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Republican presidential nominee William H. Taft made a speech in Ohio pledging his support for the leadership and candidates of Republican Party of Ohio after meeting with Taft’s campaign manager, Arthur I. Vorys, and other members of the party. After the speech, Taft attended other campaign events in the area.
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1908-07-28
George P. Waldorf, one of the political bosses of Toledo, Ohio, is now billing himself as a force of progressiveness who, the article facetiously claims, “will be, leading the children of the G.O.P. Israel out of the wilderness of machine politics into the promised land that is flowing with milk and honey.”
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1906-08
The Ohio Republican State Central Committee declares its support for Secretary of War William H. Taft to be presented as Ohio’s candidate for president in the upcoming election.
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1907-07-30
George P. Waldorf, a former machine Republican in Ohio, apologized for his past political actions, and admitted that the people were correct in rejecting the party during the last election. Waldorf still holds to Republican principles and the party, but has realized that it is necessary for the people to nominate their candidates rather than having them selected by party bosses.
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1906-08-04
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary writes I. E. Philo that he will refer Philo’s suggestion to Walter F. Brown at Roosevelt Headquarters of Columbus, Ohio.
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1912-05-11
President Roosevelt comments to Senator Lodge on the election results in various states. He is particularly pleased about the Massachusetts results. He wishes that Ambassador George von Lengerke Meyer had gone back to Saint Petersburg when the trouble started three weeks ago.
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1905-11-08
Joseph W. Wess asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the Old 19th District Garfield Republican Club’s annual banquet, saying his presence would help make the event a success.
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1911-09-09
Secretary of War Taft discusses his thoughts about his upcoming trip from the Philippines to Europe and back via the Siberian Railway. Taft believes he can assuage any unfavorable feelings in Japan the trip may arouse during his visit with his Japanese friends, including the Minister of War. In Ohio, Taft says the news of his endorsement by the state central committee gets better as time goes on; both Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Charles Dick have promoted the endorsement in the press by speaking out against it.
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1907-08-02
Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a copy of a telegram congratulating Taft on receiving the endorsement of the Ohio Republican Party for president in the upcoming election. Taft says that Senator Joseph Benson Foraker is “becoming more personal” in his speeches against Taft and is demanding more detail on Taft’s position of the tariff, the particulars of which Taft says are a matter for Congress, not him.
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1907-07-31
Arthur I. Vorys congratulates Secretary of War Taft on receiving the endorsement of the Ohio Republican State Central Committee for nomination for president in the upcoming election, and includes the text of the resolution. The resolution also affirms support for Senator Joseph Benson Foraker and Representative Charles Dick in their present positions.
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1907-07-30
Representative Burton apprises President Roosevelt of a rise in progressive sentiment in Ohio that is being hampered by the coercive efforts of federal office holders to re-elect Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Charles Dick. Those endorsing the senators give the impression that they have Roosevelt’s support. They have attempted to strong-arm county officials into obtaining delegates friendly to Dick, an action that drew at least one official’s resignation in protest. Burton entreats Roosevelt to make a public statement that he does not back one faction over the other, a neutral stance also adopted by Governor Andrew L. Harris.
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1906-09-07
James Rudolph Garfield informs President Roosevelt of “a very general revolt” in the Ohio Republican party against Senator Charles Dick. Garfield says that many in the eastern part of the state favor change, particularly because they support Roosevelt and it would be inconsistent to do so and also support those who have opposed him. Garfield seeks Roosevelt’s suggestions on handling the situation.
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1906-09-04
There is a debate over the Ohio State Republican Convention endorsing the nomination of President Roosevelt as the Republican presidential candidate. Senator Foraker favors the endorsement and Senator Hanna is opposed. Hanna favors Roosevelt’s nomination but does not believe it is appropriate to introduce the presidential issue until next year. All Ohio Republican leaders support Roosevelt and Hanna’s opposition is only raising questions of his own presidential ambitions.
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1903-05-24
George W. Clark informs William Loeb of political party information given to him by Mr. Fitton. Clark is confident that nothing can prevent President Roosevelt from winning in 1904. If it is necessary, he can give the names of a host of prominent businessmen who will put up their money for campaign purposes for the President.
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1903-06-07
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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1903-05-31