Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cabinet officers, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cobb, Calvin, 1853-1928, Coeur d'Alene Miners' Strike (Idaho : 1899), Coeur d'Alene Strike (1899), Corcoran, Paul, Criminal justice, Administration of, Democratic Party (Idaho), Dubois, Frederick T. (Frederick Thomas), 1851-1930, Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928, Governmental investigations, Governors--Election, Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Hunt, Frank W., 1861-1906, Idaho--Boise, Idaho--Coeur d'Alene Mine, Idaho--Nampa, Idaho--Pocatello, Idaho. Legislature, Idaho. Supreme Court, Labor disputes, Labor unions, Mormons, Moyer, Charles H., Pardon, Political campaigns, Polygamy, Publishers and publishing, Religion and politics, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Scandals, Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941, Socialists, Speeches, addresses, etc., Threats of violence, U.S. states--Politics and government, United States. Congress. Senate, Voter registration--U.S. states, Western Federation of Miners
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Secretary of War Taft informs President Roosevelt of the political situation in Idaho where he was sent to campaign for the reelection of Governor Gooding. Gooding is confident that he will win the gubernatorial race, but he faces significant opposition in response to the arrest of Charles Moyer and William Dudley Haywood and the efforts of the Western Federation of Miners to defeat him. Senator Dubois has been trying to make Mormonism another central issue in the campaign and to portray Taft in a negative light by associating him with the religious group. Taft concludes by stating his admiration for Secretary of State Root’s speech on William Randolph Hearst.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-04
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 4, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54811. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Nov. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54811.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1906, November 4]. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54811.
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.
