Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Antitrust law--Political aspects, Bliss, Cornelius Newton, 1833-1911, Democratic Party (U.S.), Europe, Governors--U.S. states--Election, Labor movement--Political aspects, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, New York (State), New York (State)--New York--Wall Street, Northern Securities Company, Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926, Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Presidents--Nomination, Republican Party (N.Y.), United States Military Academy, United States. Army, Washington (D.C.), Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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Amasa Pierce Thornton thinks it “practically settled” that Alton B. Parker will be the Democratic nominee for President and cites Parker’s favorable decisions to labor as the reason. With President Roosevelt and Parker both hailing from New York, Thornton notes that one of them will lose his home state and opines that there is presently “a good deal of dissatisfaction” over President Roosevelt there. Weighing the factors at play, though, Thornton predicts that New York will go to Roosevelt, and when he returns from Europe, Thornton will be “ready to take off my coat” to campaign for him. As for the gubernatorial election, he believes that Governor Benjamin B. Odell is right in stepping down and believes the Republican candidate should be Cornelius Newton Bliss because of his business standing, party loyalty, and great friendship with President William McKinley.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-25
Creator(s)
Thornton, Amasa Pierce, 1854-1917
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 25, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45131. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Thornton, Amasa Pierce, 1854-1917. Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Apr. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45131.
APA:
Thornton, Amasa Pierce, 1854-1917., [1904, April 25]. Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45131.
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. June 4, 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.
