Chicago, June 21, 1904 – “All in favor of the nomination will say aye!”
Subject(s): Illinois, Illinois--Chicago, Political conventions, Presidents--Election, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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Inside a convention hall, an over-sized Theodore Roosevelt leans forward at a podium, holding a gavel raised in his right hand. In the foreground are the delegates attending the Republican National Convention, June 21, 1904, in Chicago, Illinois.
Comments and Context
Published more than a week before the opening of the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Keppler and Puck dispelled any remote vestiges of doubt or suspense in this cartoon. Theodore Roosevelt was president; his renomination was not in doubt, he was in complete control of his party’s machinery, and was beloved in all sections of the country.
Born in the East, a “man of the West,” and self-identified with his mother’s Southern roots, Roosevelt was indeed representative of all the people. His accurate cartoon-portrayal as the dominant force in the convention recalls what his daughter Alice said about his larger personality: that he “wanted to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1904-06-15
Creator(s)
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
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:
Chicago, June 21, 1904 – “All in favor of the nomination will say aye!”. [June 15, 1904]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277827. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Chicago, June 21, 1904 – “All in favor of the nomination will say aye!”. [15 Jun. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277827.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1904, June 15]. Chicago, June 21, 1904 – “All in favor of the nomination will say aye!”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277827.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
