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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Loeb

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Loeb

Theodore Roosevelt has decided that it would be better for him to take the letter books to the committee. William Loeb can submit copies and should travel to Oyster Bay, New York, to find and examine the letter books. Loeb should not copy the letters from Frank B. Kellogg related to political contributions from the Standard Oil Company. Roosevelt will submit these letters himself. Roosevelt does not believe that Loeb was present at the John D. Archbold interviews but he was present during the Edward Henry Harriman interview. He recalls Harriman requesting funds from the National Committee for Mr. Higgins’s election, as well as requesting that Chauncey M. Depew be appointed Ambassador to France. Roosevelt asks if Loeb’s recollection of the meeting is similar.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-09-15

The angel of the show

The angel of the show

Theodore Roosevelt, as a burlesque dancer labeled “Rosie,” clutching money, stands with a man labeled “Perkins” who is reaching into his pocket. In the background is a poster labeled “Bull Moose Burlesque.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-09-18

Minutes of Meeting of Executive Committee of the National Committee of the Progressive Party held December 19th, 1912

Minutes of Meeting of Executive Committee of the National Committee of the Progressive Party held December 19th, 1912

Minutes of the December 19-20, 1912, meetings of the Executive Committee of the Progressive National Committee. Committees were appointed for finance, organization, progressive service, and publicity. The treasurer reported that that Progressive National Committee spent 16 cents per vote in the November election, compared to 17 cents per vote spent by the Democratic Party and 26 cents per vote spent by the Republican Party. The meeting continued the following day, when the Executive Committee set allotments for funds to be raised by each state to maintain the national organization.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-19

Progressive party membership certificate

Progressive party membership certificate

A Progressive Party charter membership certificate given as a receipt for contributing $1 to their campaign fund. It features Theodore Roosevelt’s picture as candidate for president, Hiram W. Johnson’s as candidate for vice president, treasurer Elon Huntington Hooker’s signature, and the party slogan, “Pass Prosperity Around.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912

Letter from Henry Clews to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Clews to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Clews assures President Roosevelt that the majority of those in Wall Street support him. Clews believes that even if Roosevelt has antagonized a few of the capitalists, that will only serve to make him more popular with the masses because to them it means the “same antagonism as labor vs. capital.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-19

Newspaper articles from the Wall Street Journal

Newspaper articles from the Wall Street Journal

Newspaper clipping with two articles, “Corporations and Campaign Funds” and “Panama Canal Situation,” from the Wall Street Journal. The first article argues that corporate campaign donations are evil as a law of business. The Panama article suggests that Senate and Colombian opposition to the Panama treaty will eventually diminish leading to recognition for the Republic of Panama and an agreement for an American canal across the isthmus.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-06

Letter from Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt

Curtis Guild discusses the state of Republican politics in Boston and relays his appreciation for President Roosevelt’s position on Senator Joseph Benson Foraker and Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw. Guild describes Governor John Lewis Bates’s recent speech in New Bedford, in which he admonished William A. Gaston. Guild asserts that the summary of Bates’s speech published in the Boston Herald was insufficient. Guild discusses the bills regarding the Wakefield water loan and the fireman workforce and describes Gaston’s image as marred by association with Edward F. McSweeney.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-22

Roosevelt and Wall St.

Roosevelt and Wall St.

Wall Street discussion on raising campaign funds for Theodore Roosevelt if he were to be re-nominated. J. P. Morgan and others are quoted as saying it would be impossible to raise the funds for Roosevelt because of his sympathetic attitude towards labor, while others say there would be no reason for Wall Street not to help fund the campaign for reelection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-12

Letter from George W. Clark to William Loeb

Letter from George W. Clark to William Loeb

George W. Clark informs William Loeb of political party information given to him by Mr. Fitton. Clark is confident that nothing can prevent President Roosevelt from winning in 1904. If it is necessary, he can give the names of a host of prominent businessmen who will put up their money for campaign purposes for the President.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-07