California

Senator Dixon forwards messages announcing a victory for Theodore Roosevelt in California.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-15

Judge Lindsey thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the telegram. He is pleased with the results from California and is confident in Roosevelt’s nomination.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-15

Senator Dixon forwards a telegram from Sidney Williams announcing Theodore Roosevelt’s victory in the California primary. Williams is confident that Governor Johnson will be the Republican candidate for vice president. Two telegrams with same content.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-16

The Republicans of California have rejected President Taft and given a clear majority to Theodore Roosevelt as their choice for the Republican presidential nomination. Governor Johnson and Senator Dixon encourage the citizens of Ohio to support Roosevelt and the progressive movement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-16

Medill McCormick has arrived in California to help with the primary campaign. Governor Johnson expects Theodore Roosevelt to win California’s twenty-six delegates. Senator La Follette is campaigning in the state but Johnson is not concerned.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-22

Albert J. Beveridge is traveling to speaking engagements in Montana and California. Beveridge believes that Theodore Roosevelt will win in Massachusetts but if not, he quotes Ulysses S. Grant before the Battle of Shiloh, “never mind we will lick them tomorrow.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-30

Albert J. Beveridge congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on a victory, presumably on some aspect of Roosevelt’s presidential campaign. Beveridge is stopping in Montana en route to California so Senator Dixon can speak in his home state.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-01

Meyer Lissner encourages Senator La Follette to cease his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The general consensus in California is that La Follette’s continued campaign can damage Theodore Roosevelt’s candidacy and La Follette’s own influence within the progressive movement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-13

Benjamin F. Wright argues against California Governor Hiram Johnson serving as a running mate to Theodore Roosevelt for the Republican presidential nomination. Wright claims that Johnson removed Alden Anderson from his position as Superintendent of Banks because Anderson campaigned to be the Republican nominee for governor of California in 1910. Anderson’s removal has alienated bank and business interests. Wright believes that with Johnson as a running mate, Roosevelt cannot secure the California delegation to the Republican National Convention.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-27

Representative Humphrey plans to attend the Boone and Crockett Club’s banquet on December 20. He asks if Theodore Roosevelt plans to attend and, if so, if they could meet the following day to discuss the political situation. Humphrey recently visited California and tried to learn the public’s opinion on the presidential election. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-11

Charles E. Wortham reintroduces himself to Theodore Roosevelt, having previously worked for Roosevelt when he was governor. He believes it is Roosevelt’s duty to the country and his friends, especially those in the South, to allow his name to go before the National Convention. While President William H. Taft is a good man, he cannot carry the Republican Party to victory. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-11

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-10

Creator(s)

O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Edwin T. Earl updates Theodore Roosevelt on William H. Taft’s trip to the west coast that did not go well and feels that he is not going to be re-elected as the Republican candidate for the upcoming presidential election. Earl guesses that William Jennings Bryan will be the next president, but expresses his hopes on Roosevelt winning the presidency if he decided to run again. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-23

Governor Johnson reflects on President William H. Taft’s visit to California. Taft gravitated toward the “higher ups” and political bosses. Johnson was distressed at Taft’s lack of humanity and apparent belief that the government only exists to increase business. Johnson believes that Roosevelt could be a successful presidential candidate and that Senator Robert M. La Follette will be unable to challenge Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-20

Harriet May Mills writes Theodore Roosevelt about his upcoming speech at Carnegie Hall on the Conservation of Women and Children, stating that women cannot advocate for themselves on this subject if they cannot play a role in lawmaking. She urges Roosevelt to use his influence and make his stance on suffrage known so that New York can join California in allowing women to vote.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-17

Ernest Harvier encloses a newspaper clipping and informs Theodore Roosevelt that California progressives have considerable on hand for the next month.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-19

Irving Berdine Richman sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his book California Under Spain and Mexico, which covers the region’s early history. He hopes Roosevelt will find it useful for understanding the background of the Pacific Coast. Richman also recalls corresponding with Roosevelt in the 1890s about The Winning of the West.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-10

Brander Matthews writes Theodore Roosevelt concerning an address made in California. Matthews encloses a few notes and a speech in his letter, and notes he will send a few more things for Roosevelt to read.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-18

Ruth Heywood Whitman Sears agrees with Theodore Roosevelt’s views on the family. However, Sears is troubled by his “tepidity” regarding women’s suffrage. She argues it is “a duty to share the responsibilities of citizenship.” The issue is to be submitted for a vote in California. While Roosevelt is in California, Sears requests Roosevelt state, in his “own forceful way,” his reasons for voting in favor of suffrage.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04

Richmond City Attorney Henry Robinson Pollard found Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article interesting, especially because of Richmond’s current housing situation. The city recently passed an ordinance separating white and “colored” residents. Pollard explains that “colored” residents opposed it as unconstitutional, whereas whites supported it to reduce racial “intermingling.” A special joint committee was appointed to investigate the situation. Pollard encloses further information on the matter and hopes Roosevelt will visit and study the problem, which will undoubtedly be an issue in other cities. Pollard believes if the ordinance is “wisely and fairly enacted and enforced,” the “colored” residents will recognize it as beneficial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-26