Letter from Robert Frederick Wolfe to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): American newspapers, Burton, Theodore E. (Theodore Elijah), 1851-1929, Democratic Party (U.S.), Dover, Elmer, 1873-1940, Elections--U.S. states--Corrupt practices, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, National Republican Party (U.S.), Ohio--Cleveland, Ohio--Columbus, Political conventions--U.S. states, Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937, Taft, Charles Phelps, 1843-1929, United States. Department of the Interior. Office of the Secretary, United States. Dept. of the Interior. Office of the Secretary, Washington (D.C.)
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Editor of the Ohio State Journal Robert Frederick Wolfe informs President Roosevelt’s secretary that Wolfe met with Charles Phelps Taft, Representative Theodore E. Burton, and Secretary of the Republican National Committee Elmer Dover. Wolfe engaged in these meetings to learn about Taft’s interests and a possible compromise with Senator Joseph B. Foraker, but says that Dover tried to improperly influence Wolfe’s newspaper. Wolfe claims to have uncovered a plot involving William Randolph Hearst to control both the Democratic and Republican national conventions and the presidential election. Wolfe claims that Franklin Rockefeller told him in an off-the-record interview that moneyed interests from New York were planning to create a financial panic to disrupt Roosevelt’s policies. Wolfe says he is coming to Washington, D.C., to discuss this, but asks that Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield not be told.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-08
Creator(s)
Wolfe, Robert Frederick, 1860-1927
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
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Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Robert Frederick Wolfe to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. [April 8, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55800. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wolfe, Robert Frederick, 1860-1927. Letter from Robert Frederick Wolfe to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Apr. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55800.
APA:
Wolfe, Robert Frederick, 1860-1927., [1907, April 8]. Letter from Robert Frederick Wolfe to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55800.
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.
