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TO MULLINS, UNDATED
TO MULLINS, UNDATED
Mr. James J. Mullins
Prendent 3rd Assembly Dist Club
40 Tompkins Place - Brooklyn NY
My dear Mr Mullins:
I am in receipt of the very kind invitation of your club to attend a reception to be given in my honor at your club rooms December 27.
I assure you and the members of the club that it would give me great pleasure to attend this reception, and had I received the invitation in time I might have found it possible to be with you; but unfortunately I have made a previous business engagement which takes me out of town on that evening. I desire to congratulate the members of the 3rd district Club upon the energetic manner in which they devote themselves to the work of the party in their district, understanding as I do the difficulties under which they labor by reason of the strength of the opposition party in the district. I expect they will combine their good work and in the coming meaningful campaign I will look to them for an increased vote for the Candidates in the republican party will name for municipal & county offices, and these largely aid in securing the successful outcome I anticipate will crown our efforts for meaningful reform -
Again thanking you for your kind invitation, I remain
Yours truly
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TO FARNHAM, SEPTEMBER 11, 1903
TO FARNHAM, SEPTEMBER 11, 1903
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Sept. 11, 1903.
TLW
Mr. Frank W. Farn[h]am,
The Maltine Company,
18th St. & 8th Ave.,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
My dear Mr. Farn[h]am:-
Please draw check for $25.00 to the order of Father Fitzgerald, the writer of the enclosed letter. Have it for me to sign when I am in New York next week, with the envelope addressed. Keep the letter.
I received the check for Carpenter's account, and gave it to our Cashier here yesterday.
I return to you herewith the check for A. & S. signed.
After making all arrangements for Sir Thomas Lipton's visit here to-day, I have been greatly disappointed through his inability to come. I got a telegram from him personally yesterday morning, that he had engaged accommodations on the Empire State Express, and would be here at 2 o'clock to-day with a party of twenty-one, including Commodore Burns of the New York Yacht Club, the Earl & Countess of Shaftsbury, etc., etc. I made all arrangements for taking them to the grounds in coaches, and for their entertainment there, got out invitations to over fifty people to dine with the party as my guests at the Century Club to-night; floral decorations were all prepared, game ordered from the West, etc., when late yesterday afternoon they telegraphed me that Sir Thomas could not possibly leave until to-night, when he and the entire party would take the Adirondack train for my Camp. So I have got to spend to-day undoing what I spent all day yesterday doing, leaving to-night to join the party at Union. I wish you would tell Jack Smith, Ward, and the rest about this.
I expect to get back by the middle of next week, and hope to get back by Tuesday morning.
Very truly yours,
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TO FASSETT, NOVEMBER 6, 1907
TO FASSETT, NOVEMBER 6, 1907
Nov. 6/07.
To J. Sloat Fassett.
Elmira, N.Y.
What about Moreland? Our straight Republican Ticket made a clean sweep of Kings County. We have elected sixteen Assemblymen to seven Democratic. Am attending to clerkship matter.
Timothy L. Woodruff. -
TO LEVERMORE, FEBRUARY 11, 1903
TO LEVERMORE, FEBRUARY 11, 1903
Feb. 11, 1903.
Dic. T. L. W.
Dr. Charles H. Levermore,
Adelphi College,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
My dear Levermore:-
You have probably learned by this time of my new business connections. I am sending you to-day Syracuse papers which will explain what I have not time to set forth in a letter, for I am overwhelmed with work.
I should think Senator Hoar would be a good man, although he is pretty old and could not, I think make himdself heard in the Academy. You know, perhaps that he can, and, if so, I would secure him if I were you. How about Lodge if you cannot get Hoar?
I think Mr. Herman Metz would do all right on the Board. I believe he is the kind of a man we want, but I heard a reflection upon him which probably had no foundation, and may have been the result of some political jealousy. I am sure you could not get a better man than Mr. Kimball and hope you will succeed in getting him.
