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Nevada N. Stranahan informs William Loeb that he met with Hamilton Fish and Senator Platt; Platt left to interview with newspapers, then traveled to Washington, D.C.
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1903-11-05
Leroy B. Crane asserts to President Roosevelt the need to begin campaigning for Republican victories in New York for next year’s election.
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1903-11-06
Assistant Treasurer Fish encloses two clippings and offers advice for securing the presidential nomination.
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1903-11-20
While meeting with Senator Platt, Senator George E. Green’s issue was mentioned and Nevada N. Stranahan assured Platt that President Roosevelt would not allow indictments without strong evidence. Platt was pleased and requested that Colonel Dunn be informed.
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1903-09-28
The secretary of the New York Canal Improvement State Committee, John Appleton Stewart, requests President Roosevelt’s assistance in encouraging state Republicans to support the canal improvement proposition.
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1903-08-27
Senator Hanna encloses a letter from Mr. Armstrong on an unnamed matter to President Roosevelt, and includes Senator Platt’s reply after his advice was requested.
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1903-08-19
Secretary of War Root is sending some confidential papers based on his discussion with President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York. He also forwards a letter from Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna.
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1903-08-10
Albert H. Howe asks William Loeb to forward the attached letter to President Roosevelt from Senator Thomas Collier Platt.
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1903-08-05
Representative Littauer is confident that he will be vindicated in claims that he benefited from contracts for army gloves that were supplied by the firm of which he a member. He further discusses financial issues, and recommends New York state senator T. E. Ellsworth as nominee for Governor of New York.
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1903-07-20
Acting Secretary of State Loomis responds to a letter from Senator Thomas Collier Platt. Platt has suggested that James H. Worman, the unpopular consul general at Munich, be transferred to Ottawa to fill the vacancy left by John L. Bittinger. However, Loomis explains that the vacancy has already been filled by Alanson W. Edwards.
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1903-07-03
Newspaper article portraying President Roosevelt’s nomination as the 1904 Republican presidential candidate as “irresistible and inevitable.”
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1903-05
Newspaper article claiming that Senators Hanna, Foraker, Fairbanks, and Platt are all supporting President Roosevelt’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate.
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1903-06-01
Cartoon depicting four men around a cooking fire, three of which are identified as Senators Lodge, Quay, and Platt. At the left, Senator Hanna is arriving wearing a top hat and carrying a rifle. The men are attired in a mixture of frontier and Native American outfits.
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1903-05-31
Joseph Bucklin Bishop advises President Roosevelt that he should remain neutral and not choose sides between Thomas Collier Platt and Benjamin B. Odell.
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1903-06-01
Nicholas Murray Butler believes F. Norton Goddard would be of little use to Theodore Roosevelt if selected as Chairman of the County Committee, and he urges him to stay out of the selection process completely, as it could hurt him if things turn sour.
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1903-06-01
Representative Littauer encourages President Roosevelt to disregard any outside opinions of his colleagues, and carry out his initial decision to hire Alford Warriner Cooley as U.S. Civil Service Commissioner. He also touches briefly on the “Russian-Jewish question.” He believes a stand should be made regarding the fact that Romania’s passports are accepted in the United States but not vice versa.
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1903-06-09
Article discusses President Roosevelt’s likely response to the New York state Senate’s rejection of Governor Benjamin Odell’s nominee to the railroad commission.The rejection is viewed as an example of the breach between Governor Odell and Senator Thomas Platt over the leadership of the Republican Party in New York. Roosevelt has found a way to remain neutral and to maintain the friendship of both men.
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1903-04-21
Senator Lodge encloses an objectionable article which he ties to Wilbur F. Wakeman. He is concerned that Postmaster General Payne does not fully appreciate the importance of post office matters which have received a great deal of press attention recently. Lodge is disappointed with the falling out between Senator Platt and Governor Odell.
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1903-04-18
John Appleton Stewart provides an update on the political situation in New York, particularly the split in the party between supporters of Senator Platt and Governor Odell.
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1903-04-20
Summary of recent efforts to secure political control of New York City.
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1903-04-26