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The renomination of Mayor Low on the fusion ticket appears increasingly unlikely and the popular opinion is that an independent Democrat will be the fusion candidate. Ashbel P. Fitch and Joseph Clifford Hendrix are seen as potential candidates. Rumors that Low is helping Governor Odell influence the New York county organization will damage Low politically.
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1903-05-12
Joseph Bucklin Bishop congratulates President Roosevelt on his Arlington speech and believes it will put an end to agitation over atrocities in the Philippines. He also writes about a supposed plot to create political tension between Roosevelt and Governor Odell of New York.
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1902-05-31
Joseph Bucklin Bishop praises a speech given by President Roosevelt and notes that any opposition to Roosevelt in the 1904 election is unpopular.
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1902-06-02
Bob dropped in on his way to Washington, so Dr. Lambert is attempting to send this letter bypassing the proper channels. Lambert wants to know if President Roosevelt is interested in making an address at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association in Saratoga. He suggests this could be politically advantageous, as there are to be 125,000 members in the association. Although the organization is non-political, Roosevelt may make a good impression on those in attendance with an address.
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1902-05-05
John Laughlin is sending an enclosure with statements made by Governor Benjamin B. Odell of New York. Senator Timothy Edwards Ellsworth told Laughlin that two speakers mentioned O’Dell in connection with the presidency in 1904 if President Roosevelt is not the man to run. Laughlin thinks that Roosevelt might like to know this information.
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1902-04-25
Governor Odell has no presidential ambitions but would like to be a delegate to the Republican National Convention so that he can vote for President Roosevelt.
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1902-04-23
Governor Odell called to caution President Roosevelt about talking to Mr. Mead regarding the subject of a letter Mead is carrying.
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1904-03-16
Bayard Henry Tyler wishes to send a reproduction of a portrait he is painting of President Roosevelt. Tyler expresses hope that his finished portrait might be added to the Executive Collection in Albany.
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1902-03-20
Jacob A. Riis supports replacing Commissioner McSweeney due to charges of corruption within the Immigration office but he does not want Mr. Marsh to have an important position within the new administration. He criticizes Governor Odell for violating the New York Tenement House Act and “playing into the hands of the builders.” Riis concludes by lamenting that he “disgusted a lot of women” by opposing a bill to build Boys Clubs in all New York boroughs at taxpayers expense.
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1902-03-24
F. Norton Goddard discusses New York Republican politics; including political patronage, Mayor Low’s administration, and several appointments. If Governor Odell moves Joseph Dickey to fiscal agent or some other position, Goddard would be interested in Dickey’s current role as Shipping Commissioner.
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1902-03-25
The unknown writer was pleased to hear of Col. Shepard’s appointment and congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent Supreme Court decision. The writer was distressed with several political disputes being played out in public.
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1904-03-15
Paul Dana describes Governor Benjamin B. Odell as “utterly ignorant of the fundamentals of politics” and unfit to govern New York. He requests that President Roosevelt send a White House menu with Roosevelt’s name on it for Mrs. Wedeman, hoping it will “mollify a heart that has hitherto inclined to be hard.”
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1902-02-28
Joseph Bucklin Bishop has accepted the invitation for Thursday evening and hopes he can have a private talk with President Roosevelt on Friday. The rumored alliance between President Roosevelt and Governor Odell against Senator Platt has lessened the opposition to Odell’s Lunacy and Charity Bills.
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1902-02-03
Assemblyman Gherardi Davis has become Chairman of the Forestry Committee and is now acquainted with Gifford Pinchot, Professor Henry Solon Graves, and Mr. MacNaughton. He is learning a great deal about forestry and is also working on an amendment to the New York Constitution, which was suggested by Governor Odell. Davis also reflects on the composition of the current New York Legislature.
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1902-01-25
Joseph Bucklin Bishop fears that Governor Odell’s policies are hurting the party, and could enable a Democrat to replace him as Governor. Odell has upset the business community, angered lawyers by attempting to control the assignment of judges, and treated the “charity people” poorly. Bishop suggests they “throw Odell overboard” by ensuring that he is defeated at the New York State Republican Convention.
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1902-01-31
Lt. Gov. Woodruff explains to President Roosevelt comments made by Naval Officer Sharkey about Mr. McMackin, Commissioner of Labor, in a letter to Governor Benjamin B. Odell. In Woodruff’s opinion, Mr. McMackin had unfairly prosecuted some factory inspectors and Sharkey had reason to refer to “Mr. McMackin’s ‘vindictiveness.'”
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1902-01-15
Walter Butler Atterbury has heard that Robert A. Sharkey will not be reappointed as Naval Officer of the Port of New York and he would like to be considered for the position. He lists some of his qualifications and points out that he has good relations with some New York politicians.
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1902-01-18
James M. Scovel writes that he continues to support Roosevelt for president, presumably in 1904. Scovel recently lost his wife and misses her terribly. [Text appears to be missing – does not continue from page 1 to page 2.] Scovel does not think that Governor Odell’s opposition to Roosevelt will affect the election, as he recalls that Cleveland was nominated for president with the New York votes against him at the convention. Scovel also notes that he is writing about Andrew Johnson for a monthly publication (name unreadable) and he asks Roosevelt for the names of the seven Republicans who voted against Johnson’s impeachment.
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1901
George Gunton believes that President Roosevelt’s response to the “impudent” conduct of Lemuel Ely Quigg affirms the faith the American people have in him. Roosevelt’s actions shows that “merit will be recognized and machine threats be impotent.”
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1901-11-14
The University of the State of New York needs a new library and museum building. Governor Odell promised to take up the matter next year, but James Russell Parsons believes that if the university can acquire the funding to construct the building then the state will increase its support and cover maintenance.
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1901-12-14