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al people called but I had a quiet evening and went to bed early.
November 17, 1914.
Dudley Malone lunched with me. He goes to Washington tonight and advis-
ed with me about what he should say to the President. He said I was the only
man the President consulted; that he talked with his Cabinet concerning matters
connected with their departments, but not further. This, I believe, is liter-
ally true, although he is allowing Tumulty and Burleson to direct the small po-
litical affairs of his administration, as far as the party machinery goes. There
are others with whom he might far better counsel, who have a less practical view
but a wider and more healthful vision.
November 20, 1914.
The past few days have been busy but not interesting. I have been trying
to get the New York situation ironed out so as to be able to give the President
some advice regarding what is best to be done. This has necessitated my seeing
any number of so called leaders of the progressive forces.
McCombs came this morning and stayed for an hour. He would have made it
two, but another caller put him out. It was the same old story. What he had done
for the President and how everybody had deserted him excepting him, McCombs, before
Baltimore, and how after Baltimore the President had deserted him. The egoism
of the man is <sic>apalling</sic>. He spoke several times of having put the President in
the White House, and that he might have named another man had he so desired. "The
President owes more to me than any person in the world, excepting his own mother,
etc. etc."
He now wishes to go to Berlin and wants Gerard to resign. He even said
that I had urged him to support Culberson knowing Woodrow Wilson had no chance. I
stopped him there, and told him to get it straight, that he was mistaken. I then
told him what really occurred which I have told elsewhere in this diary. I am
glad he gave me an opportunity to correct him although he will perhaps make the
misstatement again tomorrow.
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al people called but I had a quiet evening and went to bed early.
November 17, 1914.
Dudley Malone lunched with me. He goes to Washington tonight and advis-
ed with me about what he should say to the President. He said I was the only
man the President consulted; that he talked with his Cabinet concerning matters
connected with their departments, but not further. This, I believe, is liter-
ally true, although he is allowing Tumulty and Burleson to direct the small po-
litical affairs of his administration, as far as the party machinery goes. There
are others with whom he might far better counsel, who have a less practical view
but a wider and more healthful vision.
November 20, 1914.
The past few days have been busy but not interesting. I have been trying
to get the New York situation ironed out so as to be able to give the President
some advice regarding what is best to be done. This has necessitated my seeing
any number of so called leaders of the progressive forces.
McCombs came this morning and stayed for an hour. He would have made it
two, but another caller put him out. It was the same old story. What he had done
for the President and how everybody had deserted him excepting him, McCombs, before
Baltimore, and how after Baltimore the President had deserted him. The egoism
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