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William Barnes replies to a previous dispatch from President Roosevelt, stating that he must stay aligned with Jacob Van Vechten Olcott for chairman of the Republican County Committee in New York. He will be traveling to Albany that day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-25
William Barnes reports to President Roosevelt the situation and candidate prospects for the upcoming election for the chairmanship of the Republican County Committee of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-24
Nevada N. Stranahan, collector of the port of New York, is concerned with an interview for a position that took place recently. President Roosevelt had said that he did not want to interfere and that Jacob Van Vechten Olcott or Herbert Parsons or others would be satisfactory for the position. Stranahan has concerns about Olcott. Stranahan is unsure how to proceed and would like to know exactly what the president wants. Stranahan prefers Parsons for the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-22
Assistant Treasurer of the United States Fish provides Theodore Roosevelt with information regarding candidates for the chairman of the New York County Committee and New York politics in this reply to a previous letter from Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-22
Canada’s new premier, Robert L. Borden, visited New York City for the first time since the election. He denounced the rumor of Canadian hostility towards the United States and emphasized that recent events will not interfere with the current cordial relations between the two countries. Borden was the guest of honor at a luncheon with members of the Anglo-American Peace Centennial Committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-29
At a meeting of his supporters in the Republican County Committee, Senator Thomas Collier Platt spoke at length in favor of Congressman Jacob Van Vechten Olcott’s election as president of the committee. Platt believes that while both men would act independent of machine politics, Olcott is a better choice than Representative Herbert Parsons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-24