Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Horatio C. King

Subject(s): Editorials, Political campaigns, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou responds to Horatio C. King regarding recent campaign editorials published in the New York Times. He dismisses the editorials’ claims as “cheap twaddle” and reiterates his commitment to running a campaign “on the basis of clean policies and clean politics.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-03

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Recipient

King, Horatio C. (Horatio Collins), 1837-1918

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 George B. Cortelyou to Horatio C. King. [October 3, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47111. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Horatio C. King. [3 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47111.

APA:

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940., [1904, October 3]. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Horatio C. King.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47111.

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. March 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.