Letter from Robert Wilson Patterson to William Loeb
Subject(s): Harlan, James Shanklin, 1861-1927, Harlan, John Maynard, 1864-1934, Illinois--Chicago, Mayors--Election, Republican Party (Ill.), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Robert Wilson Patterson, editor of the Chicago Tribune, asks William Loeb to update President Roosevelt on the status of the Chicago mayoral race, saying John Maynard Harlan is unlikely to win due to his poor campaign style and the fact that he is “too conservative for the radicals and too radical for the conservatives.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-14
Creator(s)
Patterson, Robert Wilson, 1850-1910
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Robert Wilson Patterson to William Loeb. [March 14, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48935. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Patterson, Robert Wilson, 1850-1910. Letter from Robert Wilson Patterson to William Loeb. [14 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48935.
APA:
Patterson, Robert Wilson, 1850-1910., [1905, March 14]. Letter from Robert Wilson Patterson to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48935.
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 13, 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.
