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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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-17
John R. Farr of Pennsylvania and E. D. Johnston of Indiana are quoted expressing their belief that President Roosevelt will secure re-nomination and re-election for the presidency. While other states may have “favorite sons,” such as Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks, Roosevelt is more broadly popular, thanks in part to his reform policies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-14
Clipping from The New York World stating that President Theodore Roosevelt will be the issue of the next Presidential campaign. The article cites Roosevelt’s many supporters and the Republican Party’s determination not to go back to the silver standard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907
Nicholas Murray Butler presents a suggestion to President Roosevelt that the New York state convention nominate Roosevelt to succeed Thomas Collier Platt as Senator for New York after Roosevelt’s presidential term is over.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-29
President Roosevelt assures Senator Lodge that he will not go to Meyer Bloomfield’s meeting. He also encloses a letter from Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, whom he recently nominated to a seat on the Supreme Court, and asks Lodge how to respond.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1902-08-19
Frank Swett Black accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation to nominate him for president at the 1904 Republican Convention. His response was delayed because he was planting seeds at his New Hampshire farm.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-29
John Wallace Springer informs President Roosevelt that he has been selected as the Republican nominee for Mayor of Denver. He warns of David H. Moffat’s “Anti-Wolcott Republican ticket” and describes him as disloyal to the Republican Party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-30
Charles Nagel writes to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock about the possible nomination of Missouri Governor Joseph Wingate Folk as the Democratic Party’s nominee in 1904. Nagel discusses Folk’s chances, the state of the Democratic Party, and the local political situation. Nagel states that Folk’s supporters include “the worst machine men and lobbyists of this state,” and he worries about the influence they may have over Folk.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-11
Senator Horace White should stand for nomination again in New York. His friends and supporters are against Albert K. Hiscock, as they believe that his election would result in his father, Frank Hiscock, gaining control of the party. Party member and delegate Francis Hendricks is unlikely to turn his support away from White, and White will consult him about being renominated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03
Ansley Wilcox writes to discuss who might be the Republican nominee for Governor of New York. Mayor Erastus Cole Knight has been circulated as an option, but Wilcox does not believe this would be a good thing, as it could put the success of the whole Republican ticket in danger.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-30
U.S. Representative from Missouri Richard Bartholdt has been renominated for a seventh term.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-19
J. T. Dickerson encloses a document that is being used to discredit Theodore Roosevelt, though Dickerson states it has not been effective. Dickerson states Roosevelt will be endorsed at the Kansas State Convention and Edward W. Hoch will be nominated for governor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-08
Richard Yates encloses articles showing how federal officials and journalists are working to defeat his nomination. He asks Roosevelt to stop his state appointees from opposing him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-27
Harper’s Weekly cover shows Theodore Roosevelt holding a bowling bowl labeled “Nomination 1908.” A sign above the pins reads “Favorite Sons.” Pins are labeled with the names of the following states: Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. Another sign lists people that are warned off the premises. Jack London is one of those individuals.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1907-06-01
Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a Rough Rider, blows away a tiny man labeled “Little Boss” while holding a club labeled “Direct Nominations.”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1910
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased that Admiral Cowles has been nominated and hopes for his election. He is not optimistic about New York but thinks there is a “fighting chance.”
1910-10-16
President Roosevelt will write in the volumes for Anna Roosevelt Cowles, and he is sorry to see Joseph W. Alsop lose out on a nomination.
1906-10-18