Letter from Grand DeWitt Shaft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff--Public opinion
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Grant DeWitt Shaft tells Theodore Roosevelt that many people he knows personally in North Dakota, as well as in New York, voted in favor of President William H. Taft’s policy only because Roosevelt supported it. They personally wanted to vote against the government, and Shaft believed that the Republicans would have lost in a landslide if Roosevelt had not stepped in.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-03
Creator(s)
Shaft, Grant DeWitt, 1865-1929
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Grand DeWitt Shaft to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 3, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64294. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Shaft, Grant DeWitt, 1865-1929. Letter from Grand DeWitt Shaft to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Feb. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64294.
APA:
Shaft, Grant DeWitt, 1865-1929., [1911, February 3]. Letter from Grand DeWitt Shaft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64294.
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.
