Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908, Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877, Bullitt, Joshua F. (Joshua Fry), 1856-1932, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926, Dickey, Walter S., Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Gaines, Joseph H. (Joseph Holt), 1864-1951, Goebel, William, 1856-1900, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, King, Henry, 1842-1915, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Presidential candidates--Public opinion, Presidents--Nomination, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Taylor, William Sylvester, 1853-1928, Tennessee, Vorys, Arthur I. (Arthur Isaiah), 1856-1933, West Virginia, Young, Lafayette, 1848-1926
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John Callan O’Laughlin provides President Roosevelt an overview of his impressions of the political mood of the country. O’Laughlin has concluded that Secretary of War William H. Taft will receive the Republican nomination for president, and recounts the various states that he believes will go for Taft, as well as the political figures who he believes should be watched or contacted in the various states. There is still substantial popular support for Roosevelt in the country, and O’Laughlin believes that if Roosevelt were to run he would win. Roosevelt’s action in ordering an investigation of the wage scale of railroad employees is very popular. Taft draws much of his strength comes from his connection to Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-24
Creator(s)
O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 24, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58196. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949. Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58196.
APA:
O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949.: , [1908, February 24]. Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58196.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
