Alike but so different
The article compares and contrasts the campaigns of William Jennings Bryan and Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1912-09-28
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Willard, Charles Dwight, 1866-1914
Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt
As Theodore Roosevelt campaigns in the 1912 presidential primaries, Charles Dwight Willard advises him to chose a progressive as his vice-presidential nominee. Willard suggests California governor Hiram Johnson as the ideal candidate. Willard’s daughter, Florence, writes in a post script that Willard became too ill to finish the letter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-05-16
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Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Dwight Willard sends Theodore Roosevelt newspaper clippings and a detailed letter criticizing the Los Angeles Times, its publisher, Harrison Gray Otis, and the political protection Otis allegedly receives. Willard discusses the recent indictment of Otis and two staff members for publishing indecent content, the moral and legal implications, the reaction of local authorities, and broader issues of press ethics, censorship, and home rule in California. He also comments on Associated Press bias, utility board rulings, and the political atmosphere in San Francisco.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-08
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Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Dwight Willard apologizes to Theodore Roosevelt for using a pencil, but he is currently bedridden due to a recurrence of his tuberculosis. Roosevelt’s letter greatly cheered him. His purpose in writing is to give “a batch of local gossip–political, newspaper and personal.” He recounts an anecdote about Lyman Abbott correcting Roosevelt’s article and, regardless of its veracity, how it affected Harrison Gray Otis. Willard discusses the success of Edwin T. Earl’s newspaper and comments on Meyer Lissner’s political endeavors. He praises Roosevelt’s writing as the kind “that gets results in cleaning up error and helping public sentiment into right lives.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-10
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Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Dwight Willard continues his friendly exchange with Theodore Roosevelt regarding the merits and practicality of direct democracy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-09
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Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Dwight Willard received Theodore Roosevelt’s letter from April, and apologizes for not responding sooner. He has enclosed an article from the Los Angeles Times for Roosevelt’s amusement about The Outlook‘s recent article, “Murder is Murder.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-23