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Curtis Guild is pleased that President Roosevelt enjoyed the article in Harvard Graduates’ Magazine. Guild is sending Dr. Arnold to visit Roosevelt and discuss the revival of the Republican Party in the South. Guild has many Southern connections and offers to “dig up information” for Roosevelt.
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1901-12-14
Booker T. Washington is concerned about Robert Lloyd Smith and his appointment. Smith’s enemies have brought many false charges, and if he does not receive the appointment his influence in education and other work will be destroyed. Washington hopes that the regular organization can be pacified to consent to Smith.
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1901-12-14
Julius Wurzburger states that Representative Richard Barthold attempted to recruit him before the 1900 Republican National Convention to secure the Missouri delegation’s support for Representative Jonathan P. Dolliver as vice president and not Theodore Roosevelt.
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1901-11-29
The Chicago, Illinois, political machine claimed victory in all wards by using its usual tactics.
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1901-11
Horace White provides advice on how to deal with the Republican political machine of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which White describes as “the plague spot of the universe” and compares to New York’s Tammany Hall. He suggests that Roosevelt discuss the issue with trustworthy residents of Philadelphia, such as reformer Herbert Welsh.
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1901-11-27
Republican Party harmony has failed in Louisiana. Daniel H. Reese will send President Roosevelt some candidate recommendations that he believes will help the party.
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1901-11-15
Thomas Lafayette Rosser believes that Mr. Braxton is perfect for the work they are planning and, since Braxton is a Democrat from a good family, he can reach the class of men they need. There must be an understanding that work will only be done if lynching stops in the South and African Americans are treated kindly.
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1901-11-20
Hugh Gordon Miller supports the Roosevelt administration and is concerned about the chaotic state of the Republican Party in the South. He believes that young men will be Roosevelt’s best support in the South and he would like to help the party. Miller encloses a book of Lincoln Dinner speeches, one given by himself, and asks Curtis Guild to forward the book to Roosevelt.
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1901-11-11
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
H. C. Heilig has a low opinion of Robert Lloyd Smith, an applicant for one of the “leading offices” in Texas. He provides several examples of Smith being disloyal to the Republican Party and limiting party progress.
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1901-11-12
Senator Pritchard believes that Isaac Meekins is a genial man of high character but has found him to be indiscreet in politics. During the last campaign, Meekins was a candidate for an irregular convention and ran in opposition to the regular nominee. George W. Cobb’s appointment as collector of customs at Edenton, North Carolina, has lessened the opposition to the regular organization. The North Carolina Bryan Democrats will do anything to prevent the appointment of Mr. Osborne.
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1901-10-29
William Allen White thanks President Roosevelt for introducing him to several different politicians, particularly Joe Harris. White states Harris is a good man, but is fixated on Mr. Kerns and his belief that his friend, William Warner, is now working with Kerns. White complains that Senator Hanna has treated Missouri like a southern state which is preventing the Republican Party from winning in Missouri. He suggests that local control of federal patronage should be established.
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1901-10-29
Waller Thomas Burns describes Robert Lloyd Smith of Oakland, Texas, as a party traitor who worked against the Republican candidate for Congress, Robert Bradley Hawley.
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1901-11-01
John S. Wise describes the creation of the current Republican Party organization in Virginia and its leadership. He argues that the current Republican machine of Virginia is corrupt and wants their recognition and patronage to be withdrawn.
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1901-10-15
As requested, John Watson Yerkes read the letters from John S. Wise. He considers Wise to be knowledgeable about Virginia politics but also prejudiced against several Virginia political leaders. Yerkes agrees that federal patronage should be withheld from Virginia and concurs in the individuals recommended by Wise as worthy of President Roosevelt’s confidence. If a change needs to be made in Virginia Republican leadership then an announcement should wait until after the election.
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1901-10-16
Lunsford L. Lewis would like to see a respectable Republican Party in Virginia. However, Lewis is unsure what he can do to help achieve that goal and he does not want to be part of a fiasco. If Lewis’s assistance is requested by President Roosevelt he would consider that a command.
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1901-10-12
Thomas Lafayette Rosser agrees that the Republican Party in Virginia is corrupt and that with the help of President Roosevelt, they can make the party respectable again. Judge Paul is very ill and Rosser hopes that the Virginia political ring is not able to secure the appointment for one of their candidates.
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1901-10-12
J. R. Waddy agrees that Virginia needs a genuine Republican Party with proper leadership. He tries to convince his reader to return to Norfolk and help the party.
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1901-10-12
John S. Wise agrees that no action should be taken until after the election except for communicating with “trusted friends.”
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1901-10-12
John S. Wise agrees with President Roosevelt’s decision not to do anything until after the Virginia elections. Many prominent Republicans have contacted Wise with their support.
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1901-10-12