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Acting Secretary of the Treasury Taylor informs William Loeb that three men—Park Agnew, E. P. McLean, and Thomas Lowry—have been asked to resign from the Republican State Central Committee of Virginia and to review requirements about “political assessments and undue political activity.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-23
Peace could not be found in a Virginia district due to Republican infighting and Postmaster General Payne suggests that they use Congressman-elect Campbell Slemp in their future relations with Virginia politicians. S. Brown Allen “gave the olive branch” to Jacob Yost. Payne argues that the importance attached to “delegate getters” in the South should go to “vote getters.” The problem is the small number of Republicans in the South.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-26
Congressman Slemp is working to repair the damages caused by political infighting that threatens Republican control over a Virginia district. He mentions the problems that the convention system in Virginia causes for Republican unity, and says that if the infighting were controlled, the Republicans could possibly carry the electoral vote in 1904. He intends to talk to the Virginia Republican leaders after the holidays regarding the infighting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-20
S. Brown Allen summarizes events in Virginia’s Tenth Congressional District and the attempts of Jacob Yost to disrupt the party organization. Allen argues that he supports Colonel Slemp and that most of the Virginia Republicans do not support Yost. Yost’s machinations led to his declining of the nomination of Virginia Republicans at the Buchanan Convention in 1898.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-12
Lunsford L. Lewis would like to see a respectable Republican Party in Virginia. However, Lewis is unsure what he can do to help achieve that goal and he does not want to be part of a fiasco. If Lewis’s assistance is requested by President Roosevelt he would consider that a command.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-12
Jacob Yost would be pleased to take part in a movement for the “upbuilding” of the Republican Party in Virginia. However, Yost recommends delaying the movement until after the election and encourages everyone to support the current Republican ticket.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-11
With the upcoming election in mind, Jacob Yost does not believe the time is right to begin a movement that would reform the Republican Party in Virginia. After the election, Yost is willing to join a movement seeking the “upbuilding of a real Republican party in Virginia.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-23