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Ansley Wilcox celebrates the Republican party’s victory in Vermont. He also encloses letters published by the New York World written by vice presidents named at an 1896 meeting ratifying the nomination of John M. Palmer and Simon Bolivar Buckner. Wilcox’s reply to the World’s inquiry was not published.
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1904-09-08
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and updates him on his health. Although he is recovering from his illness now, he had to cancel several speaking engagements. The Boston Herald has been publishing false articles about Lodge and Roosevelt, one of which resulted in Lodge receiving an interesting letter from Robert C. Winthrop, which he encloses. Lodge was also glad to hear about the suspension of a ruling regarding pickled sheep skins, which would have impacted the industry in Massachusetts.
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1904-09-09
Eugene A. Philbin congratulates President Roosevelt on the election result in Vermont, which he is sure indicates overall victory in November. Philbin discusses and encloses several articles regarding the political views and concerns of Catholics, but does not think that too much should be published on the matter.
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1904-09-09
Daniel Edgar Sickles, president of the Union Veteran’s Patriotic League, encloses an address from the league which is being distributed for signatures from prominent soldiers and will then be broadcast to veterans and their sons. As a seasoned campaigner, Sickles suggests putting “extra ginger” in the remaining days of the canvass in Maine, where President Roosevelt’s opponents are trying to counteract his victory in Vermont.
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1904-09-09
E. D. Winslow writes William Loeb to apologize for missing a visit with President Roosevelt and explains that he has been away in Vermont campaigning for Roosevelt and the Republican party.
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1904-08-31
Elihu Root writes to President Roosevelt of an upcoming trip he is going to be making to Newfoundland. He hopes to hear good news from Vermont, and offers advice if Roosevelt needs to communicate about the Venezuela matter. Root also discusses the presidency of a lawyers’ club and says that he should not be president, but could be vice president.
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1904-09-05
James Wilson reports to President Roosevelt that he has found tremendous public support for the President in Vermont.
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1904-08-28
Secretary of War Taft writes President Roosevelt concerning the transfer of two West Point graduates to the cavalry. Taft asks if the President still wishes to bring Joseph W. Beacham back from the Philippines. Taft also briefly discusses what he learned in Vermont about opinions concerning the upcoming election.
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1904-08-29
Nicholas Murray Butler returns President Roosevelt’s letter and discusses the tariff.
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1904-08-20
Senator Proctor discusses the Republican majority in Vermont. He is delighted that Secretary of War Taft is visiting and has arranged for him to speak at Montpelier. He hopes Attorney General Moody will come to Vermont.
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1904-08-13
James Fisk Hooker discusses travel arrangements and other details for the committee appointed to inform President Roosevelt that he is the Republican nominee for president. Hooker also informs William Loeb of his work organizing Republican clubs in Vermont to ensure that Governor Charles J. Bell receives a large majority. He also asks if Loeb may find some government position for his brother-in-law.
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1904-07-13
Photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt speaking from a flag draped platform in Vermont, 1902.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1902
Alton B. Parker leans against an “Esopus” haystack with “Vermont” mountains in the background. A “safe and sane” horn is at his feet. “32,000 Republican plurality” lightning strikes in the sky.
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1904-09-08
Uncle Sam puts his arm around President Roosevelt and points forward. Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor stands behind them and puts his hand on Roosevelt’s arm.
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1904-09-08
Alton B. Parker sits at a desk and reads a letter reading “My Dear Alton, so far there IS NOT much doing here.” He is surrounded by “returns” from Maine, Arkansas, Oregon, and Vermont detailing poll numbers in those states.
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1904-09-13
“Vermont” whispers into “Maine’s” ear as a paper with the words “32,000 strong” sticks out of Vermont’s back pocket.
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1904-09-15
Stéphane Lauzanne, editor of Le Matin, proclaims that the results of the United States election are no longer in doubt due to the large majority garnered by the Republican party in recent elections taking place in Vermont. Noting Vermont’s place as a sort of “electoral barometer,” it seems clear that President Roosevelt will be reelected. Lauzanne provides a brief description of the Democratic party for his French audience, as well as a short history of Roosevelt’s political career.
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1904
William E. Chandler expresses his complete confidence that the Republicans will be victorious and President Roosevelt will win reelection. Thanks to Alton B. Parker’s blunder in sending a telegram about the gold standard, the only thing that could cause Roosevelt to lose is the perception that he is taking too much money from magnates like J. Pierpont Morgan, Edward Henry Harriman, and Henry Clay Frick.
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1904-09-10
The cause of child labor laws has been advancing, albeit slowly. Child labor activists have experienced setbacks in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but many other states have seen expanded labor protections.
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1907-10-06
Hugh Gordon Miller addresses the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York. He jokes about his previous speaking engagement in New York. He describes the historical and contemporary relationship between Virginians and New York. He celebrates the rebuilt union of states. Miller reviews the accomplishments of the United States and New South since the American Civil War. He teases about Kentucky’s politics. He pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, William McKinley, and Rough Riders. Miller regrets that the South is aligned with the Democratic Party and calls on Republicans in the North to help settle “the problem of the suffrage and of the races.” Miller concludes with a vision of the ideal United States. Club President Henry Edwin Tremain introduces Senator John M. Thurston.
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1901-02-12