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Rh Republican party, independent wing of, IV., 85; stalwart branch of, 85; Conkling-Grant wing of, 88

Republican platform, III., 249, 255, 257, 266

Republican politicians, III., 166

Republican ranks, III., 283

Republicans, I., 24, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43, 46, 69, 73, 74, 145, 156, 165, 169, 180, 213, 214, 215, 220; III., 32, 56, 86, 87, 96, 99, 106, 108, 117, 120, 131, 136, 148, 177, 183, 217, 218, 230, 250, 263, 286, 348, 405; IV., 196, 200

Republicans in Congress, I., 173, 175, 213; V., bitterness toward the Administration, 8; defeated and thwarted Bayard's best efforts, 18; on the tariff, 74, 75, 77, 78; on free coinage of silver, 113; VI., power of, to preserve gold standard, 206, 207; responsibility of, 209

Republican vote, III., 137, 138, 140, 141

Repudiation, III., 107, 165, 203, 262; IV., 23, 24, 25, 33, 34

Retrenchment Committee, II., 130, 134, 135, 137, 139, 141 Reunion and Reform Associations in the West, II., 366

Revels, Hiram R., I., first colored Senator, 506

Revenue, II., 363, 364, 371, 445

Revenue reform, II., 32, 67, 252

Revolution, aim of, I., 7

Revolution, American, III., 154, 202

Revolutionary Fathers, III., 154

Rhodes, Cecil, VI., 254

Ricardo, David, II., and the gold standard, 525, 526

Rice, Representative, V., Massachusetts satisfied with the tariff, 51, 52

Richardson, I., gave his life for the Union, 220

Richmond, IV., and the campaign stories about Cleveland, 223

Richmond, Henry A., V., feeling against Hill, and for a third ticket, 232; Roosevelt supported by, 520

Riddleberger, Harrison H., IV., 440

Ring-rule in Philadelphia, VI., efforts being made to crush, 429

Ritchie, Right Honorable Charles T., VI., compares exports of Great Britain, United States and Germany, 27

Ritter, Karl, III., the geographer, 8

Robertson, Judge, IV., 147

Robeson, George M., III., 281

Robinson, I., editor Green Bay Advocate, 41; III., candidate for governorship of Connecticut, 232

Rockingham Memorial, V., 433

Rodgers, I., candidate for school position, 301

Rogers, Sherman S., V., to, 520

Rollins, James S., II., 26, 27; III., to, 72; to, 152

Roon, von, IV., commended by the Kaiser, 498, 499

Roosevelt, Theodore, IV., will vote for Blaine, 220; candidate for mayor of New York City, 461; V., desires to be relieved as Civil Service Commissioner, 125; would render efficient help in reforming spoils system, 126; is summoned to interview with Cleveland, 127; favors extending civil service rules, 178; made Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 398; asks privilege of War Department to be first volunteer should there be war with Chile, 399; consequences of Carnegie Hall speech, 520; to, 521; VI., and the Anti-Imperialistic Committee, 289, and the Philippine question, 292, 309; to, 309; significance of letter to Cuban dinner, 350; gives only vague answers as to Philippine independence, 352, 355; as Republican Presidential candidate, 377; desires to hold the Philippines for military reasons, 428; big United States Navy over ruling passion of, 428, 430; would shrink from no moral self-humiliation to prevent a split in the Republican party, 428, 429, 430; personal popularity of, immense, 431; to, 431; from, 434; to, 436; to, 440

Roosevelt, Opposition to, for the governorship of New York, V., 521; concession of, to Republican party “machine,” 522; imperialism of, 523; a brave soldier, but lacking in “patient prudence” necessary in international relations, 524