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Theodore Roosevelt decries the “game of politics” and politicians like Chairman Rosewater of the Republican National Committee. He believes that the proper course of action is to support the third party ticket.
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1912-07-22
President Roosevelt discusses the presidential campaign and the platforms of the other candidates.
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1912-07-10
President Roosevelt sends a thank you letter in response to H. D. Neely’s contribution of ten dollars.
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1912-07-08
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jacob A. Riis for his letter and agrees that President Taft set the campaign’s tone.
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1912-07-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Governor Stokes to explain why the party cannot be reformed, and he discusses the political corruption of the National Committee and Convention.
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1912-06-27
Theodore Roosevelt heartily appreciates the good work C. E. Loose and others did in Utah to help bring victory and appreciates Loose’s support as a member of the National Republican Committee.
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1912-06-12
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Honorable Oscar Richard Hundley for his telegram. Roosevelt is glad to hear that two delegates from Alabama will vote for him in Chicago and opines that if the National Committee gives a “square deal upon the contest,” he does not doubt the nomination.
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1912-06-04
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that Ohio and New Jersey will cinch the nomination, and the Republican National Committee will not try to carry out their threats.
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1912-06-03
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that the delegates from Indiana will be with him and that a progressive will be nominated by the National Committee.
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1912-06-04
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Senator John A. Hibberd for his letter. Roosevelt believes that if they had had a preferential primary in Indiana they would have won over their opponents in the Indiana Convention. Roosevelt also believes that the National Committee will not stand by the Indiana Convention because of their outrageous practices.
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1912-06-03
Former President Roosevelt does not know what happened at the Republican State Convention of Tennessee, but he is grateful for the work Judge Allison did.
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1912-05-24
Theodore Roosevelt would like Governor Hadley to serve as Temporary Chairman of the Republican National Convention if the Roosevelt campaign is able to control the convention. Senator Dixon approves of Roosevelt’s choice. The Republican National Committee intends to select Senator Root as Temporary Chairman and the Roosevelt campaign cannot afford to have a reactionary in the position.
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1912-05-24
At the request of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary encloses a letter from Pearl Wight of the Republican National Committee. Roosevelt would appreciate Senator Bristow’s opinion on whether anything can be done for the people of Louisiana.
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1913-04-15
Frank Harper explains that Theodore Roosevelt has refused to “fix himself up in local contests” and favors “no particular man” as National Committeeman from Oklahoma.
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1912-03
Theodore Roosevelt sincerely thanks George Rumsey Sheldon for volunteering to write that letter. He always felt that a member of the National Committee should have helped him show “what an outrageous and infamous slander” the Edward Henry Harriman matter was.
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1911-12-02
Theodore Roosevelt had forgotten about the dispute over the Sac & Fox Nation claim. He is pleased with the court’s decision and fondly recalls Francis E. Leupp’s excellent work under the Roosevelt administration.
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1911-05-09
President Roosevelt chastises George Rumsey Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, for soliciting donations from John D. Archbold and Edward Henry Harriman. Although Roosevelt is not the Republican candidate, he is head of the current Republican administration, which is prosecuting Harriman and Archbold. He notes the impropriety of Archbold and Harriman contributing to a candidate who, if elected, would name the Attorney General responsible for the prosecution. He includes the text of letters he sent four years ago regarding similar contributions from the Standard Oil Company, which he made George B. Cortelyou return.
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1908-09-21
Because of the court ruling, President Roosevelt cannot give George von Lengerke Meyer his most vital evidence. Roosevelt is prepared to have a suit brought against him, which he believes will make Barnes happy. He asks if Meyer noticed that Penrose denied what Roosevelt was told by Meyer in 1904, mainly that the National Committee would make Penrose the chairman. Roosevelt is grateful for what Meyer did.
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1915-05-03
By the time President Roosevelt had already sent his letter to the National Committee for publication when he heard that William H. Taft’s people did not want him to publish it, and it was too late to withdraw it. He hopes it still did some good with workingmen. Roosevelt thinks that Taft has done good work in New York, and believes he may win Missouri; the only state he is concerned about now is Ohio.
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1908-10-29
Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on the political and electoral situation in Maryland, where he believes that William H. Taft will win by a slim majority. In some districts and counties, the Congressional candidates may outperform Taft, while in others, the reverse may be true. Of particular concern is the possibility that illiterate African Americans may inadvertently spoil ballots which have deliberately been made confusing.
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1908-10-30