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President Roosevelt thanks Speaker of the House Cannon for his work during the campaign and preceding years, and attributes a great part of the success in the election to Cannon’s efforts.
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1904-11-09
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Gurney Cannon, Chairman of the Notification Committee, to formally accept his nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and to approve the platform adopted by the Republican National Convention. In the letter, Roosevelt provides a comprehensive defense of his foreign and domestic policies and outlines what he believes are the major differences between the Republican and Democratic parties in the upcoming election. Roosevelt discusses, among other topics, his position on international relations, antitrust legislation, tariffs, the gold standard, pensions for Civil War veterans, the military, civil service, commerce, agriculture, taxation, and self-government in the Philippines.
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1904-09-12
Elihu Root has made the same point that Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon made, and President Roosevelt has made a “complete alteration” of the issue in his letter. Roosevelt will send Cannon’s idea concerning the railway and labor corporations to Republican National Committee Chairman George B. Cortelyou and believes that the outlook is “favorable,” though the candidate himself is the least competent to judge.
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1904-08-29
President Roosevelt encloses in a letter to Speaker Cannon a letter he wrote to a Quaker to clarify his attitude towards Quakers. Roosevelt also addresses a recent New York Sun article that criticized his involvement with the laboring class. Roosevelt elaborates that the doors of the White House will “swing open as easily to wageworkers as to capitalists” and that he strives to represent all citizens.
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1904-08-03
President Roosevelt thanks Speaker Cannon for his efforts at the Republican National Convention. Roosevelt also urges Cannon, upon his return to health, to come see Roosevelt regarding the campaign.
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1904-06-24
President Roosevelt responds to Joseph Gurney Cannon advising him to contact Raymond Patterson for a personal interview concerning the “heavenly twins” (Charles Samuel Deneen and Richard Yates), and the political struggles that are happening within the Illinois Republican party.
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1904-05-27
The Alaskan bills have passed the Senate and President Roosevelt requests that they be brought before the House. Roosevelt believes the Alaskans asked him for help because he is “popularly supposed to be rather more of a far-westerner than any President” that came before him. Alaska has a great need for the legislation to pass.
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1904-04-18
Theodore Roosevelt would like to help Alaska. He does not believe there would be much opposition to putting through several of the bills that would positively impact Alaskans.
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1904-03-21
President Roosevelt agrees that there should not be an extra session of Congress before November 9. Roosevelt would like to see some “simple remedial measures” in monetary policy but nothing extreme.
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1903-08-26
President Roosevelt reviews potential currency legislation and is debating when to hold an extra session of Congress.
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1903-08-24
President Roosevelt had a meeting with several Senators and discussed potential financial legislation and the possibility of holding a special session of Congress in October.
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1903-08-13
President Roosevelt asks Joseph Gurney Cannon to join him in Freeport, Illinois, on Wednesday, June 3, so that they can travel together through Illinois and discuss unidentified matters.
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1903-05-25
President Roosevelt is concerned about the attitude of gold Democrats and businessmen on the currency matter and asks Representative Cannon to read the enclosed letter from Hugh Henry Hanna.
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1903-01-29
President Roosevelt is seeking Joseph Cannon’s support for legislation on irrigation.
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1902-06-13
President Roosevelt will be able to meet with Representative Cannon Friday morning at the White House.
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1902-04-03
President Roosevelt quotes a message from the French Ambassador regarding the Rochambeau statue and would like to know how rapidly the relevant legislation can be passed.
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1902-03-11
President Roosevelt would like to go over his speech and “certain Illinois matters” with Representative Cannon.
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1901-11-16
President Roosevelt would like to discuss several matters with Representative Cannon.
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1901-11-05
Two pages of a letter draft. The pages are from the formal letter in which President Roosevelt accepts the Republican presidential nomination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09
Second draft of a letter with handwritten edits. President Roosevelt formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination. He then reviews several campaign issues and the achievements of his first administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-12