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In the wake of the controversy surrounding Judge Warren Brewster Hooker, New York State Assemblyman Charles F. Murphy is likely to emerge as a compromise candidate for Speaker of the Assembly. Murphy is a talented young man, and his selection as speaker may arise from a new deal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-20
New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell has revived speculation that he will remove George Hilliard from his position as special deputy commissioner for the New York City Department of Excise. Hilliard supports Senator Thomas Collier Platt. The newspaper reports that the rise of a Republican party insurgency is possible, and that if Platt loses a supporter, President Roosevelt will not have a solid delegation in the state.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-17
New York Representative James Wolcott Wadsworth is said to be planning his candidacy for Congress again next year. The details of his plan to regain his seat through “pulling wires” in the Republican Party and “handicapping” Representative Peter A. Porter are given.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-05
The editorial writers of the Alburquerque Morning Journal claim the paper would be in contempt of court if the writers were to discuss the report of referee Charles V. Safford in the case of Prison Superintendent Holm Olaf Bursum. The Alburquerque Evening Citizen encourages the Morning Journal to address a series of questions in order to keep “what little self respect it has.” The list of questions to be answered includes queries about the Bursum case, corrupt prison practices, and the alleged corruption of New Mexico Governor Herbert J. Hagerman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-15
The September 1913 edition of The Progressive Bulletin contains a great deal of information related to the Progressive Party in various U.S. states. The front page reports Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson urging amalgamation between the Progressive and Republican Parties.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-09
The anti-Roosevelt Republican faction has won the election in the Fifth Congressional District in Louisville. This increases the number of delegates who will cast their vote for Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna rather than President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-01
President Roosevelt’s determination to hire civil service workers based on merits rather than political motivation has alienated the party machine and lost him support in the South. In particular, Roosevelt’s focus on civil service reform has led to the removal of many unqualified party machine appointees, including many African American workers. These same actions, however, have won Roosevelt support elsewhere, and no one is likely to oppose him successfully for the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1904.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-18