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In a recent speech, David B. Hill attacked President Roosevelt and overstepped the “bounds of allowable political utterance.” Hill and The Sun are now united in their opposition to Roosevelt based on business concerns. The Democrats are searching for a safe candidate and platform and the unknown author suggests an ad they should put in certain newspapers.
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1904-01-06
George T. Mills provides details concerning the political situation in Nevada. While Nevada used to be a Republican state, it has been taken over by the Silver Party – combined with the Democrats. The Republican Party has strengthened in Nevada with the help of President Roosevelt.
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1903-12-26
Ex-Senator Jones believes that the next Democratic National Convention will introduce a white supremacy plank into the party platform. The unknown author thinks this is an unnecessary distraction as everyone, no matter their party or race, already knows that African Americans cannot achieve racial equality.
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1903-11-07
Newspaper article on the tariff plank of the Minnesota Republican Party.
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1904-04
Lieutenant Governor Guild reports that the “native and visiting Artillerymen” are pleased that the White House visit has been arranged. Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody delivered an excellent speech at the Massachusetts convention in defense of the Roosevelt administration. Guild encloses a platform written by Frederic Jesup Stimson and notes that the corporation law criticized in the platform was also written by Stimson.
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1903-10-05
William Michael Byrne writes to Benjamin F. Barnes to say he believes President Roosevelt can adopt a moderate course and save the electoral votes in Delaware for the Republican party.
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1903-08-28
The author believes that the Nebraska Republican State Convention’s platform and endorsement of John L. Webster for Vice President is an indication of Republicans’ desire to support Senator Marcus Hanna over President Roosevelt as the presidential candidate in the upcoming election. The author argues that while Nebraska Republicans did endorse President Roosevelt, they did so only because it would not be “good politics” to align themselves against Roosevelt at this time.
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1903-08-23
George B. Cortelyou writes to President Roosevelt to discourage him from writing the preface requested by publisher George Haven Putnam. Cortelyou believes it would be better for him to express his views during the next session of Congress.
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1903-08-03
Newspaper article comparing the compromise on the Iowa tariff plank to a story about Justice Harlan working on a church committee to revise church’s creed.
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1903-06-01
The tariff plank of the Iowa Republican platform that has caused controversy is being reworked to align with the national plank of 1896. Senator Allison is working to bring together the Republican factions in Iowa.
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1903-06-01
The Iowa Republican platform will not demand tariff revision. The platform is being written by Senator Allison, who has always opposed the fad of tariff revision.
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1903-05-11
Harrison Gray Otis offers predictions and recommendations regarding the upcoming presidential campaign. He believes that there will be a split in the Democratic Party which will allow the Republicans to attract principled, patriotic Democrats. Otis is worried about the future of the country and hopes for unity among patriotic men of both parties.
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1903-05-01
President Roosevelt, Senator Allison, and Governor Cummins have agreed on a tariff plank for the Republican platform of 1904. President Roosevelt’s failure to admit that the tariff policy promotes and protects monopolies will limit the effects of the Iowa resolutions.
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1903-05-10
President Roosevelt, Governor Cummins, and Senator Allison have agreed to support a tariff reform plank at the Republican National Convention. The plank was written by Cummins and will first be taken up at the Iowa convention. The primary difference is that the Iowa plank removes the phrase “shelter for monopoly.” The history and creation of the plank are summarized.
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1903-05-11
The Iowa idea for tariff reform has been abandoned. Tariff reform will not be an issue in Congress or at the Republican National Convention.
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1903-05-11
Newspaper article denying that Governor Cummins met with President Roosevelt to discuss incorporating the “Iowa idea” for tariff reform into the platform at the Republican National Convention. The original report came from a newspaper in Sioux City, Iowa. The Iowa idea is unlikely to even be part of the Iowa Republican platform as the state party will attempt to have a platform in accordance with the national platform.
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1903-05-11
Norman Edward Mack, Democratic committeeman from New York, proposes Grover Cleveland as the Democratic presidential candidate with a platform of tariff for revenue only. Mack believes that Cleveland can win New York against President Roosevelt and that William Jennings Bryan would support a nominated Cleveland.
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1903-05-13
John Byrne opposes the socialism of David B. Hill’s policies just as he opposed the socialism of William Jennings Bryan’s policies in 1896 and 1900. He cannot support anyone who supports Bryan and he feels that the Democratic Party has fallen low to accept Hill’s policies as part of its platform. Byrne urges Francis C. Travers to oppose such men for the sake of the country.
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1902-10-29
Charles M. Sain is assisting the Republican campaign in Nevada through various newspapers and believes that President Roosevelt’s support of the irrigation law is their only hope to carry the state.
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1902-09-30
Senator Lodge understands that President Roosevelt has no power to resolve the Anthracite Coal Strike, but he suggests that the appearance of doing something will be helpful. Besides the strike, things are shaping up well for the Republicans in Massachusetts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-01