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Thomas Hughes requests confirmation that President Roosevelt wants federal officials from the New Mexico territory as delegates to the Republican National Convention in Chicago. He believes it would be better if federal officials were not chosen as delegates.
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1904-03-17
Nevada N. Stranahan encloses a letter from Senator Platt to President Roosevelt.
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1904-03-18
The writer requests that the cabinet ask President Roosevelt to write a letter to Isaac N. Seligman regarding Arthur von Briesen circulating a petition to bankers that endorses Roosevelt.
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1904-04-11
Elihu Root and his family plan to dine with the Roosevelts. Root also discusses the climate of New York politics.
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1904-03-22
Waller Thomas Burns predicts that Cecil Andrew Lyon will receive “not less than 35” votes in his candidacy for membership in the Republican National Council.
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1904-03-23
Isam G. Wynn calls attention to the serious political climate in Louisiana involving the Lily White movement within the Republican Party.
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1904-03-11
George H. Lyman informs President Roosevelt that John S. Wise and his wife will be visiting Washington, D.C., next week.
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1904-03-11
Cecil Andrew Lyon asks that a wire be sent to Robert Lloyd Smith, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas, telling him to cease opposition to Lyon.
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1904-03-12
John Houk apologizes for “anything improper” that he may have said during an intense congressional contest for the Republican nomination in his Tennessee district.
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1904-03-13
John C. Hutchinson requests President Roosevelt’s opinion concerning Colorado Governor James Hamilton Peabody’s prospective renomination.
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1904-03-14
Cecil Andrew Lyon asks that President Roosevelt see the enclosure before meeting with Robert Lloyd Smith, Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas.
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1904-03-15
Cecil Andrew Lyon discusses Texas Republican politics and the selection of Texas delegates for the Republican National Convention.
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1904-03-15
James Goodrich states the committee passed a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt.
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1904-03-04
Moses A. Gunst reports that California supports Theodore Roosevelt and the Southern Pacific Company will “do the right thing” for Roosevelt.
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1904-03-04
Nicholas Murray Butler discusses three political issues involving the upcoming Presidential election.
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1904-03-07
The Republican territorial convention in Arizona has endorsed President Roosevelt’s administration and the delegates to the national convention will be led by Governor Brodie, who Edward Kent says is well-loved in Arizona.
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1904-03-09
John C. Shaffer suggests that the President be notified that a special wire was received indicating that it was Roosevelt’s wishes that Illinois Governor Richard Yates not be allowed to win the convention.
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1904-03-09
Richard Yates encloses articles showing how federal officials and journalists are working to defeat his nomination. He asks Roosevelt to stop his state appointees from opposing him.
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1904-02-27
Hamilton Fish discusses the status of delegates from New York to the Republican National Convention.
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1904-02-29
F. Norton Goddard urges Theodore Roosevelt to remove Cornelius Van Cott from his position as postmaster of New York City due to his corrupt practices. Goddard states the Republican Party’s poor image is spreading throughout the country.
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1904-03-02