S. B. M. Young updates President Roosevelt on his recent travels, which has included spending significant time at the extremely impressive Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri. Young believes, from what he has gathered during his travels, that Roosevelt will easily win the presidential contest against Democratic candidate Alton B. Parker. Young will be traveling to Hot Springs, Arkansas, as well as Texas later this year, but hopes to be able to visit Roosevelt around Christmas. He recalls when Roosevelt was forced into the Vice Presidency, and that he always believed that Roosevelt would be “the exception to the fate of all former VP’s.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-20

Creator(s)

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924

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

Handwritten

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 S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 20, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47349. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924. Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47349.

APA:

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924., [1904, October 20]. Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47349.

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. January 29, 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.