Without the support of farmers, the Republican Party cannot carry the next election. Gifford Pinchot outlines for Republican Committee Chairman Will H. Hays a number of strategies for securing the support of the farmers, including that the Vice-Presidential candidate in 1920 should be a farmer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-09-18

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Recipient

Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Gifford Pinchot to Will H. Hays. [September 18, 1918]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o149427. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Will H. Hays. [18 Sep. 1918]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o149427.

APA:

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946., [1918, September 18]. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Will H. Hays.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o149427.

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. May 7, 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.