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After having lunch with Theodore Roosevelt, Frank Knox gives an official statement that Roosevelt is not and will not run for the nomination to become a candidate for president. Many Republicans hope Taft will turn down the nomination so Roosevelt might step up and save Republicans by becoming the Republican presidential candidate.
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1911-12-14
President Roosevelt discusses a vacant judgeship in Michigan with Senator Burrows, and has asked Senator William Alden Smith his opinion on the matter as well.
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1907-09-24
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt informing him that Gerrit John Diekema, whom he refers to as Mr. Dikeman, is leaving the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission to succeed Congressman William Alden Smith in the House of Representatives. Lodge emphasizes how important it is that Diekema’s successor be someone who will stand with Chandler and the other Republican members.
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1907-02-05
President Roosevelt asserts his right as executive to appoint and dismiss officers in the armed forces. He tells Senator Stewart that Congress thus lacks the power to carry out Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s proposal regarding his dismissal of African American troops at Brownsville.
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1908-05-07
President Roosevelt sends Lyman Abbott letters he wrote to various Senators about the Brownsville incident and a matter concerning Colonel William F. Stewart. Roosevelt asserts his executive authority as President to make determinations about the dismissal and stationing of soldiers, citing past precedents. He also provides his rationale for dismissing the Brownsville soldiers and for refusing to grant Stewart a court of inquiry.
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1908-05-10
President Roosevelt tells Governor Warner that no sooner had he submitted Fred Slocum’s name to be postmaster of Caro, Michigan, than he was told by Senators Julius C. Burrows and William Alden Smith that Slocum could not be confirmed. Roosevelt does not understand the intricacies of Michigan politics.
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1908-03-14
Collier’s Weekly has asked Henry Beach Needham for an article about Theodore Roosevelt’s views on the future proceedings of the Republican party. Needham asks if Roosevelt can speak to him on the topic. He also requests material mentioned in a previous letter.
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1911-02
Robert B. Jennings approves of Theodore Roosevelt’s recent speech at Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the occasion of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, and has observed that this approval is shared with people from every political party. Jennings recalls his service in the Civil War, but opines that in the future, war heroes will be obsolete, and the heroes of the people will be men like Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie, who work to stop or prevent wars. He suggests that the reservoir which will be created by Roosevelt Dam should be stocked with fish.
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1911-02-23
Julius C. Burrows informs Frank Harper that he referred the matter to Senator William Alden Smith, who is arranging the function.
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1911-01-24
In a telephone message, Albert J. Beveridge reported on the positions of several Senators regarding the battleship bill, and provided a list of Senators President Roosevelt should speak to about it.
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1908-04-20
Representative Dayton telephoned to suggest Representatives Smith, Adams, Footer, and Bishop should be met with regarding the battleship matter as soon as possible.
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1905-02-18
Newspaper article from the Chicago Tribune discussing the public’s opinion of President William Howard Taft during his campaign stops in Michigan. The article is focused on the Taft’s handling of wool tariff policy and the Canadian reciprocity deal. The correspondent interviews several Michigan voters, who discuss their opinions of Taft’s economic policy and personal character.
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1911-09-23
The writer discusses a recent gathering of Michigan republicans in Grand Rapids. At the luncheon, speakers discussed the dangers of re-nominating President William Howard Taft and praised the political methods of Theodore Roosevelt.
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1911-10-07
Various prominent citizens including, President Roosevelt and multiple senators, justices, and cabinet members, state their support of endowing a department of political science in Western Reserve University in memory of the late Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna.
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1905-01-27
The writer provides a summary of the convention of Michigan’s fifth congressional district. Representative William Alden Smith was nominated for a sixth term.
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1904-04-22