Letter from John W. Mathis to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Governors, Letters, McLaurin, Anselm Joseph, 1848-1909, Mississippi, Noel, Edmond Favor, 1856-1927, Sectionalism (United States), Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Vardaman, James Kimble, 1861-1930
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John W. Mathis has previously corresponded with Theodore Roosevelt, and hopes that Roosevelt has a good visit to his state of Mississippi. Mathis feels that the Mississippi Governor Edmond Favor Noel is a better governor than his predecessor, James Kimble Vardaman. He hopes that Roosevelt’s visit to Mississippi will have a positive effect on the state. While Mathis does not feel that he had any sectional hatred towards the north, Vardaman’s “whole aim is to prey upon the prejudices of the ignorant classes of the voters,” and he worries about their impact.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-09
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from John W. Mathis to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 9, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65606. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mathis, John W., 1833-1912. Letter from John W. Mathis to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65606.
APA:
Mathis, John W., 1833-1912., [1911, March 9]. Letter from John W. Mathis to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65606.
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. February 13, 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.
