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Sterling E. Edmunds sends copies of the editorials he wrote for the St. Louis Chronicle. Edmunds’s opinion of President Roosevelt changed from a negative one to a positive one over the course of the election.
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1904-11-28
President Roosevelt approves of John A. Sleicher’s statement on Jewish matters and says that William H. Taft agrees. Roosevelt discusses public opinion regarding William Jennings Bryan and Charles Evans Hughes in the upcoming election.
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1908-08-12
Charles Dewey Hilles informs William Loeb that the “rank and file” of New Jersey Republicans are loyal to President Roosevelt and William H. Taft but that prominent officials are not. Francis Hendricks believes that if Charles Evans Hughes becomes an active candidate, he will have a large following even though Taft is regarded highly right now.
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1907-09-19
Arthur I. Vorys is glad that William Loeb thinks the “Illinois matter” can be worked out. Vorys includes his thoughts on the Wisconsin situation and believes that a fight against Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette will capture a majority of the delegates as Governor James O. Davidson and Senator Isaac Stephenson will not support him. One poll suggests that 40 percent of Republicans in Wisconsin favor William H. Taft as their first choice, making it an important state to win. Vorys concludes by updating Loeb about Alaska.
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1907-09-15
Secretary of War Taft tells President Roosevelt that letters from the east suggest that New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes is going to run for president and that he will be supported by the opponents of Roosevelt’s administration. Taft encourages Roosevelt to make a second statement indicating what is “Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt” and believes that “we could beat Hughes” because of support in the west, some of the south, and some of New England.
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1907-09-12
President Roosevelt gestures to the figure of Secretary of War Taft, dressed in his Rough Rider hat and armed with his Big Stick, and asks Uncle Sam if he would take Taft for his third term.
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1907-03-23
James Sullivan Clarkson informs William Loeb that his nephew, recently returned from the West, has informed him that the entire country is behind President Roosevelt for a third term and that “if the Republicans do not nominate him, the Democrats will.” Clarkson assures Loeb that the people he talks to also convey the same message.
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1907-03-03
John Carter Rose presents President Roosevelt with Virginia election results showing an interesting contrast between the presidential elections of 1876 and 1904.
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1905-01-18
Jeter Connelly Pritchard reviews the results of the recent election in North Carolina and encourages President Roosevelt to appoint to his Cabinet a man from North Carolina, to encourage Republicans there. Pritchard has also advised Thomas S. Rollins to speak with Roosevelt about these matters when they meet.
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1904-12-17
Manuel F. Rossy y Calderón will send his report on the Puerto Rican elections soon. In the meantime, he describes to Senator Foraker the increasing sense that there is a double standard applied to presidential appointees who are American and those who are Puerto Rican.
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1904-12-14
Colonel Bigney congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent election results and on his annual message. Bigney regrets that Roosevelt announced he would not seek another term, as Bigney thinks he is one man who can resolve various national and international issues. Bigney discusses the status of the Republican Party in Massachusetts. He notes that the critical issue in his region is tariff revision and reciprocity with Canada. On a personal note, Bigney praises Roosevelt’s stables and offers to buy one of the horses.
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1904-12-09
Caspar Whitney will come to Washington, D.C., as President Roosevelt has suggested. Whitney believes Roosevelt should be able to use material he wrote for the Sportman’s Library in a new book of his own. Whitney asks who Roosevelt will use as publisher in the future and encloses a copy of the article Whitney wrote about the election results. Whitney recommends an article by White recently published in the Saturday Evening Post.
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1904-12-03
Baron Kinnaird congratulates President Roosevelt on the election results. Kinnaird thinks Roosevelt will “stand for Christian liberty of oppressed races.”
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1904-11-29
James R. Sheffield congratulates President Roosevelt on his wonderful speech. Sheffield is very pleased about the election and asks for a meeting to discuss Roosevelt’s victory.
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1904-11-22
Secretary of State Hay forwards a congratulatory message for President Roosevelt which was sent by the mayor of Colon, Cuba.
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1904-11-22
Charles J. Bonaparte reports on possible nominees for postmaster in Baltimore. William F. Stone, Representative Wachter, and Senator McComas are in disagreement about the appointment. Bonaparte congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent election results. Bonaparte will be casting the electoral vote for Maryland. He mentions a court case involving McGregor who has been convicted.
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1904-11-22
George Haven Putnam accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation for luncheon. Putnam clarifies statements made in an earlier letter congratulating Roosevelt on the election results.
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1904-11-18
Owen Wister is pleased with the overwhelming support of the country for President Roosevelt, which was evidenced by his strong showing in the election. While “deeply moved” by the President’s destiny, Wister is very disappointed in the treatment Roosevelt has received from the “educated gentlefolk” of the country, his own class, which should have supported Roosevelt but did not. When he hears the President being impugned, Wister shares his “impregnable conviction” of Roosevelt’s character. He assures Roosevelt that despite these naysayers, the “great national heart” beats for him.
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1904-11-17
Secretary of Puerto Rico Regis Henri Post writes to President Roosevelt about Puerto Rico’s Governor Beekman Winthrop. Post praises Winthrop’s work and congratulates Roosevelt for encouraging men like him to be in politics. Post also congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent elections results.
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1904-11-16
Governor Brodie writes that he looks forward to a reunion in March 1905. Brodie congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent election results.
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1904-11-16