Letter from Seth Bullock to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Barnes, William, 1866-1930, Hilles, Charles Dewey, 1867-1949, Illinois--Chicago, Police, Police--Legal status, laws, etc., Republican National Convention, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Thompson, William Hale, 1869-1944
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Seth Bullock cautions Theodore Roosevelt that William Barnes, through Charles Dewey Hilles, will try to fill the 1916 Republican Convention with people who are antagonistic to Roosevelt and his friends, similar to 1912. He remarks on the conditions of the convention in 1912, when Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison influenced the police force against Roosevelt, and says that current Chicago Mayor William H. Thompson is acting similarly by speaking out against Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-03-30
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Seth Bullock to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 30, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o113831. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bullock, Seth, 1849-1919. Letter from Seth Bullock to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Mar. 1916]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o113831.
APA:
Bullock, Seth, 1849-1919., [1916, March 30]. Letter from Seth Bullock to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o113831.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
