Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alston Gordon Dayton
Subject(s): Presidents--Nomination, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Standard Oil Company, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt tells Judge Dayton he hears that some delegates may try to nominate Roosevelt rather than Secretary of War William H. Taft for President at the Republican National Convention. He hears, but does not believe, it may be due to pressure from the Standard Oil Company. Roosevelt asks Dayton to speak to the men in question and let them know they are not to try to nominate Roosevelt.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-05-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Dayton, Alston Gordon, 1857-1920
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alston Gordon Dayton. [May 28, 1908]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283461. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alston Gordon Dayton. [28 May. 1908]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283461.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, May 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alston Gordon Dayton.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283461.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
