Letter from Herbert S. Hadley to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cabinet officers, Knox, Frank, 1874-1944, Missouri--Saint Louis, Politicians--Correspondence, Presidents--Nomination, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Rumor, South Dakota, Stokes, Edward C. (Edward Casper), 1860-1942, Vessey, Robert S. (Robert Scadden), 1858-1929
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Governor Hadley encloses a letter from Governor Vessey as it is Hadley’s understanding that Vessey has not communicated directly with Theodore Roosevelt. Hadley suggests that Roosevelt’s requests for advice from his friends regarding the Republican presidential nomination are being “indefinitely enlarged” as these correspondents confidentially show their friends and so on. This is creating a semi-authoritative statement of Roosevelt’s position that may be different from Roosevelt’s intentions. The confusion is also allowing letters to circulate from Roosevelt’s former friends that Roosevelt will not accept the nomination even if it were offered.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-02-01
Creator(s)
Hadley, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1872-1927
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Herbert S. Hadley to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 1, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o76621. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hadley, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1872-1927. Letter from Herbert S. Hadley to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Feb. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o76621.
APA:
Hadley, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1872-1927., [1912, February 1]. Letter from Herbert S. Hadley to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o76621.
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.
