Charlotte Louise Watt Bogle admonishes The Outlook and editor Elbert F. Baldwin for a letter encouraging Theodore Roosevelt to endorse William W. Seymour in the Tacoma, Washington mayoral election. She provides some local political context, and cautions The Outlook to be more careful with crediting statements by Tacoma politicians in the future.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05

Creator(s)

Bogle, Charlotte Louise Watt, 1852-1940

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

11

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Charlotte Louise Watt Bogle to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 1, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68267. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bogle, Charlotte Louise Watt, 1852-1940. Letter from Charlotte Louise Watt Bogle to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 May. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68267.

APA:

Bogle, Charlotte Louise Watt, 1852-1940., [1911, May 1]. Letter from Charlotte Louise Watt Bogle to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68267.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.