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Representative Norris thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his congratulatory note, likely for Norris’s win in the Nebraska Senate race. He regrets the outcome of the presidential race.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-22
Representative Norris encloses a copy of a bill regarding presidential primaries and a copy of a statement he gave after introducing the bill. The bill is in response to the “disgraceful events” that occurred in Chicago, most likely referring to the renomination of President Taft at the 1912 Republican National Convention. Norris hopes that Theodore Roosevelt will use his influence to help pass the bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-06
Victor Rosewater has called the Douglas County Republican convention with only four days notice so that conservative Republicans can appoint people from their own ranks to be the Douglas County delegates to the Nebraska state convention. Representative Norris will write to Robert Beecher Howell, a member of the Republican National Committee, so that a “genuine” convention and selection of state delegates can take place. He requests that Theodore Roosevelt also write to Howell.
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1912-07-19
Representative Norris conveys a message from Jasper Leonidas McBrien, a prominent Nebraskan progressive, that Richard Lee Metcalfe would be willing to serve as vice president on Theodore Roosevelt’s third party ticket. Metcalfe is a progressive Democrat well known in the west and his nomination would be seen favorably by the “newspaper fraternity.” Norris believes that Metcalfe would add strength to the ticket in the west.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-31
Representative Norris suggests that Theodore Roosevelt write an editorial for The Outlook articulating why the Post Office Department should be independent of politics and the Cabinet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-03-25
A petition has been filed in Nebraska to place Theodore Roosevelt’s name on the primary ballot for the Republican presidential nomination. To prevent President Taft’s renomination, Representative Norris requests that Roosevelt either openly declare his candidacy or ask for his name to be removed from the ballot so that Senator La Follette may represent progressive Republicans unopposed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-27
Representative Norris strongly urges Theodore Roosevelt to reconsider his decision not to announce that he will not be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Norris wants a united progressive Republican front and offers to publicly announce that Roosevelt is not a candidate and did not authorize the petition to put his name on the primary ballot in Nebraska.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-05
Representative Norris summarizes the bill he introduced providing for presidential primaries in all states.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-06