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George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, thanks President Roosevelt for the message of congratulations on behalf of himself and the other committee members. Cortelyou is personally gratified by the endorsement that Roosevelt has received through the results of the election.
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1904-11-08
Louis A. Coolidge believes that Adolphe Danziger did more for President Roosevelt’s campaign than Nathan Bijur did.
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1904-12-20
Massachusetts Senator Winthrop Murray Crane is opposed to Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and President Roosevelt in supporting William H. Taft in the upcoming presidential election. Crane has threatened to resign his seat rather than be forced on the matter. Details of Crane’s objections and state of mind are discussed.
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1907-07-18
Secretary of War Taft asks William Loeb for information on the Southern Republican National Committeemen. He will give the information to his campaign manager, Arthur I. Vorys. Taft asks Loeb to set up a meeting with Charles Dewey Hilles “about the situation in New York.”
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1907-07-07
President Roosevelt sits atop the Republican elephant, attempting to pull George B. Cortelyou up to the national chairmanship while the elephant tries to pull Cortelyou down.
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1904
Lucius Nathan Littauer believes William L. Ward is the best choice as New York’s Republican National Committeeman.
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1904-04-21
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt informs Theodore Roosevelt, his nephew, that the New York National Committee has nominated him as a presidential elector against Roosevelt. He adds that he intends to write a refusal to the Committee.
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1904-04-22
Nicholas Murray Butler discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Boies Penrose and his suitability for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee. Butler highlights the political corruption occurring in Penrose’s native Philadelphia.
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1904-04-25
Elmer Dover, secretary of the Republican National Committee, plans to discuss matters with Dr. Formaneck in Chicago.
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1904-04-25
James Sullivan Clarkson recommends George J. Corey as president of the national organization of commercial travelers’ clubs supporting the Republican campaign. Clarkson warns that Ferdinand Ziegel, who is promoting Corey’s cause, is becoming disaffected. Clarkson also suggests several candidates for chairman of the Republican National Committee and discusses campaign strategy, including states to target to secure the election.
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1904-04-15
Lloyd Wheaton Bowers writes to Secretary of War Taft highly recommending Joseph William Blythe from Iowa for the position of vice-chairman for the Republican National Committee.
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1904-04-15
Senator McCumber requests a meeting with President Roosevelt for Alexander McKenzie, the Republican National Committeeman for North Dakota.
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1904-03-16
Bailey D. Dugan suggests several Republicans to lead President Roosevelt’s campaign.
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1904-03-02
Perry S. Heath has resigned as secretary of the Republican National Committee and his resignation will be accepted.
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1904-02-20
John Campbell Greenway encloses a letter from Allan Brown Jaynes, Republican National Committeeman, of Arizona. Greenway would like Theodore Roosevelt to come to Arizona and make campaign speeches in Douglas, Bisbee, and Phoenix. He summarizes the current situation in Mexico.
1916-08-23
Oscar K. Davis confirms receipt of a check covering three yearly subscriptions to the Progressive National Committee Bulletin. Davis also includes a copy of a circular letter which addresses recent press coverage of the Progressive Party campaign and encourages “efforts to assist the State and National Committees with their work.”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-02-17
President Roosevelt wired Cornelius Newton Bliss and George B. Cortelyou as Charles Gates Dawes suggested. Roosevelt directs Dawes inform “people of the opposition” that if Roosevelt is running for president, Cortelyou will be Chairman of the Republican National Committee and that opposing Cortelyou is hurting the Republican cause.
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1904-06-17
Postmaster General Payne encloses a memorandum on the record of John W. Pettit, a clerk in the Baltimore office. It appears that Pettit was employed during the 1900 campaign at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee while simultaneously being paid for his postal work but performed no duties. Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow is continuing the investigation and Senator Nathan Bay Scott has been contacted about Pettit’s employment with the committee.
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1903-08-05
James McCormick Dalzell does not believe that Senator Hanna will be a candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee after President Roosevelt’s nomination.
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1903-07-04
Panoramic photograph of the members of the Republican National Committee gathered at the home of President Roosevelt to officially notify him that he would be the 1904 Republican presidential candidate. Speaker Cannon, with cigar and hat in hand, is to the left of Roosevelt. Governor O’Dell of New York stands to his right.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1904-07-27