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Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to William Loeb, reminding him that President Roosevelt promised a diplomatic position in China to the chairman of the Colorado Republican State Committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-29
Colorado State Republican Chairman Fairley regrets to inform President Roosevelt that Francis Mott Downer and Frank W. Howbert helped the “machine” cross Philip Battell Stewart during Republican nominations for the Colorado Supreme Court. Stewart agreed to be nominated only if the Court was not “loaded.” Stewart withdrew his nomination after William H. Gabbert was nominated instead. Fairley discloses that John F. Vivian and a few others were loyal to Stewart during the voting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-18
Chairman Fairley writes that the Republican State Central Committee has supported Philip Battell Stewart as candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado at the coming Republican Convention. Fairley hopes this will lead to reform in Colorado and ultimately hinder state support for Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan in the 1908 presidential election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-31
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson informs President Roosevelt that he has attended to his appointments in Colorado and is now en route to Missouri. Wilson believes that Colorado will turn out for Roosevelt in the impending election. He hopes that the Republican candidates for the House of Representatives in the states that he has visited will help the party keep its dominance in Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-22
Copy of a statement providing a summary of the financial dealings of the Republican state central committee of Colorado.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-14
John Wallace Springer discusses the election for mayor of Denver, Colorado, noting that although he was nominated by a great majority of Republican voters, the election was manipulated by the Democratic machine. After the state Republican convention adjourned, the managers of four public utility corporations insisted that an Anti-Wolcott ticket be named, and the Democratic ticket “sold out” to these corporations. Springer thought that he deserved President Roosevelt’s support and wants to know if anyone told him to keep his “hands off of this fight.” Springer points to the appointment of D. A. Barton and George Engs Randolph, who had been Republican candidates for office, to prominent positions by Democratic Mayor Robert Walter Speer as evidence that traitors were working to defeat the Republican ticket.
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1904-08-19
John Wallace Springer requests an explanation as to why President Roosevelt could not comply with his earlier telegram concerning the city elections in Denver, Colorado.
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1904-06-06
John Wallace Springer asks President Roosevelt to telegram Colorado Republicans urging them to support a straight Republican ticket in the upcoming local election.
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1904-05-14
John Wallace Springer informs President Roosevelt that he has been selected as the Republican nominee for Mayor of Denver. He warns of David H. Moffat’s “Anti-Wolcott Republican ticket” and describes him as disloyal to the Republican Party.
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1904-04-30
John Campbell reports that Colorado’s delegation will support President Roosevelt at the Republican National Convention. He comments on the recent resignation of Colorado’s former U. S. Representative John F. Shafroth.
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1904-02-16
George C. Manly seeks help in unifying Republican factions in Colorado in order to help President Roosevelt win the nomination for reelection. The largest division in the Colorado Republican party is between the anti-Wolcott movement and the rest of the Republicans and this has caused political corruption within the state.
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1904-02-02
The Chairman of the Republican Central Committee in Denver, Colorado, warns of efforts to discredit active local Republicans working to consolidate the party by the Democrats.
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1904-01-08
John Campbell discusses Colorado politics including its history in Denver, U.S. Senator from Colorado Thomas MacDonald Patterson, and Posey S. Wilson’s letter denouncing Edward Oliver Wolcott. Campbell says Wilson is not trustworthy and does not understand Wolcott’s strong hold on the Republican party in Colorado.
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1903-12-30
H. S. Vaughn shares the opinion of close associate Edward Oliver Wolcott that President Roosevelt will not be the Republican presidential nominee due to Senator Hanna’s associations in Colorado.
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1903-12-26
John Campbell shares the results for Republican candidates in the most recent Colorado election, highlighting cases of election fraud. He endorses the possible appointment of Colorado Republican Committee Chairman D. B. Fairley as governor of Puerto Rico.
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1903-12-09
John Campbell plans to visit key Colorado Republicans to get opinions concerning issues important to Colorado and report them to President Roosevelt.
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1903-07-28
William E. Pruett congratulates Philip B. Stewart on his successful stand in the Colorado senatorial fight against Edward Oliver Wolcott.
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1903-01-28
Archibald McNichol Stevenson reviews recent events in Colorado politics, where women have already gained suffrage. One of the challenges is to get the “best women” involved in political affairs. Stevenson also discussed the delayed appointment of two postmasters in Colorado. (Pages 2 and 3 of the letter are not included in the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at the Library of Congress.)
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-03