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Representative Sherman agrees to have lunch with President Roosevelt on Saturday. Sherman informs William Loeb that the Republican Congressional Committee will send Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to Arkansas, Kentucky, and the other states Loeb mentioned, except for Colorado.
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1906-09-14
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte discusses the political situation in Baltimore regarding the vacancy for Deputy Surveyor of Customs and recommends that President Roosevelt leave the position unfilled until after the election and then appoint James Campbell. Bonaparte then discusses the political situation between Clarence C. Pusey, Abraham Lincoln Dryden, and John B. Hanna, recommending that Roosevelt suggest that Pusey wait until November 1st to take office, which would be considerate to William H. Jackson without offending Pusey’s supporters. Bonaparte also discusses whether two ships should make a trip to New Orleans or not.
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1906-09-10
Franklin E. Brooks, a representative from Colorado, writes to President Roosevelt about Philip Battell Stewart’s nomination for Colorado Governor. Brooks asks if William H. Taft or Leslie M. Shaw might be available to help the Republican ticket, likely asking for the men to speak at rallies.
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1906-09-12
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt to express his dissatisfaction with the site selected for the new Appraiser’s Store in Boston, which Lodge and members of the business community consider to be too far from the Custom House. Lodge was anxious about Maine because of the feeling over prohibition law but was pleased by the results.
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1906-09-12
Ebenezer J. Hill writes to William Loeb concerning Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw’s views regarding the German tariff issue. Hill asserts that Shaw’s takes both on the alcohol duty in Cuba and other places, and on the necessity of a tariff war with Germany are wrong. Hill especially discusses “the tariff question” as it relates to the upcoming Presidential election and expresses concerns that the Republican party must “adjust itself to changing conditions” and not “stand pat forever on schedules made ten years ago.”
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1906-09-13
Representative Ebenezer J. Hill offers Theodore Roosevelt his opinion on the German tariff issue. Hill is concerned that a retaliatory tariff increase could be detrimental to the American people and economy and writes that passing such a tariff would be “ruinous to the Republican Party.” Hill also offers assessments on the benefits of producing alcohol within the United States to lower the costs, and also to produce kerosene and gasoline more cheaply domestically.
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1906-09-04
Cecil Andrew Lyon, chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee for Texas, sends President Roosevelt a clipping from the Dallas News that contains the Attorney General’s opinion of E. H. R. Green. Lyon is concerned about the “dearth of republican lawyers” and leaving judicial nominations blank in some districts. Lyon refers to Roosevelt’s letter about the interstate commerce commissioner in the area and asks Roosevelt to speak with William Hawley Atwell, Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, before appointing Mr. Cowan. Lyon plans to write Secretary of State William H. Taft, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, and “some of the more prominent senators” about visiting Texas and giving speeches to rally votes.
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1906-08-30
John A. Sleicher asks President Roosevelt for “one or two good, stirring sentences” that he could use in conjunction with a cartoon he is creating for the magazine Judge to help the Republican ticket in Pennsylvania. In addition, Sleicher is glad Roosevelt has come out for Herbert Parsons, who will need all the help he can get. Sleicher also suggests that the Secretary of the Treasury make his examination of national banks as carefully and as conservatively as possible in order to give a feeling to the people of greater security in the national banking system.
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1906-08-30
Representative Jackson brings to President Roosevelt’s attention the call for Assistant Treasurer Abraham Lincoln Dryden’s resignation. Jackson explains that they are making “every possible effort” in the 1st Maryland Congressional District to ensure a Republican candidate will be elected and Dryden’s resignation complicates their chances of success. Jackson asks that when Roosevelt returns to Washington, DC with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte that they reconsider the resignation request and revoke it. Jackson believes that his efforts to get the district “in the Republican column” entitles them “every possible aid and sympathy from the government.”
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1906-08-24
Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon shares with President Roosevelt a copy of a letter he sent to Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw. Cannon has just reread Roosevelt’s letter with the amendment about labor and finds it valuable. In fact, Cannon finds the letter “worth more than all the speeches and letters” that he expects from the upcoming campaign.
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1906-08-20
L. V. McKesson thanks President Roosevelt for explaining the process of how presidential appointments are made. McKesson thinks that President McKinley allowed his managers to make appointments and corruption spread as a result. McKesson points to the appointment of of George P. Waldorf as collector of internal revenue at Toledo, Ohio, to illustrate and encloses two clippings from recent Toledo newspapers on the subject. McKesson notes that it is commonly known that Waldorf is involved in base political manipulations. McKesson thinks the alternative candidate for the position, W. V. McMaken, would be little better than Waldorf and feels that Leroy E. Clark would better represent Roosevelt’s principles.
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1906-08-06
George Thompson does not feel Minnesota is being fairly represented in Washington, D.C., due to the actions of Representative J. T. McCleary. Thompson believes McCleary does not speak for President Roosevelt regarding the tariff legislation, and he wishes Roosevelt to send him a statement to that effect.
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1906-06-30
William Emlen Roosevelt has received President Roosevelt’s letter, with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw’s enclosure. Emlen believes that in the President’s position he would sign the bill also, but feels it will prevent them getting the bill right in the next session. He believes that the bill needs more work and it is “discouraging to see legislation by people who are ignorant of the results of what they do.”
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1906-06-25
Charles Grilk, secretary of the Republican Central Committee of Davenport, Iowa, informs President Roosevelt of a telegram which was sent by Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw to Davenport’s Lincoln Club Secretary William H. Anthony. In the telegram, Shaw says he consulted with Roosevelt and decided to accept the speaking invitation from Anthony. Grilk asks Roosevelt if he means to interfere in the political activities in Iowa.
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1906-06-12
Postcard inviting John Buckley to a public meeting in Davenport, Iowa, where Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw will be speaking, defending the national administration on the tariff and railroad rate legislation. Buckley is invited to listen to Shaw’s “defense of Republican principles.”
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1906-06-12
Henry S. Pritchett explains to President Roosevelt that he has spent his time as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology promoting respect for government positions. Pritchett encloses a copy of his farewell address, indicating that Roosevelt may wish to read it. He commends the president on his ongoing efforts to improve government administration.
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1906-06-14
Cecil Andrew Lyon, chairman of the Texas Republican Committee, informs President Roosevelt that the party may wish to nominate for governor J. W. Ownby, the U.S. Attorney of Texas’s Eastern District. Lyon feels Ownby is a strong candidate due to his prestige, oratorical skill, and unique status as a former Democrat. As the nomination would impact the U.S. attorney’s office, however, Lyon wants Roosevelt’s input. Lyon has followed Roosevelt’s suggestion in asking Secretary of War William H. Taft to speak at the Republican state convention in El Paso on August 14, but should Taft decline, he intends to invite Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw.
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1906-05-12
Emerson Hough sends President Roosevelt two exhibits to give to Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw regarding the incident involving gambler Tom Powers that led to Roosevelt’s dismissal of Pat Garrett from his position as customs collector. Hough believes Roosevelt should reappoint Garrett. He also writes that gambler Billy Sims was present at a San Antonio banquet, which shows the President’s hosts failing to protect his public image.
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1905-12-19
Augustus Saint-Gaudens thanks Theodore Roosevelt for returning the book on coins. Saint-Gaudens will also be able to use the Indian head dress on the figure of liberty.
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1905-11-22
Theodore P. Shonts encloses a letter from Leslie M. Shaw regarding the Panama Canal, upon which he has written a memorandum report.
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1905-10-30