You’d better hurry, Hanna; there’s already a fellow up the tree
Subject(s): Equality--Social aspects, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Patronage, Political, Race relations, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Southern States
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President Roosevelt climbs up a “white patience” tree to reach for the Southern African American delegate vote. He holds “federal patronage,” African American social equality, and the “National Republican Convention vote.” The tree is bent dangerously over “obscurity” water, and Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna watches from below.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-20
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Production Method
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:
You’d better hurry, Hanna; there’s already a fellow up the tree. [November 20, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302258. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, Arthur K., 1864-1947. You’d better hurry, Hanna; there’s already a fellow up the tree. [20 Nov. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302258.
APA:
Taylor, Arthur K., 1864-1947., [1903, November 20]. You’d better hurry, Hanna; there’s already a fellow up the tree.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302258.
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. May 7, 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.
