William Warner has shown “great wisdom,” Akins wishes in this instance to express his opposition to Black’s appointment because Black opposed President Roosevelt’s nomination at the 1902 State Convention. Black was said to have distributed the Hanna badges and buttons and to have “talked very ugly about the President,” and Black’s nomination would revive feuds in Missouri. Akins wants to advise Roosevelt that Black’s appointment would be a “great mistake.”
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1907-01-02
Rudolph Forster writes to William Loeb regarding the plenipotentiary nominations, the plenipotentiary meeting time and location, and the plans for peace. Forster requests information from Loeb concerning Japan’s plans for an armistice.
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1905-07-01
Thomas K. Niedringhaus received the Missouri Republican caucus nomination for Senate. The caucus nomination reached stalemate after supporters of the opponent Richard C. Kerens questioned Niedringhaus’s integrity. Thomas J. Atkins supports Niedringhaus and sees him as an ally of President Roosevelt’s administration.
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1905-01-19
Senator Platt writes to express his deep interest in having William Miller Collier appointed to the Ministership to Spain.
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1904-12-15
Joseph Bucklin Bishop provides an update on the New York political situation as it pertains to securing the Republican nomination for the United States Senate and for Governor.
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1904-12-15
Senator Platt is withholding his consent on three diplomatic nominations until he receives more information regarding the inspiration for their selection.
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1904-12-10
In support of appointing G. Howard Davison to the office of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, William Barnes disputes claims that Davison is really not a farmer and that he is a “boozer.” Barnes encourages President Roosevelt to consider changing his views in this regard.
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1904-12-10
Elbert F. Baldwin recommends that President Roosevelt appoint F. Marion Crawford to the Constantinople legation because Crawford has a good understanding of customs and culture in the region and because he is a Roman Catholic. Baldwin discusses Crawford’s qualifications in detail, including mentioning his time in Turkey and India. Baldwin is acquainted with the other men suggested for this mission, but he does not believe they measure up to the same standard as Crawford does.
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1904-11-25
President Roosevelt writes that he will accept the Republican nomination for president and goes on to discuss the Republican party platform and his goals for the presidency.
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1904-09-12
This editorial from Leslie’s Weekly praises President Roosevelt’s letter of acceptance for the Republican Presidential nomination. It argues that the letter lays out the achievements and reasons to trust the Republican Party. It also gives reasons to distrust the Democratic Party. The newspaper calls Roosevelt and the letter “bold, decisive, direct, sincere, and fearless.”
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1904-09-22
Secretary of State Hay writes to clarify the meaning of a telegram he received from President Roosevelt about the nomination of Mr. Richardson.
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1902-06-02
Senator Fairbanks’s capabilities and the importance of the office of the vice-president are discussed in these extracts of speeches by Elihu Root, Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna, and Secretary of State John Hay.
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1904
President Roosevelt tells Joseph Bucklin Bishop he wishes he could convince Elihu Root to run for office. Roosevelt also asks Bishop to visit him in Oyster Bay so he can discuss matters with him and Nicholas Murray Butler.
1904-08-02
Article discusses the Speakership position and Brooklyn Republicans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-22