If it is possible for me to be in New York February 27, I shall attend the class dinner at the Yale Club. I have undertaken an enormous contract in the management of this business. I think you know I was largely interested in it financially, and when the Smith Brothers, four in number, occupied the offices of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Manager, all resigned somebody possessed of a reasonable degree of nerve, energy and acquaintance with the business to take hold of it fearlessly had to step to the front. I am yet unable to state how much time or attention it is going to take in Syracuse, but it may be months before I can get away from here except for a day, or two, at a time.
I wish you would write me from time to time how the College is getting along, and I will do everything I can to help you through the medium of correspondence until I can be with you again.
With best wishes, I remain,
Yours very sincerely, -
TO FOEKLER, JUNE 6, 1907
TO FOEKLER, JUNE 6, 1907
June 6th, 1907
Otto G. Foekler
Hotel Ten Eyck,
Albany, N.Y.
Hope our Assemblyman will do as Speaker Wadsworth wants about apportionment, as I am sure he will not insist upon anything that the Governor will not finally approve of. Congressman Parsons feels as I do. Please attend to this.
Timothy L. Woodruff.
Charge Executive Office. -
TO CHOATE, SEPTEMBER 23, 1908
TO CHOATE, SEPTEMBER 23, 1908
September 23, 1908.
Joseph H. Choate, Stockbridge, Mass.
We, in Brooklyn, will consider it a great favor if you will speak this week Saturday evening at one of the three great meetings opening the State Campaign. Governor Hughes and all the State candidates are to speak at these meetings. The Governor at one of them will make his speech of acceptance of the nomination. Will send full particulars by mail as soon as we hear from you, which I trust will be favorable.
Timothy L. Woodruff. -
TO LEVERMORE, APRIL 19, 1905
TO LEVERMORE, APRIL 19, 1905
April 19, 1905.
Dr. Chas. H. Levermore,
Adelphi College,
Brooklyn.
My dear Dr. Levermore:
I received word on Monday afternoon from Miss Scharff that she would like to see me on Tuesday. I telegraphed her that she could see me at noon, or at three o'clock. I received a telephone message the next day that she would call at three o'clock and I spent a lot of time between then and three o'clock trying to get you on the telephone at Adelphi College, and subsequently learned that the telephone was out of order. She put in an appearance at three o'clock and demanded to know why she had been "fired". She said you would not give her any reason and simply reiterated that you were most devoted to her and very fond of her, etc. etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc', etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc.
Before she left I made up my mind that I had discovered why she had been "fired".
This morning Mr. Rossiter called me up to say that Coler had paid his $1000. subscription, and (Mr. Smith who is sitting next to me listening to this dictation says "Don't you know that he expects to run for Mayor this fall) in the course of the conversation with Rossiter I told him of Miss Scharff's call. He then told me about the letter you had written to him setting forth the reasons for the offer of the three months' pay in in lieu of discontinuing her services. She uttered some threats in her letter making for an interview and also in her conversation with me, and I told her I thought she was very foolish, for her own good; that the College could not possibly suffer thereby and I feared she would. I am glad that the Atlantic Ocean will soon separate us.
Yours very sincerely, -
TO MCSWEENEY, OCTOBER 18, 1904
TO MCSWEENEY, OCTOBER 18, 1904
Oct. 18, 1904.
TLW
Mr. J. D. McSweeney,
Kamp Kill Kare,
Racquette Lake, N.Y.
My Dear Jack:-
Please tell Kathrin, the mason, not to have the mantel of the new chimney in the new building too high. I should think it ought to rest immediately on the keystone of the arch and be supported on the two ends by brackets. Sheehan, who went over to Sagamore with us yesterday, will understand what I mean about this although I want to impress upon all the necessity of keeping the mantel as low as possible.
Then I want a circular recess, in which I am going to put a moose head, not too high above the mantel. It will be very much more effective if the bottom of the circle is not more than a couple of feet above the mantel so that the head will not be way up in the air and its general effect spoiled.
I hope the mantel will not have to be more than five feet or six at the most above the hearth and the head, therefore, not more than seven or eight feet. It will make the whole appearance of the chimney ever so much better to keep the mantel and head as low as can reasonably be done.
