Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Everett Colby
Subject(s): Fort, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1852-1920, Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945, Party committees, Political parties--Officials and employees, Political parties--Planning, Progressive Party (1912), Whiting, Borden D. (Borden Durfee), 1876-1961
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Theodore Roosevelt defends Governor Hiram Johnson’s actions in rapidly appointing a committee without consulting the state delegations. It is Roosevelt’s understanding that this is a formal committee whose only function will be calling for a party convention. Once the party is organized, all delegations will be consulted. Roosevelt offers to add Everett Colby’s name to the list and requests suggestions for other additions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-06-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Everett Colby. [June 26, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o229127. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Everett Colby. [26 Jun. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o229127.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, June 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Everett Colby.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o229127.
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. January 12, 2026. 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.
