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While he dislikes “to seem churlish,” President Roosevelt cannot write individual letters for Congressmen and hopes Representative Schneebeli understands. He feels his “definite” letter to Representative James E. Watson covered the case.
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1906-09-11
While he dislikes “to seem churlish,” President Roosevelt cannot write individual letters for Congressmen and hopes Representative Brownlow understands. He feels his “definite” letter to Representative James E. Watson covered the case.
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1906-09-08
While he dislikes “to seem churlish,” President Roosevelt cannot write individual letters for Congressmen and hopes Representative Bede understands. He feels his “definite” letter to Representative James E. Watson covered the case.
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1906-09-08
President Roosevelt heartily thanks Representative Overstreet for the letter and will “be more than pleased” if his letter to Representative James E. Watson does any good.
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1906-08-24
President Roosevelt thanks John A. Sleicher for the letter and sends his regards to Sleicher’s daughter, Harriet C. Sleicher. He is pleased Sleicher likes his response to Representative James E. Watson. Later he may communicate about the situation in New York state.
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1906-08-24
President Roosevelt thanks Speaker of the House Cannon for the letter, and comments that he had nothing but praise for Cannon’s handling of the labor situation. After reading Cannon’s speech, Roosevelt edited the letter he was going to send to Representative James E. Watson to better back Cannon up on his stance on the labor situation.
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1906-08-20
President Roosevelt sends Secretary of State Root a letter of greeting and congratulations on the success of his recent trip to Central America. Roosevelt has enjoyed the rest he has had over the summer and is now beginning to work on the fall electoral campaigns. While the recent Congress has been very productive, Roosevelt fears that “the time has about come for the swinging of the pendulum,” and mentions some areas he believes the Republicans are weak. Secretary of War William H. Taft has decided to not accept a position on the Supreme Court, which may put him in the ranks of possible presidential candidates. Local New York elections for governor have shown Benjamin B. Odell as having an advantage over Governor Frank Wayland Higgins.
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1906-08-18
President Roosevelt authorizes Secretary of War Taft to use funds to stable the cavalry at Boise, Idaho as General Fred C. Ainsworth mentioned. Roosevelt additionally comments on several appointments, saying he believes that Walston H. Brown should be allowed to carry out his proposal, that he has decided to appoint James Shanklin Harlan to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and that he is inclined to appoint Horace H. Lurton, which will necessitate appointing a new Circuit Court Judge. Roosevelt also writes at length about some recent articles by Poultney Bigelow which contain some “slanderous falsehood,” but about which he believes some response should be made.
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1906-08-17
President Roosevelt congratulates Speaker of the House Cannon on his speech and nomination. He invites Cannon to visit and have lunch with him, and asks him to let Roosevelt know if he will be able to come.
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1906-08-17
President Roosevelt sends J. S. Sherman a copy of a letter he wrote to Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon for him to make public, and wishes particularly to call attention to what he said about the tariff. Roosevelt does not know that anything can be done about the labor movements at present because of the unreasonable attitude of labor leaders, but hopes to be able to show reasonable labor people that they are “far more genuinely their friends than the frothy and sinister demagogues who are opposed to us.”
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1906-08-15
President Roosevelt does not believe it would be wise for him to discuss immigration in the letter he is writing for James E. Watson, as the purpose of the letter is to influence votes rather than influence Congress. Roosevelt has discussed the tariff issue with several congressmen, and while he wants to work with the people responsible for the House campaign, he disagrees with the use of the phrase ‘stand pat.’
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1906-08-15
This newspaper article discusses President Roosevelt’s re-election campaign platform.
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1906-09-06
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1911-12-10
O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949
William Dudley Foulke discusses the political situation in Indiana before Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to the state. He commends Roosevelt’s speech at Osawatomie, Kansas.
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1910-09-13
President-Elect Taft thanks President Roosevelt for his support during the presidential campaign, and reflects on the results of the election and the implications of various results. In particular, strange ballot laws and the liquor question impacted the vote in different states. Taft believes that now his challenge is to prevent Representative Joseph Gurney Cannon from being elected Speaker of the House. He would like to meet with Roosevelt to discuss the plan to deal with Cannon, as well as how to fill the vacant Senate seat for New York.
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1908-11-07
William Dudley Foulke details the conditions which led to a Republican slump in Indiana during the election. Men such as Lucius B. Swift who offered their services to the Republican committee were boycotted. Foulke also believes that editorials and false articles in papers such as the Indianapolis News also contributed to a distrust of President Roosevelt and William H. Taft. He details a telephone conversation he had with editor Delavan Swift about a letter that Roosevelt had written about him.
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1908-11-07
Alabama Representative Hobson rebukes President Roosevelt for accusing him of misquoting him to the press. Hobson claims the statement made by Roosevelt regarding battleships was not to him, but to Representative James E. Watson in Hobson’s presence. Further, Hobson claims that Roosevelt never bound Hobson to confidentiality. Hobson goes on to say that the “country is drifting on a strong current setting direct toward war,” for which it is unprepared due to apathy in Congress, and that not informing the American people of the danger is tantamount to treason. Hobson concludes that the personal relationship between him and Roosevelt must certainly end, because he feels “unutterable scorn and loathing” for Roosevelt.
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1908-08-01
Representative Hobson of Alabama writes to President Roosevelt that due to the probability of war with Japan, he feels they must maintain permanent control of the Pacific. After attempting to warn others at the Resolutions Committee at Denver, Hobson now asks Roosevelt if he will consider raising the issue in the next message to Congress, to secure the building of additional battle ships and the creation of an emergency fund, and to make his feelings on the matter clear.
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1908-07-21
William H. Taft had thought that he had figured out an issue pertaining to Ohio, but now realizes that any move he makes will leave some faction discontented with him. Arthur I. Vorys is upset at Frank H. Hitchcock being made Chairman of Taft’s campaign. Taft has been in contact with many people, asking them to come visit him in order to discuss strategy. He has also been golfing and working on a draft of his acceptance speech, which he plans to submit to President Roosevelt for advice before he actually gives it. Taft also briefly remarks on an ongoing investigation into the Brownsville incident.
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1908-07-04
Representative Cannon tells President Roosevelt that he is gratified by the kind tone of Frank P. Sargent’s letter and by the fact that Sargent seems to understand his attitude, though there are reports among railway laborers in Chicago that Cannon is unfriendly to railway brotherhoods. While Cannon believes there is value in organized labor, he does not agree with those who, following the lead of Samuel Gompers, seek class legislation and wish to blacklist those who do not agree. These, says Cannon, “are the worst enemies that organized labor can have.” Cannon thinks Gompers’s principal fight is against Roosevelt, yet the labor leader levels his attacks against those in the administration who are not quite as strong. Cannon reveals his campaign tour strategy for the coming months and discusses the local conditions he recently observed in Maine.
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1906-09-14