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The writer of the article suggests that some political candidates are elected by their merits, and other through the “accident” of being broadly popular and facing an unpopular or bad candidate as an opponent. President Roosevelt has reached his office on his merits, and the writer argues against attempting to nominate Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna to replace him.
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1903-11-07
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Andrew M. Irvine for sending him a newspaper clipping from the Dayton Journal. Roosevelt comments that the piece documents “political trickery” on the part of the Republican Party in their successful steal of six Ohio delegate-at-large seats and underscores how only dishonorable men would take advantage of the “plain people” of the United States in this way. Roosevelt is glad that the old soldiers are in this fight until the end and believes that “it is as much their fight as our fight” — a contest between the “plain people” and the crooked financial interests and crooked politicians.
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1912-06-11
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Andrew M. Irvine for sending him a newspaper clipping from the Dayton Journal. Roosevelt comments that the piece documents “political trickery” on the part of the Republican Party in their successful steal of six Ohio delegate-at-large seats and underscores how only dishonorable men would take advantage of the “plain people” of the United States in this way.
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1912-06-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary writes Walter F. Brown in response to Mr. Patterson’s letter, regarding cash register workers’ support of Roosevelt’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate. The secretary asks Brown to inform the Dayton, Ohio, Roosevelt campaign workers.
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1912-05-10
Theodore Roosevelt thanks B. B. Buckley for his suggestions and writes that he has sent the letter on to James Rudolph Garfield.
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1912-05-07
Theodore Roosevelt forwards a letter from B. B. Buckley. Roosevelt asks James Rudolph Garfield to consider Buckley’s suggestions.
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1912-05-07
Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear of the progress towards recovery made in Dayton after the 1913 Great Dayton Flood.
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1914-12-16
Merrit A. Vinson asks Theodore Roosevelt if he will consider giving a few lectures in the fall.
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1911-06-13
J. Morton Howell, an “ardent admirer[s],” will be in New York City, New York, on April 30 and would like to meet with Theodore Roosevelt.
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1911-04-15
Roland G. Landis asks Theodore Roosevelt whether he would consider giving a lecture in Dayton, Ohio, sometime during the month of March.
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1911-03-02
Francis B. Loomis writes from the state convention in Dayton that “matters were very badly mismanaged by those in Ohio.” Bringing in a candidate named Harry M. Daugherty gave them a handicap, which was followed by a series of missteps too numerous and too complicated to recount in a letter. Loomis wishes that he told Roosevelt sooner, now knowing the outcome. Joseph Benson Foraker is the greatest force in Ohio politics and Loomis is interested in gossip about Foraker’s nomination as presidential candidate. Foraker holds more power in the organization than Senator Charles Dick, even though Dick is the named head.
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1906-09-13
Representative Watson, of Indiana, notifies President Roosevelt that the Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon approves Roosevelt’s plan to help the Republican Party. Watson would like to meet with Representative J. S. Sherman and Roosevelt together, but he is unable to do so due to speaking engagements at congressional conventions in Ohio and West Virginia. Watson hopes for a letter from Roosevelt in which Roosevelt will “vigorously” express his views on the current political controversy, clarifying that there are no vital differences between the president and the congress, as the Democrats persistently claim.
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1906-07-31
Freeman L. Dustman discusses the differing opinions among Ohio Republicans on to what extent their platform should endorse President Roosevelt’s administration. Dustman notes that there are some who want to endorse Senators Foraker and Dick, while others do not because of their opposition to the railway rate bill and the Philippine tariff bill. Dustman requests that the recipients of the letter send in a statement expressing their views on the matter, to be published in The Blade.
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1906-07-28
Consul Herdliska reviews the events leading up to his marriage and explains his poor relations with his wife’s parents, Captain Michie and Mrs. Michie. He claims his in-laws are conspiring to prevent his reappointment or ability to obtain another position.
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1901-08-28