Letter from Robert Wilson Patterson to William Loeb

Subject(s): Harlan, James Shanklin, 1861-1927, Harlan, John Maynard, 1864-1934, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Robert Wilson Patterson, editor of the Chicago Tribune, asks William Loeb to update President Roosevelt on the status of the Chicago mayoral race, saying John Maynard Harlan is unlikely to win due to his poor campaign style and the fact that he is “too conservative for the radicals and too radical for the conservatives.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-14

Creator(s)

Patterson, Robert Wilson, 1850-1910

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Publication Date

2022-05-26

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Robert Wilson Patterson to William Loeb. [March 14, 1905?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48935. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Patterson, Robert Wilson, 1850-1910. Letter from Robert Wilson Patterson to William Loeb. [14 Mar. 1905?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48935.

APA:

Patterson, Robert Wilson, 1850-1910.: , [1905, March 14?]. Letter from Robert Wilson Patterson to William Loeb. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48935.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.