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Assistant United States Treasurer Fish tells President Roosevelt of a letter he received from Senator Thomas Collier Platt. Fish told Roosevelt that because of his cordial relationship with Platt, he was inclined to honor the senator’s request to meet unless Roosevelt did not wish it.
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1906-07-14
Lyman Abbott thanks President Roosevelt for allowing him to see the correspondence from Senator Platt. Abbott and his wife will be taking a vacation soon, and he recommends that the Roosevelts do likewise.
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1906-07-06
Judge Charles M. Hough has shown Judge George C. Holt and Charles C. Burlingham the correspondence President Roosevelt sent him, and now returns the letters. Hough does not understand Senator Thomas Collier Platt’s conduct, as he had previously written letters suggesting that he had no objections to Hough’s nomination to the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York. He admits that he had previously been unable to fully understand “the political or quasi-political qualifications” surrounding the selection of a judge, and thanks Roosevelt for the confidence he has placed in him in spite of his previous connections with railroads.
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1906-07-06
New York attorney Edwin A. Jones acknowledges receipt of William Loeb’s note, which included words from Senator Thomas Collier Platt regarding the United States judgeship. Jones gives his opinion about possible appointees, noting that he favors J. Addison Young over Charles M. Hough. Jones has encouraged Young’s friends to seek support from Representative Herbert Parsons in order to increase Young’s chances of being appointed.
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1906-06-19
Nicholas Murray Butler writes to President Roosevelt to say there is plenty of time for thinking before September 1908. (Butler had suggested that Roosevelt run for Senate representing the State of New York, once he leaves the presidency.) Butler assures Roosevelt he does not need to worry about Senator Thomas Collier Platt, and he thinks that Benjamin B. Odell could be managed with a little skill.
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1906-06-01
Nicholas Murray Butler is preparing to sail for Jamaica, and he writes to thank President Roosevelt for setting a date in May for Butler and his wife to visit the White House. Butler also comments that he is glad to be out of the country for some time, as he is unhappy with what is going on in the United States Congress. He notes that the New York Sun has called for the resignations of Senators Chauncey M. Depew and Thomas Collier Platt.
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1906-03-10
Frank J. Sprague writes to Brander Matthews regarding the proposal by Senator Thomas Collier Platt to preserve Niagara Falls. Sprague is considering writing to President Roosevelt regarding the matter and would like advice from Matthews. Specifically, Sprague details why it is important to include electrical engineers on the Commission for Niagara Falls.
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1906-01-31
William Loeb writes to President Roosevelt regarding New York state politics and various appointments. Loeb reports numbers and advice from Representative John W. Dwight.
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1906-01-21
Christopher Columbus Shayne had a satisfactory interview with Senator Thomas Collier Platt regarding candidates for the position of United States District Attorney. Shayne suggests appointing someone who has not yet been considered, and he particularly recommends Job E. Hedges.
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1905-12-16
Congressman Littauer writes to President Roosevelt regarding James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.’s candidacy and the state of the Republican Party in New York. Littauer states that he is “pleased” that “clean, able men … unschooled in the Platt and Odell system of political management” are dealing with the Republican crisis.
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1905-12-21
Civil Service Commissioner Cooley writes President Roosevelt to discuss Mayhew Wainwright announcing his candidacy for the speaker of the New York State Assembly. Cooley asks Roosevelt to speak of this with Governor Frank Wayland Higgins when Higgins comes by later that day.
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1905-12-01
Lucius Nathan Littauer, representative for the state of New York, had a conversation with Senator Edgar Truman Brackett in regards to the New York Republican organization. Brackett will return to Washington with Littauer and requests to have an interview with President Roosevelt to discuss Benjamin B. Odell, Thomas Collier Platt, and the New York Republican organization.
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1905-11-22
William R. Willcox saw Senator Thomas Collier Platt and William Barnes as President Roosevelt requested. Platt does not want to withdraw Jacob Van Vechten Olcott from the race for chairman of the Republican County Committee in New York County. Willcox expresses to Platt the concern that William Halpin was to withdraw from the race and offer his support to Herbert Parsons. He suggested that Barnes and Platt confer, but he is not sure whether that happened. Willcox believes that Herbert Parsons will be elected.
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1905-11-25
Hamilton Fish informs William Loeb that an interview with Senator Platt on the New York election will appear in the paper.
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1903-11-05
Albert H. Howe thanks William Loeb for the opportunity to read an unidentified enclosure. He will discuss it with Frank H. Platt, who looks after Thomas Collier Platt’s legal interests. Howe also expresses his approval of President Roosevelt’s action in appointing Oscar J. Ricketts as head of the government printing office.
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1905-09-12
Hamilton Fish suggests that President Roosevelt discuss with Senator Thomas Collier Platt who should be the delegates to the National Convention for several New York districts.
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1905-07-20
John Laughlin asks William Loeb to thank President Roosevelt for his friendship and for sending Laughlin a letter. Laughlin then adds that he is sure he can get Senator Depew and Senator Platt to endorse him.
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1905-05-17
J. Martin Miller gives William Loeb an account of his dealings with Mae C. Wood. Miller recounts several previous encounters with Wood, and was amazed to read of the “absurd lot of dreams and delusions she put together in the shape of a ‘petition.'” Wood had brought charges against Roosevelt’s secretary William Loeb, and Miller became embroiled with Wood during her divorce proceedings with Senator Thomas Collier Platt.
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1905-05-06
F. Norton Goddard received William Loeb’s telegram advising Goddard that President Roosevelt would like Goddard to go see Frank Wayland Higgins. Higgins is in favor of the appointment of Marcus M. Marks as Postmaster of New York, but does not want to openly recommend him for fear of displeasing Benjamin B. Odell. There is some hesitation among Republicans to nominate Marks due to his being Jewish. Goddard asks for the intervention of Roosevelt into this matter by entering into the conversation via telegram, and discusses the possible involvement of Jacob H. Schiff and Thomas Collier Platt as well. He believes the appointment of Marks would be politically beneficial to the Republican Party.
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1904-10-27
F. Norton Goddard writes to President Roosevelt to report on a conference hosted by Governor Odell that he is attending. He describes the conference discussions and decisions about various nominations, including settling on nominating Frank W. Higgins for Governor and Julius M. Mayer for Attorney General of New York. He describes the political strategy behind the nomination of Higgins and notes that they decided to leave the nomination for Lieutenant Governor until the next day’s meeting.
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1904-09-13