Letter from Frank Harper to Hugo F. Weidenpesch

Subject(s): Labor--Political activity, Letters, Presidents--Election, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Frank Harper compliments Hugo F. Weidenpesch on his letter to Theodore Roosevelt. If all workingmen had Weidenpesch’s “commonsense and reasoning power” Roosevelt would win a great majority in the presidential election. The letter will be brought to Roosevelt’s attention at the earliest possible opportunity.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-10-17

Creator(s)

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Recipient

Weidenpesch, Hugo F.

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Frank Harper to Hugo F. Weidenpesch. [October 17, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230819. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971. Letter from Frank Harper to Hugo F. Weidenpesch. [17 Oct. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230819.

APA:

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971., [1912, October 17]. Letter from Frank Harper to Hugo F. Weidenpesch.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230819.

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 6, 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.