Theodore Roosevelt
“As president he was always careful to consult the Republican senator of the state where any political appointment was to be made, but he also made sure it was understood that he was free to consult others as well. During his first term Senator Mark Hanna of Ohio, the old champion of McKinley, was still the dominant, or at least the rival, power in the party, and he had not only been opposed to Roosevelt but was known to be hankering for the next presidential nomination. TR’s own fierce ambition... for the same goal was accentuated by his distaste for owing his present elevation to an assassin’s bullet; he yearned to be elected in his own right. After he had slowly but surely loosened Hanna’s grip on the party, he was able to say, with a sigh of relief: “He has caused me a little worry but not much.” Hanna’s premature death suddenly eliminated this threat, and TR and his running mate, Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana, were easily nominated in the 1904 Republican convention and as easily elected the following fall.MoreLess
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