Letter from Campbell W. Witbeck to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cadman, Edwin M. (Edwin Mellen), 1864-, Ketcham, John Henry, 1832-1906, Payn, Louis Frisbie, 1835-1923, Presidents--Nomination, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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Campbell W. Witbeck tells President Roosevelt about a conversation he recently fell into with Edwin M. Cadman, the nephew of Louis Frisbie Payn, about politics. Cadman revealed that there is strong antagonism in Columbia County, New York, to Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination for president, such that party leaders would rather lose other election races than support Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-20
Creator(s)
Witbeck, Campbell W., 1845-1915
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Campbell W. Witbeck to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 20, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44709. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Witbeck, Campbell W., 1845-1915. Letter from Campbell W. Witbeck to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Mar. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44709.
APA:
Witbeck, Campbell W., 1845-1915., [1904, March 20]. Letter from Campbell W. Witbeck to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44709.
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 5, 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.
