Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas J. Akins
Subject(s): Democratic Party (U.S.), Elections, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Folk, Joseph Wingate, 1869-1923, Missouri, Nominations for office, Party affiliation, Political candidates, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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President Roosevelt believes the Republican party in Missouri should support the nomination of Joseph Wingate Folk, a Democrat. Republicans would have a hard time defeating Folk with a candidate of their own, so Roosevelt believes Folk should be allowed to run uncontested, even though some Republicans might “sulk” if forced to support a Democrat.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Akins, Thomas J. (Thomas Jasper), 1852-1924
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas J. Akins. [April 5, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187841. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas J. Akins. [5 Apr. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187841.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, April 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas J. Akins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187841.
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 27, 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.
