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President Roosevelt is glad that John Charles Black will accept the appointment and his nomination will be sent in as soon as Congress reconvenes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-19
President Roosevelt has never heard of Mr. Erlanger and the statement in the enclosed clipping is a lie. Roosevelt is delighted with Ralph Trautmann’s nomination but, at the request of Mayor Low, has not spoken out publicly for fear of driving away independent Democratic voters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-23
President Roosevelt is pleased at Ralph Trautmann’s nomination and wanted to telegraph him at once but was warned by the Citizens Union that his public support might alienate potential Democratic voters. Roosevelt believes it fortunate that the Republican Party and New York City have a man like Trautmann nominated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-28
President Roosevelt believes that Seth Low’s renomination as Republican mayoral candidate of New York City is inevitable and, under the circumstances, it is probably the wisest choice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-01
There is an ongoing dispute on who should be the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City. Roosevelt believes that the “only wise and proper thing to do” is to renominate Seth Low.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-01
President Roosevelt is pleased with Myron T. Herrick’s nomination for Governor of Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-06
President Roosevelt will nominate Charles E. Clark for an unnamed position and thanks Clark for his help with the Sampson-Schley matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-22
President Roosevelt refuses to recall a nomination and cannot appoint Mr. Stewart because he recently ran for an office as a Democrat.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-13
President Roosevelt is pleased to renominate George H. Lyman as Collector of Customs at the Port of Boston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-04
Vice President Roosevelt shares his opinions about Senators Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Matthew Stanley Quay, Thomas Collier Platt, and George W. Dunn. His main supporters are farmers, upper class mechanics, small businessmen, and others who oppose populism.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-27
Vice President Roosevelt is “delighted” for Albert Cummins’ nomination and asks if he is in need of outside assistance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-28
President McKinley writes to accept the Republican Party’s nomination for President and accepts the platform. He discusses his desire to uphold the gold standard and refutes the opinions of those who support the silver standard. He also comments on international affairs, including the territorial government in Alaska and Hawaii, war loans from the Spanish American War, neutrality policies in the Boer War, law and order in Cuba, and holdings in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. He also comments on domestic issues including civil service reform, the volume of United States currency, and domestic shipping. Finally, McKinley comments on insurrection and peace treaties in the Philippines, asserting his desire for peace and that no person be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-09-10
Ernest A. Hempstead believes that by the first of June, if the “Old Guard” of Republican leaders feel Woodrow Wilson cannot be beaten, they may consent to the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt. Hempstead believes that there is a change in public opinion toward Roosevelt, because of his advocacy of a strong Army and Navy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-02-02
Abraham M. Dickinson hopes Theodore Roosevelt will realize that he is the Republican Party’s prospect and will allow himself to be considered for the nomination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-05
David Bank Sickels recieved Theodore Roosevelt’s “thoughtful and very complimentary letter.” The clipping came from the same issue of the New York Times that reviewed Senator Shelby M. Cullom’s book, which Roosevelt should look at. Sickels frequently hears Roosevelt’s name mentioned in connection with the presidential nomination. However, he knows Roosevelt will never seek the nomination and will only accept it if forced to for the Republican Party’s good.
Shelby M. Cullom’s book is entitled Fifty Years of Public Service: Personal Recollections of Shelby M. Cullom, Senior United States Senator from Illinois.
Frank P. MacLennan appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s letters and plans to give them to his daughter. Some of Roosevelt’s friends in Kansas are mistaken about his position regarding the presidential election, especially Governor Walter Roscoe Stubbs. He suggests Roosevelt write Stubbs and clearly state his position on being nominated. He discusses his farm, including the crops, haying, and his homing pigeons. MacLennan will be in New York in December for business meetings and wants to take up Roosevelt’s invitation. He comments on being vice president of publishing associations. Recently, he started publishing a full sheet of comics in black, red, and blue, in his newspaper and believes he is the first to do so. In a postscript, MacLennan apologizes for writing such a long letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-05
Samuel V. Leech assures Theodore Roosevelt he will abide by his decision not to be a candidate for 1912. With the nomination, President William H. Taft will carry the Republican Party to defeat. Leech discusses Taft’s various failures.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-08
Frank Amoss inquires what E. Mont Reily knows about Theodore Roosevelt. He believes there to be near-universal sentiment that Roosevelt should succeed President Taft as the next Republican candidate for office, even if the press reports that Roosevelt is not interested in the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26
Oscar K. Davis thinks that Theodore Roosevelt may have a chance to win the Republican nomination for President in 1912. There is a concerted effort to prevent the renomination of President William H. Taft, and Senator Robert M. La Follette and his allies are squandering their chances at success through their efforts to filibuster the reciprocity measure.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-12
Thomas P. Revelle inquires if Theodore Roosevelt would like to be considered as a presidential candidate on behalf of a club that is being formed in Seattle, Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26