Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923, Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Gleed, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1856-1920, Kansas, Leland, Cyrus, 1841-1917, Long, Chester I. (Chester Isaiah), 1860-1934, Metcalf, Wilder Stevens, 1855-1935, Patronage, Political, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911
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William Allen White argues for the appointment of Cyrus Leland and reviews the state of politics within the Kansas Republican Party. William McKinley promised to appoint Leland while James Hulme Canfield and Charles S. Gleed are opposed to Leland’s appointment for personal reasons.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-18
Creator(s)
White, William Allen, 1868-1944
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
9
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 18, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35914. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
White, William Allen, 1868-1944. Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Nov. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35914.
APA:
White, William Allen, 1868-1944., [1901, November 18]. Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35914.
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 18, 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.
