Letter from Ralph Metcalf to Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Subject(s): Ankeny, Levi, 1844-1921, Cox, George Barnsdale, 1853-1916, Crocker, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David), 1854-1910, Cushman, Francis W., 1867-1909, Entertaining, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Jones, Wesley Livsey, 1863-1932, Perkins, Sidney A. (Sidney Albert), 1865-1955, Political campaigns, Political candidates--Public opinion, Presidents--Term of office, Press and politics, Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Thorne, Chester, 1863-1927, Wilson, John Lockwood, 1850-1912
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State senator Metcalf discusses senatorial candidates and Washington state politics with President of the University of California Wheeler. At Wheeler’s recommendation, Metcalf has been working to build sentiment for Secretary of War William H. Taft as a presidential candidate.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-17
Creator(s)
Recipient
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Ralph Metcalf to Benjamin Ide Wheeler. [August 17, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56748. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Metcalf, Ralph, 1861-1939. Letter from Ralph Metcalf to Benjamin Ide Wheeler. [17 Aug. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56748.
APA:
Metcalf, Ralph, 1861-1939., [1907, August 17]. Letter from Ralph Metcalf to Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56748.
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 15, 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.
