Telegram from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Ballot, Kansas, Presidents--Nomination, Primaries, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Dorsey Green is the only Theodore Roosevelt elector in Kansas that refuses to remove himself from the Republican ballot under the name of President Taft. William Allen White requests that Roosevelt wire Green asking him to retire.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-10-03

Creator(s)

White, William Allen, 1868-1944

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 3, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o89092. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

White, William Allen, 1868-1944. Telegram from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Oct. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o89092.

APA:

White, William Allen, 1868-1944., [1912, October 3]. Telegram from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o89092.

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. December 12, 2025. 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.