Customs Inspector Hay wrote to Secretary of the President Loeb to express his concern about letters he received from members of his home state’s Republican State Convention. Several convention attendees were unhappy with the Republican Party Platform’s position on tariffs and reciprocity; he included an article from the Minneapolis Tribune that explain these concerns.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-11

Creator(s)

Hay, Eugene Gano, 1853-1933

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

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 Eugene Hay to William Loeb. [April 11, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44973. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hay, Eugene Gano, 1853-1933. Letter from Eugene Hay to William Loeb. [11 Apr. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44973.

APA:

Hay, Eugene Gano, 1853-1933., [1904, April 11]. Letter from Eugene Hay to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44973.

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 19, 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.