Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

Charles W. Fleming tells Theodore Roosevelt of his travels between Los Angeles and Chicago, speaking with thousands of individuals regarding the upcoming election. The consensus among them is the desire for Roosevelt to seek the nomination for presidency, even though he has already spoken out against it. It was only because of Roosevelt’s support of President William H. Taft, did Fleming vote for him over William Jennings Bryan, and if he is the Republican nominee again, Fleming will vote Democratic, regardless of the nominee. Furthermore, he does not believe Senator Robert La Follette can unite the party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-22

List of votes for Republican, Democrat, and Socialist presidential candidates for the election of 1912 published in the Toledo Weekly Blade. The list shows more Ohioans voted for Theodore Roosevelt over President William H. Taft, the Democrats, and the Socialists combined.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-07

University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler shares his thoughts on the state of Californian politics with Theodore Roosevelt. He sees the implementation of the recall in the state as a backlash against the railroads and the courts, but doubts that it will be used to any large degree. Wheeler has doubts about both Senator Robert M. La Follete and President William H. Taft’s chances as candidate, but thinks that if Taft is nominated he may be able to win. All of the potential Democratic nominees have some weaknesses, which Wheeler lists.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-01

Creator(s)

Browne, Donald E. (Donald Eugene), 1894-

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Harold D. O’Brien is attempting to arrange for some editorials to be written for the 1911 Kansas State Agricultural College annual, Royal Purple, and asks if Theodore Roosevelt would contribute a short piece. They have solicited a number of prominent people, and hope to make their yearbook a great success.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-07

Albert M. Graves reminds Theodore Roosevelt they have shaken hands at the White House before, and that Graves has sent Roosevelt several long letters and articles in the past. Graves believes he knows Roosevelt very well and wonders how Roosevelt said and did so many important things with no mistakes, with the exception of telling Americans to vote for President William H. Taft. At the end of his letter, Graves includes poetic verses about the Pope singing Noah’s Ark while waiting for Roosevelt to visit.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

William T. Dowdall reminds Theodore Roosevelt of the letter Dowdall sent in 1908 in which Dowell urged Roosevelt to run for president. Dowdall repeats his plea noting that William H. Taft will not win the election if he is nominated. If only Roosevelt will say he is not a candidate for nomination, but he will serve if he is elected, Dowdall is sure Roosevelt will win the nomination and the presidency.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

John O. Yeiser thanks Isaac T. A. Reneau for volunteering to support this work of bringing Roosevelt’s men together in his city in order to get Roosevelt nominated for President. They are not asking Roosevelt what he thinks, but Yeiser does not believe Roosevelt would refuse the nomination and allow Taft to win again. Yeiser encourages Reneau to get the “real rough Roosevelt men” to sign the petition, and the rest will follow and Roosevelt will be elected President.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-29

“Harper’s Weekly errs in classing the Providence Journal with the newspapers ‘which opposed Bryan and support Parker.'”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-25

This article prints a letter from Mexican General Venustiano Carranza de la Garza addressed to United States Consul J. O. Caruthers in response to a message from Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. Carranza criticizes the United States for landing troops at Veracruz and for dealing with the presidential usurper Victoriano Huerta. 

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1914-04-22

President Roosevelt encloses for Richard V. Oulahan an example of the statements being made against William H. Taft, alleging that he dislikes Catholics. Roosevelt notes that Taft has always been “fair and square” to Catholics and believes that the attacks are because Taft is a Universalist. He thinks that men like Ernest Harvier and Michael Walsh should work to make Catholic laymen aware of the attacks made on Taft by William Jennings Bryan’s campaign.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-12

President Roosevelt passes on a selection from Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill, suggesting that William H. Taft should not attack Samuel Gompers by name. Doing so may make labor men more likely to support Gompers. Daniel J. Keefe of the Longshoremen’s Union strongly supports Taft. Roosevelt has been speaking with Charles Hitchcock Sherrill, who says he has a plan to gain labor support in New York. Roosevelt compliments Taft on his work on the campaign trail and notes his concerns about re-electing Charles Evans Hughes as governor of New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-10

President Roosevelt says that the article Z. B. Campbell sent is admirable, and he will send it to the National Committee to see if it can be distributed. He agrees with Campbell that the trouble is that corporations and “the great sinister moneyed men” want the Republican party to be beaten. Roosevelt complains about the damage the New York Sun and New York Times are doing to the Republicans.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-08

President Roosevelt understands that the clipping William Allen White sent is funny and meant in jest, but he takes exception to the implication that, along with William Jennings Bryan, Oklahoma governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell, and William Randolph Hearst, he is also a liar and a rascal. Roosevelt writes that certain “conscienceless and unscrupulous” journalists who imply that there is no difference between honest and dishonest men, are worse for public life than the worst businessmen and politicians. He believes that White is a decent journalist who does not want to confuse the public and urges him not to publish such jokes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-07

President Roosevelt thanks Kermit Roosevelt for the letter and asks if the monthly funds will be enough. Roosevelt is lining details up for Africa. He is is pleased that Kermit will focus on his studies, and he doubts that Ted Roosevelt had visited Harvard without getting in touch. William H. Taft is likely to win but Roosevelt is alarmed at William Jennings Bryan’s strength. It is now fall, and recent visitors have included Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, James C. Cooley, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-02

President Roosevelt agrees with Richard Wilson Knott, but after considering it carefully he is certain he can not go on the stump. Roosevelt will share Knott’s comments regarding William Jennings Bryan’s statement with the Republican National Committee.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-02

President Roosevelt has sent Oregon District Attorney Heney’s letter to William H. Taft. Roosevelt is glad Heney liked his letters to William Jennings Bryan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-01

President Roosevelt did not feel it was necessary to respond to William Jennings Bryan’s letter, and instead he has written the enclosed statement regarding Edward Henry Harriman and Paul Morton. He will not fight dishonest publications like the Sun and the Evening Post, and the enclosure will clear up any questions about contributions from Harriman.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-30

President Roosevelt suggests that William H. Taft contact First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon for any monetary or confidential matters regarding the campaign in New York. Roosevelt is done dealing with William Jennings Bryan and, quoting Grover Cleveland, says he will now “lapse into a condition of innocuous desuetude.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-28

President Roosevelt has followed William Kent’s suggestion and asked Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to instruct District Attorney Robert T. Devlin as Kent wishes. Roosevelt has been working to put life into the campaign and to make sure that the public sees William H. Taft’s merit. Although William Jennings Bryan is nice enough, he is self-interested and not fit for presidency, as any bright individual would be able to see.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-28