I get here all right last evening and I am going to Lyons tonight and will be in New York tomorrow morning.
Will send you the contract for the dam as soon as I get to the city.
Remember me to Senator Allds, Mr. John, Mr. Morris and everybody else.
Yours very sincerely, -
TO ROOSEVELT, SEPTEMBER 1, [UNKNOWN YEAR]
TO ROOSEVELT, SEPTEMBER 1, [UNKNOWN YEAR]
September 1,
To the President,
Oyster Bay, N.Y.
My dear Mr. President:-
I am in receipt of your favors of the 27th and the 28th ult., and a letter from Stoddard, of the "Mail", which I herewith return.
The reasons for the advancement by Mr. Stoddard of the sentiments contained in his communication to you are thoroughly well-known to me. He has been constantly and consistently against the organization for the last couple of years. There are other reasons which it is inadvisable for me to dictate, which have more influence in shaping his attitude even than his opposition to the organization.
Congressman Parsons and I had a long talk a week or so ago with Roscoe Conklin Ensing Brown, of the New York Tribune, in the course of which he admitted that being on the "staff of thev Governor" (of course, I presume you know that the Governor recently appointed him a Civil Service Commissioner at $3,000 per year) necessitated his looking upon the Governor's candidacy with all possible favor.
The truth of the matter is, the Governor, his right hand man, Frederick C. Stevens, and some other of his supporters, have in one way or another subsidized the press. For instance, Stevens bought the Lockport Journal and put a thoroughly discredited man by the name of Nagle in charge of it as Editor. In various other ways, too numerous to mention, the press has been controlled.
I know that Hughes has constantly consulted with Villard of the Evening Post. The Governor himself is my authority for the statement. He made a great deal of Wardman, Editor of the Press, although Wardman afterwards did not support him in the Race Tract matter. The race track men have said they bought him.
He has cultivated and consulted with St. Clair McKelway, of the Brooklyn Eagle, to the complete exclusion of persons active in political matters in the County of Kings.
He appointed the friends of Will Warren and George Matthews in Buffalo, thereby securing the support of the Commercial and Express. A similar situation exists in Rochester and also in Jefferson County.
The Governor's plan seems to have been to secure the [?] of the newspaper press regardless of consequences to the [?] organization and the Republican party.
In [?] mail I am in receipt of letters from people up the State [?] if the Governor is nominated the National ticket, as well [?] State ticket
the strongest of the Republican [?] State ticket, will lose some of
I was in Syracuse for two days last [?] the feeling there was one of intense opposition to the Governor [?] heard conservation men say that they believe if he were
Onondaga County, usually good for 10,000 Republican majority, would
go Democratic.
Interviews with and statements by such men, as Iglehart and Russell, of the Local Option League, are increasing to a very great extent the opposition of those who are advocates of personal liberty, and they outnumber the other class 10 to 1, in my judgment.
As an illustration of the workings of the press, the Syracuse Sunday Herald had a great display on its front page of a statement by an anti-saloon league Clergyman that you had announced yourself unequivocally for the nomination of Governor Hughes, while in an obscure corner on one of the inside pages was published the account of the proceedings of the three Assembly District Conventions of Onondaga County (which has give 10,000 Republican majority in the last elections), at which 30 delegates were elected to the State Convention and Senator Horace White endorsed as the candidate of the County for Governor.
All the New York papers of yesterday and to-day say "Hughes with a Heap", referring to the action of one Assembly District in Oneida County, utterly ignoring the action of two other Assembly Districts in the same county, the action of which was not favorable to the Governor's nomination.
The papers have constantly stated that the Erie County delegates, which were elected last week, were instructed for Hughes, and also those from Clinton County. Both Greiner and O'Brien were here on Friday and said that their delegations were not only not instructed but were not in favor of Governor Hughes' nomination, and I might continue to give other instances of this kind in other counties.
