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From William Loeb to Colson RE: support for New Hampshire's Republican gubernatorial candidate, Mel Thomson. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 10/9/1972
From William Loeb to Colson RE: the need for RN to support Republican candidates in New Hampshire. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/13/1972
From William Loeb to Colson RE: RN's decision not to visit Powell and Thomson in New Hampshire. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 11/7/1972
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From William Loeb to Colson RE: support for New Hampshire's Republican gubernatorial candidate, Mel Thomson. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 10/9/1972
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From William Loeb to Colson RE: RN's decision not to visit Powell and Thomson in New Hampshire. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 11/7/1972
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70
10/9/1972
Campaign
Letter
From William Loeb to Colson RE: support
for New Hampshire's Republican
gubernatorial candidate, Mel Thomson. 1 pg.
3
70
9/13/1972
Campaign
Letter
From William Loeb to Colson RE: the need
for RN to support Republican candidates in
New Hampshire. 2 pgs.
3
70
11/7/1972
Campaign
Letter
From William Loeb to Colson RE: RN's
decision not to visit Powell and Thomson in
New Hampshire. 2 pgs.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Page 1 of 1
MANCHESTER
UNION LEADER
NEW HAMPSHIRE SUNDAY NEWS
UNION
LEADER
TOPS
NI
THE
NEWS
SUNDAY
,000!
"There
Is
Nothing
Powerful
As
Truth"
UNION
SAVED
STATE
UNION LEADER CORPORATION
WILLIAM LOEB
MANCHESTER, N. H. (603) 668.4321
PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER
October 9, 1972
(Tel. Dictation)
Mr. Charles Colson
The White House
Was hington, D. C.
Dear Chuck:
Mel Thomson, the Republican candidate for Governor,
needs some financial S upport and S ome political help generally.
This is almost as important a contes t as Wes Powell's
against McIntyre becaus if anything happens to any of the sena-
tors in the next two years, it will be Mel Thomson who would
make an interim appointment.
Unfortunately, because of the bitter primary contest, Mel
is not getting the support he ought to have up here from the old line
Republicans. As an example, when the Pres ident's daughter was
up here at the dedication of Mount Eisenhower this last weekend,
believe it or not, thos e in charge of the affair did not invite Mel
Thoms on, the Republican candidate for Governor nor Wesley Pow-
ell, the Republican candidate for the U. S. Senate to the luncheon
given at Crawford House for all those connected with the ceremony.
Furthermore, after that insult, Governor Powell went
home and Thomson, who is a bear for punishment sometimes, went
on to the ceremony and all the important people were standing under
a canopy while Thomson was left out standing in the pouring rain.
It was a day when the rain was really pouring down becaus e I was
in New Hampshire on another matter and I witness ed it. With that
kind of blankety blank nons ens e going on, you can S ee where Mel
needs some help. I hope you can give it to him.
Regards.
Very sincerely,
Bill
William Loeb
President
WL:Mrs. D. Hapgood
THE LARGEST DAILY AND ONLY SUNDAY COVERING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MARKET
MANCHESTER
UNION LEADER
NEW HAMPSHIRE SUNDAY NEWS
New Hampshire's Largest
The State's Only
Daily Newspaper
Sunday Newspaper
There
Is
Nothing
So.
Powerful
As
Truth"
UNION LEADER CORPORATION
NOING
NEW
MANCHESTER, N. H. 03105
ORANS
STATE
WILLIAM LOEB
AREA CODE 603-625-5432
Sunday
PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER
September 13, 1972
(Tel. dictation)
Mr. Charles Coulson
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Chuck:
You might want to call the President's attention to the fact
that it would be a very good idea to send a telegram of congratula-
tions or make a telephone call to Meldrim Thomson, the winner
of the Republican governor's nomination and to former Governor
Wesley Powell, who won the Senate nomination.
