Letter from Ralph D. Harbison to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Elections, Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872, Kansas--Kansas City, Presidents--Nomination, Progressive Party (1912), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tennessee--Memphis
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Ralph D. Harbison assures Theodore Roosevelt that he can win the Republican nomination as a Progressive candidate. Roosevelt can still win and President Taft will be defeated worse than when Horace Greeley ran for President because Roosevelt will certainly receive the vote of every progressive. Harbison’s only advice is that Roosevelt not include the word “reform” in the name of his new party.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-06-08
Creator(s)
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 Ralph D. Harbison to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 8, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o85499. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harbison, Ralph D.. Letter from Ralph D. Harbison to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Jun. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o85499.
APA:
Harbison, Ralph D.., [1912, June 8]. Letter from Ralph D. Harbison to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o85499.
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 30, 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.