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President Roosevelt agrees with the letter from Mr. Rose and discusses the importance of a strong campaign in New York, Indiana, West Virginia, and especially Maryland.
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1904-10-21
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Charles S. Mellen, President of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, that he would never make such a statement near election time.
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1904-10-11
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased that William Bayard Cutting will contribute to the campaign.
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1904-10-04
President Roosevelt appreciates the letter from Thomas Goode Jones, United States District Court Justice of Alabama and former governor of the state. Roosevelt states that regardless of the results of the 1904 presidential election he is pleased with the work he has done with the aid of Jones. Roosevelt says that if he wins reelection he will ask Jones for assistance to “root out any evils” regarding appointments in the South and in gaining an understanding of the Southern mindset.
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1904-09-26
President Roosevelt thanks Henry H. Putnam for his letter, which he quotes at length. In the letter, Putnam explains the reasons why he and others will be voting for Roosevelt in the upcoming presidential election.
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1904-09-27
President Roosevelt thanks Senator McComas for his words regarding the campaign in West Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland. Roosevelt will ask George B. Cortelyou to assist.
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1904-09-19
President Roosevelt does not believe that Alton B. Parker is qualified to be president.
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1904-09-19
President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of State Hay that the Parker Constitution Club is the “most absurd feature” of the Democratic Party’s presidential campaign. Roosevelt encloses a cartoon that he thinks will amuse Hay. He also worries that the New York governorship race might swing the state’s electoral votes to the Democrats.
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1904-09-15
President Roosevelt thanks Grace Cannon Griswold for the letter, which reminded him of his friendship with her late brother. Roosevelt also says that “there is no vote in the country which I shall be prouder of receiving” than that of her father, LeGrand Bouton Cannon.
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1904-09-12
President Roosevelt is pleased that William McLain publicly endorsed him and is also touched by his son’s, Bernard McLain, letter.
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1904-09-02
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Navy Morton that he believes Edward Oliver Wolcott is secretly working against him, but he hopes that he will still win Colorado anyway. Roosevelt is optimistic about New York and hopes that the fight over the governorship will not cost him votes. Roosevelt encloses a letter from Senator Hale and explains that even though he is the head of the Senate Naval Committee, it may not be wise to do what he recommends.
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1904-09-03
President Roosevelt is sorry to hear that Senator Lodge has been feeling unwell and tells him that he liked his article in the North American. He asks if Lodge noticed that William F. Sheehan’s article, while nominally about Democratic presidential candidate Alton B. Parker, is actually about Roosevelt himself.
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1904-09-05
President Roosevelt is glad to hear what Senator Fairbanks has to say about Kansas. Roosevelt feels optimistic about the campaign in Vermont, Arkansas, and Missouri, but he thinks they have only a poor chance in Maryland.
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1904-09-07
President Roosevelt is pleased that his old friend, John Willis, is standing by him. If he is reelected, Roosevelt requests that he attend the inauguration and have dinner with him at the White House. Roosevelt wishes they could go for a hunt but laments that “he could not begin to do the things we used to do in the old days.”
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1904-09-07
President Roosevelt thanks Secretary of the Navy Morton for the telegram about Vermont, and he is happy that things are going their campaign’s way there, although that could still change. Roosevelt also appreciates the information about conditions among the labor organizations in the navy yards.
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1904-09-09
President Roosevelt wishes the letter Ansley Wilcox sent to the New York World had been published. Roosevelt reflects on the upcoming elections, noting that he expects a favorable result but cannot be sure. Maine has had some troubles regarding the prohibition issue.
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1904-09-10
President Roosevelt asks James R. Sheffield if he would help organize a “lawyers’ club” to support Roosevelt’s presidential campaign in the same way that the Constitutional Club is helping Alton B. Parker.
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1904-08-27
President Roosevelt agrees with Senator Proctor that Vermont will do well.
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1904-08-29
President Roosevelt is doubtful about Colorado, and the Governorship in New York is “in a snarl.” He believes he could defeat William Jennings Bryan if the Governorship was eliminated, but New Yorkers might be so absorbed in the Governorship that they forget about the Presidency.
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1904-08-31
President Roosevelt does not hope to win Nevada or Montana, but New York looks promising.
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1904-08-21