Letter from Ervin Wardman to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Emigration and immigration, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Tammany Hall, Unemployment

Wardman discusses the Fusion ticket, employment cutbacks, and immigration. He advocates for having an organization like Tammany to “put the fear of God” into the machine leaders of the city.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-06

Creator(s)

Wardman, Ervin, 1865-1923

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

2

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 Ervin Wardman to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 6, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42680. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wardman, Ervin, 1865-1923. Letter from Ervin Wardman to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Nov. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42680.

APA:

Wardman, Ervin, 1865-1923., [1903, November 6]. Letter from Ervin Wardman to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42680.

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. February 26, 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.