With very best wishes, I beg to remain,
Yours very respectfully,
P.S. These postal card canvasses, such as one just made by Devoy of Brooklyn, when I have just seen, are being grossly misrepresented by some of the papers. This Morning's "Press" said he had received 1300 replies, when up to yesterday he had only received half that number and had so stated. Up to 4 o'clock to-day he had received only 822 answers to 2400 sent out, of which about 100 were blank. Of the balance there were almost exactly 200 against and 500 for Hughes. Of course they were! Why should those who are opposed declare themselves? It is not natural take every opportunity to any so. It is not as if there were two candidates to choose between. It is just the bald proposition "Are you in favor of this man (who occupies the great position of Governor of your State) or are you 'agin' Him? Many of these against said they would vote Democratic ticket if Hughes were nominated.
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TO LEVERMORE, APRIL 28, 1904
TO LEVERMORE, APRIL 28, 1904
April 28, 1904.
Dr. Charles H. Levermore,
Adelphi College,
Brooklyn.
My dear Levermore:
The next meeting of the Board, I believe, will regularly take place on Monday the sixteenth of May. I think I am correct in the belief that the Board Meetings are held the third Monday in the month. Now, I cannot be in the City on that date. In talking with Mr. Rossiter last evening about it, he suggested that it was important that I should be present at this annual meeting and advised the calling of the meeting in the regular way and the sending of a notice that owing to my inability to be present, the meeting would be adjourned or postponed until a later date, which I would suggest - if you approve of the plan - be Thursday May twenty-sixth. Then just before that meeting it might be well to send a special plea to each member of the Board to attend. I am still trying to arrange matters so as to be with you on Commencement, June 14th, but I have considerable doubt as to my ability to do so. That is the date I should be in the far West. You know that during the entire winter, on account of Mrs. Woodruff's condition, I who obliged to neglect my business interests to a very considerable extent. I only went to Syracuse two or three time for a day or so at a time, and was unable to go out among our branch offices which I felt was very desirable. It would seem as though I must do it now, especially in view of the fact that I am going to Europe to look after our business interests over there on the first of July. I hope everything is getting along nicely with you.
Sincerely yours, -
TO TAFT, JULY 10, 1908
TO TAFT, JULY 10, 1908
July 10/08.
Hon. William H. Taft,
Hot Springs, Va.
My dear Bill:
The New York State Fair people are going to insist, if you have not already done so, upon your attending the Fair sometime during the week beginning Monday, September 14th. I was told yesterday that they were going to appeal to me to exercise all the influence I might have with you to insure your attendance. I created the State Fair as it now exists and, of course, I am very proud of it and nothing in the world would give me greater satisfaction than to have you there this fall. I think it would also be very helpful to us, politically, and as the institution is entirely a nonpartisan one, you could come without making it a political affair in any sense. I put it this way because I have been led to believe that you were not going to make any political speeches outside of Cincinnati. I am writing now, without waiting to hear definitely from the State Fair Commission, to say to you that while I think it would be meet desirable for you to attend the Fair, I consider it wise not to commit yourself to that or any other engagement in New York State until we have had a chance to go into the whole subject thoroughly. It might have a bearing upon some other proposition.
As far as the State Fair Commission is concerned, will you please consider, confidential, my writing to you on this subject and when you hear from them, let them know that you will have to communicate with me as Chairman of the Republican State Committee before reaching a decision, unless, of course, you have absolutely determined not to go away from home during the months of September and October. I think I ought to see you about these matters and some others that [...]
I have made political engagements either here or in New York for every minute of my time for the next two weeks. I could come to Hot Springs during the week beginning Monday, the 27th, if you want to see me or if it is desirable that we should confer with regard to some matters I have in mind. I presume they could all be satisfactorily determined by Hitchcock and me, if it was not convenient for you to see me or if I found I ought not to leave New York to make the trip.
On my way here from Buffalo yesterday, I stopped at Utica and took luncheon with Sherman. I found his still pretty weak but gradually regaining strength. He said the physicians had decided the day before that it was best not to perform an operation. He does not seem to be recovering from this attack as rapidly as from previous ones. I expect him and his wife up here to spend a portion of the week beginning Monday, the 20th, and I have every reason to believe that the invigorating air of the mountains will be beneficial to him.
I beg to remain, with very best wishes,
Your sincere friend,
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