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President Roosevelt appreciates that Francis J. Hendricks supported the nomination of Governor Charles Evans Hughes, and is glad that Senator Horace White was also nominated.
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1908-09-16
President Roosevelt thanks W. Gould Brokaw for the pheasants. He heard that Horace White had good shooting. Roosevelt does not use shotguns, so he cannot take Brokaw up on his invitations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-10
President Roosevelt explains to Michael E. Driscoll that he does not have any consulate vacancies open for someone from New York.
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1904-06-04
Willard G. Stanton discusses his qualifications and previous application for a federal judgeship. He reviews the appointments of E. B. Whitney and Francis Key Pendleton to the New York Supreme Court. He lists why he wants the position and asks Theodore Roosevelt to help him be appointed.
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1911-04-21
W. Gould Brokaw sends President Roosevelt a dozen English pheasants he shot. New York State Senator Horace White visited Brokaw, and he expects that White will tell Roosevelt that his shooting is up to standard. Brokaw hopes that someday Roosevelt and his friends can come visit his Fairview Park estate in North Carolina.
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1908-01-10
New York Superintendent of Public Works Stevens attempts to explain a misunderstanding that has arisen over his having urged that President Roosevelt quickly name a replacement for former Collector of Internal Revenue at Rochester, Archie Dovell Sanders. Sanders’s resignation had been requested several days before Stevens wrote, and it was not therefore Sanders’s removal that Stevens was seeking but the filling of his place. Stevens regrets if he caused Roosevelt any embarrassment.
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1907-04-25
Senator Platt informs President Roosevelt that he has received a check for $10,000 from William Blumenthal, whom Roosevelt recently appointed as Secretary of the Legation at Lisbon.
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1904-09-26
Canada’s new premier, Robert L. Borden, visited New York City for the first time since the election. He denounced the rumor of Canadian hostility towards the United States and emphasized that recent events will not interfere with the current cordial relations between the two countries. Borden was the guest of honor at a luncheon with members of the Anglo-American Peace Centennial Committee.
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1911-10-29
The writer of the memorandum discusses the current political situation in the state of New York surrounding who will be chosen to succeed the outgoing Senator Thomas Collier Platt. Current Secretary of State Elihu Root is the favored candidate, but several Republican members of the state legislature oppose Root. However, the support is spread between several candidates, and the writer complains that “bosslets” like Timothy L. Woodruff could defeat Root if only they could decide on a single opposition candidate rather than focusing on “petty jealousy” and bickering.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908
New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell has revived speculation that he will remove George Hilliard from his position as special deputy commissioner for the New York City Department of Excise. Hilliard supports Senator Thomas Collier Platt. The newspaper reports that the rise of a Republican party insurgency is possible, and that if Platt loses a supporter, President Roosevelt will not have a solid delegation in the state.
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1903-11-17
Senator Platt reminds President Roosevelt of the matter of appointing William Blumenthal as secretary to Portugal. He asks Roosevelt to read the attached letters from Blumenthal and Senator Horace White on the issue.
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1905-01-19
Senator Horace White should stand for nomination again in New York. His friends and supporters are against Albert K. Hiscock, as they believe that his election would result in his father, Frank Hiscock, gaining control of the party. Party member and delegate Francis Hendricks is unlikely to turn his support away from White, and White will consult him about being renominated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03
Senator Hale writes President Roosevelt regarding New York State Senator Horace White’s request that a position for third secretary at the embassy in Rome be added to the diplomatic and consular appropriations bill. The bill is already in conference committee, and the rules prohibit additions to a bill at this stage in the process.
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1904-02-19
Governor Roosevelt discusses “the unification business,” a legislative effort to reorganize the school system of the state of New York, noting that one issue is which group should elect the chancellor. Roosevelt also mentions that the “administration and the machine” are disturbed by his published statement about the canal treaty.
1900-02-15