Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Democratic Party (U.S.), New York (State)--Saratoga, Political campaigns, Political parties--Public opinion, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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Secretary of State Root asks that President Roosevelt briefly redirect his attention from “Hippopotamuses & Anthropophageusses” to the enclosed Saratoga Convention speech, but that he not appoint anyone from it. Root thinks the threat to the campaign comes from the voter’s disappointment with the Republican party’s handling of their concerns, and although the same can be said of the Democrats, the ruling party gets the blame. Root is glad to know Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has recovered.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-12
Creator(s)
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
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 Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 12, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59152. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Sep. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59152.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1908, September 12]. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59152.
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 23, 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.
