Sanders, Newell, 1850-1939

Representative Hale of Tennessee writes to President Roosevelt with information in the interest of building a respectable Republican party in Tennessee. Hale says that Tennessee has been corrupt for 15 years, but under Roosevelt the state organization has been cleaned up. He hopes this will continue under the administration of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Roosevelt’s likely successor. Hale worries about slanderous claims about his nomination and corruption in the Southern faction of the party. He feels he has given up much for the good of the party, and hopes Roosevelt will not believe the charges against him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-17

Creator(s)

Hale, Nathan W. (Nathan Wesley), 1860-1941

Richard W. Austin writes to William Loeb to tell him about some of his activities related to the upcoming election. Austin addressed a large crowd at Jacksboro, Tennessee, launching his personal congressional campaign. He also organized a club in support of Secretary of War William H. Taft’s presidential bid. He has encouraged the formation of further clubs in the state. Other Tennessee politicians have announced that President Theodore Roosevelt would accept re-nomination, or have mentioned a possible candidacy of Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou. Austin advises against listening to Nathan W. Hale, Edward Terry Sanford, and Robert S. Sharp in their attempt to have President Roosevelt influence Assistant Attorney General Sanford to become a candidate for Governor, as it would not be in the interest of the Republican party, and the President should not intervene in a local contest.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-12

Creator(s)

Austin, Richard W. (Richard Wilson), 1857-1919

Colonel Newell Sanders predicts that Republicans in Tennessee will remain united in the upcoming election, that President Roosevelt will be nominated for a second elected term as president and accept, and that Richard W. Austin will not run against fellow republican Congressman Nathan W. Hale.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-24

Creator(s)

Unknown

Secretary of War Taft reports on resistance to endorsing him for the presidency among Ohio Republicans. A compromise has been suggested, by which the state committee might endorse Taft for the presidency and Joseph Benson Foraker for the Senate. Taft says he would rather abandon his pursuit of the presidency than appear to compromise with Foraker, who is dishonest and unscrupulous.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-23

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Charles Willis Thompson writes in the Washington Post that while George von Lengerke Meyer is the nominal Postmaster General of the United States, it is in fact Frank H. Hitchcock, the First Assistant Postmaster General, who runs the Post Office Department.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-07

Creator(s)

Thompson, Charles Willis, 1871-1946

With plans to run for U.S. Congress, Robert S. Sharp asks that there be no changes in the referees selected from his district for the Republican National Convention. If he were not to continue as a referee, it would harm his chances for election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-19

Creator(s)

Sharp, Robert S., 1869-1932

The letter from Newell Sanders and President Roosevelt’s speeches have been received.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-27

Creator(s)

Overstreet, Jesse, 1859-1910