Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish II
Subject(s): Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907, New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926, U.S. states--Politics and government, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952, Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1864-1945
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President Roosevelt informs Hamilton Fish II that up until Governor Frank Wayland Higgins took action, he also would have chosen Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright for Speaker of the Assembly over James Wolcott Wadsworth. Former governor Benjamin B. Odell made his canvass a “savage and personal attack” on Roosevelt and had chosen to back Wainwright, and as such, a victory for Wainwright would have been seen as a victory for Odell.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish II. [January 4, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193743. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish II. [4 Jan. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193743.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, January 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish II.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193743.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
