Republican National Convention

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

James Sullivan Clarkson requests that President Roosevelt meet with Revenue Collector Thompson and Captain Charles H. Scott as they can provide good advice relating to Republican support in Alabama in the upcoming election. Clarkson informs Roosevelt that these men wish to support Roosevelt and not those who tried to set up the “Lily White Republican Party” in Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-17

The resolutions

The Committee on Resolutions passed resolutions praising the American people for the prosperity of the United States and commending the Roosevelt administration. Henry W. Palmer and Albert C. Leisenring were selected as delegates from the 11th district to the Republican National Convention.

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Creation Date

1903-08-12

Letter from Harrison Gray Otis to Theodore Roosevelt

Harrison Gray Otis writes to President Roosevelt about political issues of the 1904 election, the factions within the Democratic Party, and its growing power with the labor unions. He praises Roosevelt’s decision to require an open shop in the Government Printing Office following the Miller affair.

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Creation Date

1903-07-28

Letter from Powell Clayton to Theodore Roosevelt

Powell Clayton writes to President Roosevelt to discuss the upcoming Republican National Convention.

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Creation Date

1903-07-18

To be accepted with reserve

Newspaper article theorizing on the process of selecting the Republican vice presidential candidate and on Senator Hanna’s goals during the Republican National Convention.

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Creation Date

1903-06-22

Letter from John Barrett to William Loeb

John Barrett reports to William Loeb on Barrett’s trip to the Northwestern Region of the United States. Barrett tells Loeb that the men who control the western state delegations to the upcoming Republican National Convention support President Roosevelt’s renomination. Barrett also discusses plans for his upcoming appointment as Ambassador to Argentina.

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Creation Date

1903-06-16

Letter from Francis B. Loomis to William Loeb

Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to William Loeb regarding the possibility of President Roosevelt’s re-nomination for the presidency in Ohio. Friends of Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna have given a series of interviews to the press, bringing the question of who will be nominated to the forefront.

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Creation Date

1903-05-23

Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to William Loeb

Assistant Secretary of State Loomis discloses confidential information to William Loeb, claiming that Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna has openly opposed endorsing President Roosevelt for re-nomination.

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Creation Date

1903-05-24

Letter from George W. Clark to William Loeb

George W. Clark informs William Loeb that he has enclosed the card of a gentleman who should discuss the upcoming convention with President Roosevelt. This man is informed about those who are trying to elect Senator Hanna.

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Creation Date

1903-05-31

Why Roosevelt is strong

Newspaper article which portrays President Roosevelt as a “strong man” whose achievements could not have been matched by William Jennings Bryan.

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Creation Date

1903-04-23

Letter from Alfred Spring to Theodore Roosevelt

Alfred Spring spent several days in Washington, D.C., exploring the politics surrounding President Roosevelt’s nomination next year. He found opposition among “men representing aggregated wealth and also among certain Senators and Representatives in Congress.” However, this opposition had not crystallized around a particular candidate in large part because of the clear popular support for Roosevelt in Republican states. He proposes that New York delegates to the national convention be chosen as early as possible to prove unanimity of home state support.

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Creation Date

1903-03-07

Roosevelt for “Iowa idea”

President Roosevelt, Governor Cummins, and Senator Allison have agreed to support a tariff reform plank at the Republican National Convention. The plank was written by Cummins and will first be taken up at the Iowa convention. The primary difference is that the Iowa plank removes the phrase “shelter for monopoly.” The history and creation of the plank are summarized.

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Creation Date

1903-05-11

“Old Figgers” in prophet’s role

General Charles Grosvenor predicts that no Republican candidate will stand against President Roosevelt in the upcoming election, and that for someone to do so would be political suicide. Despite some agitation in the South against the policy of the president toward African Americans, the vote in the South would be the same against any Republican candidate.

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Creation Date

1903-03-19

“Iowa idea” a lost cause

The Iowa idea for tariff reform has been abandoned. Tariff reform will not be an issue in Congress or at the Republican National Convention.

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Creation Date

1903-05-11

“Iowa idea” orphan

Newspaper article denying that Governor Cummins met with President Roosevelt to discuss incorporating the “Iowa idea” for tariff reform into the platform at the Republican National Convention. The original report came from a newspaper in Sioux City, Iowa. The Iowa idea is unlikely to even be part of the Iowa Republican platform as the state party will attempt to have a platform in accordance with the national platform.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-11

Resolutions from the Republican National Editorial Association

The Republican National Editorial Association resolves to support the nomination of President Roosevelt for president at the Republican National Convention.

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Creation Date

1903-02-05

Summary of letter from Sherman Bell

General Bell finds Edward Oliver Wolcott’s political methods disgraceful and wants to see many of Wolcott’s supporters removed from office. Governor Peabody hopes to send a strong Colorado delegation for President Roosevelt to the next Republican National Convention.

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Creation Date

1903-01-14

Letter from William H. Brawley to George B. Cortelyou

William H. Brawley provides further information regarding William Demos Crum’s alleged inconsistencies at the 1892 Republican National Convention. Brawley is concerned that President Roosevelt believes that he just parroted unfounded rumors. He gives the name of his informant, Abiel Lathrop, regarding Crum’s short-lived defection to the Blaine camp.

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Creation Date

1902-12-16

Letter from William H. Brawley toTheodore Roosevelt

William H. Brawley sends information regarding William D. Crum’s dubious political history and does not believe that Crum should receive an appointment anywhere in South Carolina. At the Republican convention to renominate President Benjamin Harrison, Crum supported James G. Blaine until promised an office for supporting Harrison.

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Creation Date

1902-12-12

Letter from William H. Brawley to George B. Cortelyou

William H. Brawley backs his sources on the negative character of Dr. Crum in an attempt to keep Crum from being appointed as Collector of the Port of Charleston. He encourages George B. Cortelyou to write a confidential letter to confirm these assertions of Crum’s abandonment of President Harrison at the Republican Convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-15