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Elmer Dover, secretary of the Republican National Committee, plans to discuss matters with Dr. Formaneck in Chicago.
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1904-04-25
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
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
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
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
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
Henry Waldo Coe offers suggestions regarding the officers of the Republican National Committee, including removing Perry S. Heath from his secretarial duties. Coe suggests that J. Hampton Moore would be better suited to the purpose.
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1904-02-11
Augustus Everett Willson states that the plan failed because “we could not agree on Mr. Yerkes” as chairman of the convention. John Watson Yerkes wished to exclude Governor William O’Connell Bradley from the delegation to the Republican National Convention. Willson encloses a memorandum regarding his letter of February 1 to Richard Wilson Knott. Willson is willing to meet with Yerkes and President Roosevelt.
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1904-02-08
The men of the Missouri State Republican Committee met and endorsed President Roosevelt for president and Missourian Cyrus Packard Walbridge for vice president, and set the date of the state convention for March 22, in Kansas City.
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1904-01-10
George W. Perkins encourages Theodore Roosevelt to treat the Republican National Committee with consideration.
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1912-06-11
Newspaper article discusses the possible effects the post office scandal will have on the upcoming national campaign.
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1903-06-19
John G. Capers, South Carolina Republican Committeeman, wants Mark Hanna, Republican National Committee Chair, to speak with President Roosevelt about Presidential appointments in South Carolina. The state is dominated by the Democrats and Capers fears that Roosevelt will appoint too many Democrats to official positions after the Democrats talked extensively to the president on a previous visit to South Carolina. Capers believes there are plenty of upstanding South Carolina Republicans to fill every position.
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1902-04-12
Senator Hanna’s conference with President Roosevelt likely included a discussion of the Republican National Committee chairmanship. It is unlikely that Hanna will serve again as chairman due to health concerns. Likely successors include Senator Fairbanks, Senator Lodge, and Postmaster General Payne.
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1903-06-27
Senator Hanna’s protest against the appointment of Judge Wright as judge of the District of Columbia indicates that Hanna’s alliance with George Barnsdale Cox is both offensive and defensive. Hanna will likely leave the Republican National Committee and focus on Ohio politics. The Hanna-Cox alliance will be a force in the realignment of Republican politics in Ohio.
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1903-06-27
Russell B. Harrison reports that many in Indiana, including himself, are staunch supporters of President Roosevelt and look forward to his election in 1904. He advises Roosevelt on several issues, including relations with the Columbia Club of Indianapolis, selecting a new judge, pensions for former first ladies, the detention of Santiago Iglesias Pantin in Puerto Rico, and disagreements with leaders in the Republican National Committee.
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1901-11-26
Character sketch of David Winfield Mulvane, the Republican National Committeeman for Kansas.
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1901