Joint debate in peril, so Woodruff yielded
Subject(s): Debates and debating, Democratic Party (U.S.), Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Kapper, Isaac M., 1864-1944, McCarren, Patrick Henry, 1849-1909, Negotiation, New York (State), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913
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An article describes the acrimonious negotiations which took place ahead of the planned debate between Timothy L. Woodruff and Senator Patrick Henry McCarren. The key issues included the exact topic to be debated and how it should be presented, the speaking time to be allotted to each participant, who would open and close the debate, and the political makeup of the audience. Woodruff agreed to allow McCarren both the opening and closing statements after his representative in the negotiations threatened to cancel the debate.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-28
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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Cite this Record
Chicago:
Joint debate in peril, so Woodruff yielded. [October 28, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o298967. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Joint debate in peril, so Woodruff yielded. [28 Oct. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o298967.
APA:
Unknown., [1907, October 28]. Joint debate in peril, so Woodruff yielded.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o298967.
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. December 19, 2025. 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.
