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Walter Butler Atterbury requests a meeting with President Roosevelt regarding the federal offices in Kings County, New York. He claims the county’s political affairs are in poor shape and offers information on the political situation.
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1901-11-12
Elias Jones encloses a cartoon that was used by the Democrats to support the campaign of Arthur P. Gorman for Senate. Jones is distressed at the Maryland law that disenfranchised many voters.
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1901-11-12
Frank C. Travers is pleased with the election results and cautions that mistakes must be avoided. He recommends Captain Gibson to lead the Street Cleaning Department.
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1901-11-12
Richard Welling vents his frustrations with the latest campaign. Many committee members lack enthusiasm and Welling is concerned about defections to the Democratic Party. Welling proposes condensing the meeting schedule.
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1901-11-04
Senator Foraker congratulates President Roosevelt on the Republican’s electoral victory.
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1901-11-06
James R. Sheffield congratulates President Roosevelt on the successful election in New York. He would like to meet with Roosevelt to discuss administrative issues.
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1901-11-06
Edward J. Bourke states that Tammany Hall underestimated the will of the people to overthrow them. The victorious Republicans marched down Broadway carrying brooms.
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1901-11-07
Richard Watson Gilder sends a photograph of Clinton Dangerfield of Dillon, Georgia. President Roosevelt had previously inquired about Dangerfield. Gilder is pleased with the New York election results and had spent the last two or three days of the campaign on the east side of New York, New York.
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1901-11-07
Philip Battell Stewart provides an update on the state politics of Colorado. The Republican Party is doing well, and Stewart is confident that the state will be a Republican and Roosevelt state.
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1901-11-07
On behalf of the Bryan Democratic League and the Anti-Trust Democratic Campaign Committee, William E. Ryan requests a meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss their work to defeat Richard Croker, William Stephen Devery, and Tammany Hall in New York City.
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1901-10-29
Francis C. Travers will prepare an unnamed item for President Roosevelt. Travers believes Roosevelt has support for the upcoming election.
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1901-10-30
Lyrics, written by Thomas F. Leahy, for the campaign song “McKinley and Roosevelt,” to be sung to the tune of “The Battle Cry of Freedom.”
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1901-10-26
James W. Pryor describes a committee of women that has formed to combat the corruption of Tammany Hall. He recommends President Roosevelt act on behalf of the campaign.
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1901-10-26
William D. Tyndall encloses a newspaper article for President Roosevelt’s attention. He believes that the fusion ticket should be supported but “hack politicians” are not helping.
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1901-10-26
The dinner Booker T. Washington shared with President Roosevelt at the White House is a major topic in many southern states. Washington believes the dinner is being primarily used as a campaign tool for the upcoming elections. The South will soon return to the same opinion of Roosevelt they had before the dinner occurred.
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1901-10-26
J. Rhinelander Dillon is interested in helping Seth Low’s campaign for mayor of New York City. He requests a letter of introduction to Low from President Roosevelt.
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1901-10-18
Senator Deboe is busy with the campaign and will not be able to see President Roosevelt until after the election. Immediately following the election, he hopes to speak with Roosevelt regarding matters in Kentucky.
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1901-10-23
George S. Terry and Cornelius Newton Bliss request that members of the Union League Club contribute to the municipal campaign in order to “insure an honest administration of the affairs of the City of New York.”
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1901-10-16
John S. Wise reviews a plan to win Virginia over to the Republican Party.
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1901-10-07
John S. Wise has been working with President Roosevelt on a plan to rebuild the Republican Party in Virginia and submitted General Rosser’s name as a potential consultant. Wise summarizes his plan and believes it is an excellent time to seize control and reorganize the party.
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1901-10-07