Senator Hanna apologizes for the delay in replying to President Roosevelt’s letter. Hanna has been traveling and he wanted to meet with labor leaders before responding to the president. Hanna discusses the printers and pressmen’s organization as well as William Randolph Hearst’s aspirations to candidacy for president. Hanna then talks about the notion of socialism in conjunction with the Democratic Party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-04

Creator(s)

Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904

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

3

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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:

Letter from Marcus Alonzo Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 4, 1903]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41626. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904. Letter from Marcus Alonzo Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Aug. 1903]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41626.

APA:

Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904.: , [1903, August 4]. Letter from Marcus Alonzo Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41626.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.