Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lindon W. Bates
Theodore Roosevelt does not support Progressive candidates going before Republican and Democratic primaries, unless in exceptional circumstances. Roosevelt thinks that damaging misunderstandings would arise as a result of the suggestion made by Lindon W. Bates, and that Progressives nominated as a result of those primaries would only be worth something as Progressive party members, rather than Progressive members of the Democratic and Republican parties.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-08-03
