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President Roosevelt agrees with Commissioner Garfield’s actions regarding the circular sent out by the Republican State Central Committee of Iowa. Steps will be taken to inform federal officials that contributions to political organizations are not required and there will be no consequences for not contributing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-11
Governor Cummins updates President Roosevelt on the political situation in Iowa and the West, particularly regarding the current controversy in the Republican party. Although Roosevelt has stated that he does not want the nomination for president in 1908, Cummins urges him to accept, believing that he will win the nomination and re-election. This would allow Republicans to continue to pursue their agenda rather than drift into infighting and controversy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-23
Loren B. Burnham asks President Roosevelt to support the whole Republican ticket in the upcoming election. Burnham is concerned that the fight in Iowa between the “Standpatters” and Progressives will, if carried up to the election, end up swaying the state for the Democrats.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-18
Political affairs are very unpleasant in Iowa, but they all “stand pat” on President Roosevelt. Congressman Lacey has just returned from a hurried trip to the Roswell New Mexican Irrigation Field and the Wichita Game Refuge. The one problem with introducing a buffalo herd in the Wichita Game Refuge is the danger of Texas ticks. Lacey believes that Madison Grant and William T. Hornaday should consult with President Roosevelt before the animals are sent in.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-26
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw refutes the claim that he recently traveled to Iowa in order to influence the gubernatorial race there on behalf of President Roosevelt. Neither has Shaw himself presented any candidates for consideration, and clarifies that he only went to Iowa to speak on the subject of Republican principles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-14
The Des Moines Daily Capital reports on the Polk County Republican convention in Iowa on Saturday. After reports on corruption in the vote counting process in favor of S. F. Prouty, John A. T. Hull was given the nomination for the House of Representatives. In addition to nominating Hull, the convention named delegates to the state convention and issued a resolution calling for a reform of the primary voting process, expressing support for President Roosevelt’s renomination, and commitment to the Republican platform. A second article contains an allegory about a young politician who lost a race and learned that he should not “squeal.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-07
Page four of the July 3, 1903, edition of the Des Moines Daily Capital. Several sections on this page are emphasized, including an article titled “Why These Attacks Upon Cousins?,” another titled “The Head Liners Have Their Ideas,” and a brief poem. The first of these discusses the difference in treatment given to Iowa Governor Albert Baird Cummins and others who have expressed their opinions about the tariff, and the treatment given to Robert G. Cousins when he did the same. The second compares the different ways that headlines across the country have described the Iowa Republican Convention. The circled poem declares that the “Iowa Idea” is dead and should be buried.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-03
Frank B. Noyes assures President Roosevelt that the Illinois delegates will support him at the Republican National Convention and that Charles Samuel Deneen is doing well in the gubernatorial election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-04
Ernest E. Hart recommends United States Congressman Robert G. Cousins of Iowa for Temporary Chairmanship at the next National Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-04
This article reports on the failure of the “Iowa Idea,” which had previously called for a modification of the interstate commerce act to fight against monopolies and discrimination. The platform as it stands now has been moderated and diluted to such an extent that it cannot be taken seriously. Although Governor Albert Baird Cummins has put forth this compromise platform, he still seems to hold a personal belief in the older Iowa Idea. There is still contention about the compromise among other people, as well. The article also details several other aspects of the Iowa Republican state convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-02
The Iowa Republican state convention is having problems maintaining party unity. Governor Cummins is trying to maintain control over the convention, and has spoken against William P. Hepburn remaining as permanent chairman of the convention. Cummins is trying to show that he has not abandoned the “Iowa idea,” and will likely write the platform, or at least the part related to tariffs. The governor’s opponents have dug up an old letter from Cummins in which he supports free silver, rather than the gold standard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-30
Governor Cummins of Iowa would like President Roosevelt to hold off removing John M. Kemble as Internal Revenue Collector for the southern district of Iowa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-26