Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Hawkins
Subject(s): Business and politics, Election districts, Letters, Pennsylvania, Political campaigns, Politicians--Corrupt practices, Progressivism (United States politics), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that Charles S. Hawkins should look to Roosevelt’s speeches to understand his stance against President Taft and his preference towards a Progressive party where people over bosses have a voice. The writer takes issue with Hawkins’s statement that Pennsylvania’s vote ought not to count due to the political boss conditions there, pointing out that since then, votes have taken place elsewhere with similar outcomes against Taft.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-05-29
Creator(s)
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Hawkins. [May 29, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o227681. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Hawkins. [29 May. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o227681.
APA:
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1912, May 29]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Hawkins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o227681.
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. March 13, 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.
