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Edgar S. Wilson informs President Roosevelt that George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, has done the right thing in naming Lonnie B. Moseley committeeman for Mississippi.
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1905-05-10
Lucius Nathan Littauer suggests William L. Ward as the next Chairman of the National Republican Committee. This suggestion is made in response to Chairman George B. Cortelyou having been named Postmaster General.
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1905-03-20
Robert Grier Cooke writes to President Roosevelt regarding a book, The Roosevelt Doctrine, which has been being distributed for free by the Republican National Committee. Cooke has begun to plan how to promote the book post-election, when it is no longer being paid for by the Republican National Committee, and wonders if Roosevelt would be willing to help publicize it at some point.
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1904-10-24
A. J. Barnett acknowledges a previous letter from Winfield Forrest Cozart and describes Republican campaign movements. The committee has agreed to send J. Madison Vance to St. Paul, and expects that Cozart has arranged to go to Duluth. Barnett has written to D. J. Smith of Peoria to tender the services of either George H. White or Henry Plummer Cheatham. Barnett does not think Cozart should visit Des Moines. J. J. Miles has reported to the committee that he has seen great support for President Roosevelt and Republicans in general in Milwaukee. Republican meetings in Chicago are growing in size and will increase in frequency.
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1904-10-25
Senator Platt informs President Roosevelt that he has received a check for $10,000 from William Blumenthal, whom Roosevelt recently appointed as Secretary of the Legation at Lisbon.
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1904-09-26
Robert Grier Cooke informs William Loeb that he has received many requests for President Roosevelt’s book, The Roosevelt Doctrine, and forwarded several of these letters to Loeb for Roosevelt to read.
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1904-09-06
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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