Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926

J. W. Midgley advises President Roosevelt on the course to pursue regarding private railroad cars and gives his suggestions on pending railroad legislation. Midgley also discusses his time on the Interstate Commerce Commission and clarifies several erroneous impressions regarding the Commission. Midgley vows his support to Roosevelt’s “very laudable effort to suppress abuses” among the railroads and other transportation industries.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-02-08

Senator Platt reports that politically Theodore Roosevelt has “nothing to worry about” in Connecticut. Platt believes that support is also shifting toward Roosevelt in New York. Platt invites Roosevelt to his cabin in the Adirondacks hoping that the President can help Platt write his speech to be delivered at the Connecticut State Convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-09-02

Albert J. Hopkins reports on the results of the Illinois Republican State Convention. Charles S. Deneen has been named as candidate for governor. Hopkins reassures Roosevelt that Illinois will elect the Republican state and electoral ticket.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-06-06

Albert Shaw sends President Roosevelt a copy of a letter from Senator Beveridge. Shaw discusses potential vice-presidential nominees. He says that there is “absolutely no public sentiment” for Charles W. Fairbanks and recommends Illinois congressmen Robert R. Hitt or Joseph G. Cannon as vice-presidential choices.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-03

Magazine article that faults President Roosevelt for giving up the presidential prerogative of selecting the architect for the Capitol and warning against making compromises a habit.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-05-28

Frank S. Witherbee forwards a letter he recently received from Illinois Governor Richard Yates, who asks that President Roosevelt express to Illinois Senator Shelby M. Cullom and Representative Joseph Gurney Cannon that Yates is Roosevelt’s friend. Yates believes this will stop them from working to prevent delegates from supporting Yates in the Illinois Republican State Convention. Witherbee mentions he notified Yates that Roosevelt will most likely remain neutral.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-05-26

Nicholas Murray Butler requests to meet with President Roosevelt at the White House. He forwards a letter from Albert Dexter Nortoni about Judge Amos M. Thayer, and ends with the suggestion of William J. Calhoun as a potential Cabinet member.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-05-31

Elihu Root is working on his convention speech and wants to highlight the achievements of Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. Root is contacting the department heads to get their ideas and requests that William Loeb create a list from Roosevelt’s perspective. Root discussed the vice presidential nomination with Mr. Black, who is in favor of Joseph Gurney Cannon, and Root supports Robert R. Hitt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-31

Illinois Governor Richard Yates wants President Roosevelt to express to Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois and Representative Joseph Gurney Cannon that Yates is Roosevelt’s friend. Cullom and Cannon, among others, are conspiring to stop delegates from supporting Yates in the Illinois Republican State Convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-05-22

N. B. Travis defends Frank O. Lowden against attacks from the anti-Republican press of Chicago, Illinois. Travis states that railway employees support Lowden’s candidacy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-05-23

In order to put an end to the rumors that Theodore Roosevelt is the instigator behind a movement to prevent the renomination of Richard Yates as Governor of Illinois, Edward Forshee asks Roosevelt to write a letter to the citizens of Illinois stating that he is not opposed to Yates’ renomination.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-23

With the Illinois Republican State Convention taking a recess, newspaperman Frank B. Noyes writes concerning the support for Illinois politician Frank O. Lowden, whom Noyes describes as “an exceedingly weak candidate.” Noyes asks that President Roosevelt speak with Illinois Senator Shelby M. Cullom about shifting his support from Lowden to Charles Samuel Deneen.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-21

Nicholas Murray Butler discusses the different problems of the candidates for the Panama Canal Commission, including Edward Charles O’Brien and Joseph Bucklin Bishop. Butler also comments on various recent political appointments, particularly on finding a good running mate for President Roosevelt. Butler believes Charles W. Fairbanks is inadequate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-06

Char Miller charts the long path that led to the passage in 1911 of the Weeks Act which provided for the purchase of forest lands in the eastern and southern United States by the federal government to protect the adjacent navigable rivers. Miller highlights the efforts of John W. Weeks of Massachusetts who pushed for the legislation as a member of Congress. Miller lists some of the provisions of the legislation, and he notes how the preservation of forest lands was extended to the Appalachian Mountain watershed in the South. Miller argues that combining the preservation of forest lands in the Northeast and South gave the legislation more support in Congress, and he describes how Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt tried to overcome southern hostility to measures by the federal government to purchase forest land. 

Photographs of Pinchot and Weeks, two advertisements from the U.S. Forest Service celebrating the centennial of the Weeks Act, and the text of a speech by Roosevelt supplement the article.

President Roosevelt, Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon, members of the Republican Nomination Committee, and guests pose in front of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-08-04

President Roosevelt, Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon, members of the Republican Nomination Committee, and guests pose in front of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-08-04

President Roosevelt, Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon, members of the Republican Nomination Committee, and guests pose in front of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-08-04

President Roosevelt, Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon, members of the Republican Nomination Committee, and guests pose in front of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-08-04

Photograph shows 19 portraits of prominent orators (politicians and businessmen) superimposed over an audience comprised of men. Caption reads, “our prominent political orators in action. The efforts of these men will anchor the floating vote, make converts and win the election.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-08-29

Massachusetts Governor Guild sends President Roosevelt copies of a petition in support of Secretary of State Elihu Root and the National Foreign Trade Convention’s position on tariff reform. The petition has been signed by congressmen and state legislatures from both parties.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-12