The Colonel, the Judge, and the Bartender: The Presidential Election of 1904
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940, Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912, Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916, Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, Dooley, Mr. (Fictitious character), Dunne, Finley Peter, 1867-1936, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Gorman, Arthur P. (Arthur Pue), 1839-1906, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925, Northern Securities Company, Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Perdicaris, Ion Hanford, 1840-1925, Populist Party (U.S.), Presidents--Election--Finance, Prohibition Party (U.S.), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Socialist Party (U.S.), Swallow, Silas Comfort, 1839-1930, United States. Office of the Vice President, Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922
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Leslie H. Southwick provides a comprehensive history of the 1904 presidential election, surveying the Republican and Democratic candidates as well as those of the Socialist, Populist, and Prohibition parties. Southwick describes Theodore Roosevelt’s path to securing his election, touching on his service as Vice President, his political battles with Senator Marcus Hanna, and his selection of George B. Cortelyou as his campaign manager. Southwick also covers Alton B. Parker’s path to the Democratic nomination, highlighting the roles played by former nominees William Jennings Bryan and Grover Cleveland. Southwick describes the dull fall campaign, enlivened by the musings of Finley Peter Dunne’s fictional barkeeper, Mr. Dooley, which Southwick quotes frequently in the course of the article.
Photographs of the four candidates for president and vice president of the Republican and Democratic parties appear in the article, along with an electoral map of the election, and Homer Davenport’s famous cartoon endorsing Roosevelt.
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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2004
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Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
13
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Image
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Chicago:
The Colonel, the Judge, and the Bartender: The Presidential Election of 1904. [2004]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308146. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Southwick, Leslie H., 1950-. The Colonel, the Judge, and the Bartender: The Presidential Election of 1904. [2004]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308146.
APA:
Southwick, Leslie H., 1950-., [2004]. The Colonel, the Judge, and the Bartender: The Presidential Election of 1904.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308146.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
