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Chairman of the Republican National Committee Cortelyou has received William Loeb’s note and the enclosed letter from Representative Frank Charles Wachter. Cortelyou disagrees with Wachter’s suggestion to have Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent address the convention.
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1904-09-03
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Cortelyou encloses correspondence about Wisconsin that he thinks will interest President Roosevelt.
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1904-09-02
Louis T. Michener informs William Loeb that he has been doing campaign work with George B. Cortelyou and is somewhat heartened by the situation in New York. Nevertheless, he feels President Roosevelt’s campaign should be an aggressive one.
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1904-08-30
Chairman Cortelyou discusses enlisting the support of prominent republicans. He finds the last paragraph of the enclosed letter gratifying, since he and the senator “have had an occasional scrap.”
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1904-08-18
Chairman Cortelyou is glad that President Roosevelt sent him Attorney General Moody’s letter regarding relations with the Republican Congressional Committee. Cortelyou reports that since his meeting with Chairman Babcock, Representative Hull, and Representative Overstreet, relations have been cordial. Governor Odell is pleased with the support and cooperation he received from the Republican National Committee.
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1904-08-17
George von Lengerke Meyer reports on the organization of the New England States Auxiliary Committee of the Republican National Committee. He discusses his plans to shut down the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company for two weeks to avoid reducing wages. Meyer also discusses what the Democrats are saying in Massachusetts.
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1904-07-28
John L. Shepherd shares with National Chairman Cortelyou the work that the Commercial Traveler’s League of America has been doing for President Roosevelt’s re-election campaign and asks for funds from the Republican National Committee to continue working in that capacity.
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1904-07-06
Robert C. Morris writes to President Roosevelt to arrange a time to discuss Morris’s proposal to create an executive committee for the Republican National Committee. Morris suggests meeting at Oyster Bay, New York, before he begins his vacation.
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1904-07-06
Herman Henry Kohlsaat sends President Roosevelt an article announcing that the newspaper is endorsing Roosevelt. Kohlsaat shares his opinion of Paul Morton joining the cabinet and thinks that George B. Cortelyou was a good choice for chairman of the Republican National Committee. He offers to assist Cortelyou in any way he can.
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1904-06-27
George B. Cortelyou reports to President Roosevelt that he has been elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee and he will be returning to Washington, D.C., on either Sunday or Monday.
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1904-06-23
Cornelius Newton Bliss reports to President Roosevelt on preparations for the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Opposition to George B. Cortelyou’s appointment as chairman of the National Committee was greater than he expected, but West Virginia Senator Nathan Bay Scott and New Jersey Governor Franklin Murphy were helpful in settling the situation satisfactorily.
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1904-06-20
Senator Crane thanks President Roosevelt for thinking of him for a position in Roosevelt’s administration, but declines the invitation. Crane says he will do all he can to assist Roosevelt as a member of the Republican National Committee.
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1904-06-20
Senator Lodge discusses the possible appointment of George von Lengerke Meyer for a position in President Roosevelt’s administration and informs Roosevelt that Senator Crane is on the Republican National Committee.
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1904-06-19
Governor Odell asks for President Roosevelt’s preference of candidates for the Committee on Resolutions and the Republican National Committee. Odell and Senator Platt need to hear from Roosevelt quickly.
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1904-06-19
Harry O. Weaver, secretary to Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou, relays the contents of a telegram he just received from Cortelyou. The latter will arrive in Washington, D.C., by noon the following day. Cortelyou wants President Roosevelt to know that he will travel to Chicago to take care of those opposing him for the position of chairman to the Republican National Committee.
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1904-06-19
Nicholas Murray Butler tells President Roosevelt that there is no need to worry about the reports that there is opposition to George B. Cortelyou being chairman of the Republican National Committee. Butler contends that the main opposition is from Senator Scott and others who would prefer to be chairman themselves.
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1904-06-18
Charles Gates Dawes informs President Roosevelt that Senator Nathan Bay Scott is no longer opposing George B. Cortelyou as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Dawes commends the work that George von Lengerke Meyer did to achieve this outcome as well as Roosevelt’s quick response to the matter.
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1904-06-18
Charles Gates Dawes writes to President Roosevelt about opposition to George B. Cortelyou serving as chairman of the Republican National Committee. He assures Roosevelt that the opposition is not that serious and lets Roosevelt know when Cortelyou and Cornelius Newton Bliss will arrive.
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1904-06-17
Referring to a letter from the Tolber R. Ingram Music Company, Postmaster General Payne informs William Loeb that he has not heard of the company. Payne has also not heard of a particular piece of music nor has the Republican National Committee taken any action that was referenced in the letter.
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1904-06-02
Charles S. Mellen, a railroad executive, has requested that Timothy Brynes travel to Washington, D.C., to speak with President Roosevelt concerning important matters. Mellen fears that due to the railroad strikes, it would be be unwise to travel himself as his purpose could be misconstrued and cause the president some embarrassment in the press. Mellen also expresses that he is anxious to learn the president’s wishes regarding the chairman of the Republican National Committee and the vice president.
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1904-05-29