Charles A. Schieren explains the cause for the poor election turnout. Schieren believes the future of the Republican Party is with young men, and therefore recommends Charles F. Murphy and Frederick E. Gunnison for exalted positions within the party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-21

Creator(s)

Schieren, Charles A. (Charles Adolph), 1842-1915

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Charles A. Schieren to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 21, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51858. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Schieren, Charles A. (Charles Adolph), 1842-1915. Letter from Charles A. Schieren to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51858.

APA:

Schieren, Charles A. (Charles Adolph), 1842-1915., [1905, November 21]. Letter from Charles A. Schieren to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51858.

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. January 8, 2026. 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.