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Chairman of the Republican National Committee Cortelyou has received William Loeb’s note and the enclosed letter from Representative Frank Charles Wachter. Cortelyou disagrees with Wachter’s suggestion to have Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent address the convention.
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1904-09-03
The electoral ticket is complete. Walter H. Johnson has urged the nomination of candidates for Congress in every district where suitable persons can be found who are willing to make the race. Unsuitable candidates must not be nominated. Johnson’s health has continued much the same for two months and his physician suggests that he lay aside some of his work, but that will not hinder Johnson from serving Roosevelt. The certainty of President Roosevelt’s election is fortunate for the country.
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1904-09-03
Attorney General Moody reports to President Roosevelt what he knows of the investigation into the Western Paper Trust. Moody is waiting for a complete report to be submitted to the Justice Department, after which he will report the findings and his own conclusions to President Roosevelt. Moody also mentions the potential nomination of Elihu Root as the Republican candidate for governor of New York.
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1904-08-22
Senator Spooner has read and comments positively on the draft of President Roosevelt’s letter accepting the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the upcoming election. Spooner has a few suggestions, but does not feel safe sending the draft without a sealed envelope. He will send it as soon as he can find a secure way to do so.
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1904-08-22
Joseph Bucklin Bishop believes that attacking Thomas Taggart would not be advantageous, but he makes some suggestions for action “if it becomes evident that Taggart should be attacked.” Bishop believes that Elihu Root will accept the nomination.
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1904-08-03
Henry Prather Fletcher congratulates President Roosevelt on his nomination, and recalls that when he congratulated Roosevelt for his New York Governorship nomination six years ago, Fletcher expressed the wish that he would have the opportunity to work for Roosevelt. Fletcher is comforted that his service is not needed, although he would be happier to be “lending a hand.”
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1904-07-18
Senator Lodge reports to President Roosevelt about the Republican National Convention. He discusses possible cabinet appointments, the adoption of the party platform, the various speeches given, and the nomination of Senator Charles W. Fairbanks for vice president.
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1904-06-25
Governor Pardee asks President Roosevelt to communicate with Representative Victor Howard Metcalf about the Third Congressional District committee appointing delegates to nominate Metcalf’s successor. Pardee thinks this is a slight to him and requests that Roosevelt help him resolve the matter.
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1904-06-26
Senator Fairbanks thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and discusses the outcome of the Republican National Convention and the upcoming campaign.
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1904-06-27
Senator Fairbanks thanks President Roosevelt for congratulating him on receiving the Vice-Presidential nomination.
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1904-06-23
Kermit Roosevelt writes Theodore Roosevelt and exclaims the convention must have been “extraordinary.” He informs Roosevelt that Rudyard Kipling placed a bet on Roosevelt during the Republican primaries against an American who thought he was dead. Kermit Roosevelt and Helen Robinson Roosevelt visited Frederick Courteney Selous and learned his trip to British East Africa was very successful although he had a close call with a buffalo. Kermit tells his father that Edmund Heller is fine and an intelligent progressive.
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1910-1919
Senator Lodge responds to an earlier letter from President Roosevelt. Lodge comments that there is not much of a reason to include a comment on immigration in the platform as there is currently not a demand for it, and it may do more harm than good. Lodge also discusses some of the hearings that the Interstate Commerce Commission has held, and remarks that his only concern in the upcoming election is the reduction in force by the railroads.
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1904-05-27
By resolution of the Kentucky State Convention, William Bradley will second the nomination of President Roosevelt. Bradley will send Roosevelt portions of his speech for Roosevelt’s review.
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1904-05-12
Attorney General Knox encourages Cornelius N. Bliss to accept the position as chairman of the National Republican Committee.
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1904-05-06
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1911-12-09
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In a letter to Alexander Pollock Moore, editor of The Pittsburg Leader, Theodore Roosevelt clearly states that his friends will see that “no movement whatever is made to bring me forward for the nomination in 1912.”
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1911-08-21
The article strongly criticizes August Belmont’s control of newspapers and the Democratic Party. It particularly blasts Adolph S. Ochs and Charles Ransom Miller of the New York Times, stating that the paper is Belmont’s mouthpiece.
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1904-04-07
The press has publicized President Roosevelt’s consideration of Charles P. McClelland’s appointment to the Board of United States General Appraisers. This has caused consternation for McClelland, as he has had to resign from the New York State Senate in response to the reports. Senator Platt asks Roosevelt to make his intention to appoint McClelland public at once, if possible.
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1903-08-10
William H. Taft shares commentary on William Allen White’s letter with President Roosevelt. In his upcoming speech, Taft does not address the “negro question” but plans to do so later. Taft enjoyed the speeches of Secretary of State Elihu Root and Representative J. S. Sherman. In a postscript, Taft believes in the necessity of renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes. He shares misgivings about his election prospects and wants to give speeches in several states.
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1908-08-20
New York Superintendent of Public Works Stevens informs William Loeb that a good nominee to become the new county treasurer of Genesee County, New York, has been found, and he might be supported by New York State Senator Samuel P. Hooker and Assemblyman Fred B. Parker if Archie Dovell Sanders were removed as Collector of Internal Revenue at Rochester, New York, and someone else nominated to replace him.
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1907-04-17