The Thomson nomination was especially good news for the
President because if he had had a campaign in New Hampshire with
Governor Peterson around his neck, it would not have done New
Hampshire very much good. Peterson's pro-tax viewpoints have
been very, very unpopular for years. New Hampshire, as you
know, is the only state in the Union which has neither sales nor
income tax and we like thrifty governors, not expensive governors
like Peterson.
While nominee Thomson only beat Peterson by a little more
than 2, 000 votes, the anti-tax Democratic candidate whom we also
supported, retired Navy Captain Crowley won by a tremendously
big margin over the Democratic Minority Leader Robert E. Raiche,
who always played Peterson's pro-tax game in the Legislature.
Add the total Thomson-Crowley anti-tax vote (72, 592) com-
pared to the Peterson-Raiche pro-tax vote (57, 334) and you can see
just how unpopular more taxes are in New Hampshire.
In the Senatorial battle, Wesley Powell gained almost as
many votes as all three of his opponents put together gained. The
opponents consisted of the former Republican Speaker of the House,
the former U. S. Attorney and an unknown citizen of Greek back-
g round, Peter Booras, whose only claim to fame was running the
THE STATE NEWSPAPERS COVERING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MARKET
DAILY and SUNDAY
Mr. Charles Coulson
September 13, 1972
Page 2
write in vote for Vice President Agnew. This was a successful
W rite in, not because of Booras but because of Agnew's popularity
in New Hampshire.
I can tell you that for a number of years Wesley Powell
has felt the White House has been giving him the back of their hand
and I think Wesley's feeling on this is quite justified, so it is a
good time right now for the President to mend a few fences up in
New Hampshire.
As you know, I couldn't care less about mending fences
with me because I'm not supporting the President because I love
him, but because the other son of a bitch is so horrible.
Over the years, I have given you advice along this line and
I told you what was going to happen in New Hampshire, and now it
has happened.
Regards.
Very sincerely,
BiLL
William Loeb
Publisher
WL:Mrs. D. Hapgood
MANCHESTER
UNION LEADER
NEW HAMPSHIRE SUNDAY NEWS
UNITED
TOPS
NI
N.H.
NEWS
SUNDAY
"There
,000!
Is
nothing
LER
HIRE
STATE
Powerful
As
Truth"
NEW ED
UNION LEADER CORPORATION
WILLIAM LOEB
MANCHESTER, N. H. (603) 668.4321
PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER
November 7, 1972
(dict. Nov. 6)
Mr. Chuck Colson
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Chuck:
Thank you for your good note of October 18 which I found on my desk
on my return from a goose shooting expedition in Canada.
Just for future information to add to your vast fund of political
information, the following fact: Wes Powell called me up at the shooting camp
in New Brunswick where I was and was very anxious to have the President
stop by when he was so close by in Providence, just for fifteen minutes or so
at Grenier, to stimulate the voters in favor of Powell and Thomson. I called
Pat Buchanan about this and he took it up with Haldeman and Chapin, and
they said "no".
Since then I learned, and I believe I am correct in my information,
that Haldeman and Chapin consulted with Louis Wyman, who is friendly with
many of the White House staff, and he told them it wouldn't be necessary
for the President to stop since Powell was going to win.
The problem is that ever since Powell and Wyman were both young
men together on Styles "Bridges' staff they have fought like a couple of alley
cats, and don't get on together at all. Louis is almost insanely jealous of
Wes, in my estimation, and the last thing in the world he wants to see is to
have Wes win this election because he feels it would interfere with his own
progress to the U.S. Senate.
If Powell does lose, it is largely because Wyman's organization on
the sea-coast sat on their hands. By the timeyou receive this letter, of
course, we will all know the results one way or another, but just for future
political activities in New Hampshire, I am just suggestion now that neither
of these two gentlemen is a reliable source of information as to the other.
THE LARGEST DAILY AND ONLY SUNDAY COVERING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MARKET
Mr. Chuck Colson
November 7, 1972
Pge 2
Thanks again for your gracious note of October 18.
Best wishes.
Regards,
Bill
William Loeb
President
WL/Mrs. J. Tancrede