Colorado--Denver

Letter from Samuel L. Morris to Theodore Roosevelt

Samuel L. Morris shares his opinion of the Aldrich Central Bank legislation with Theodore Roosevelt, stating the banks are declining new loans and demanding payment of existing loans, building up their reserves. Morris asks why the banks must be given the power to issue money when the government might repeat what was done during the Civil War and increase circulation under proper regulation of the Comptroller and depositories. Morris would like to hear Roosevelt’s view on the subject.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Morris, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1847-1922

Letter from John Hooper Caffee to Theodore Roosevelt

John Hooper Caffee sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the story The man on horseback written by the editor of The Denver Times, Heulin C. O’Neill. It is about how Roosevelt saves the country when the other party leaders have failed, and feels very appropriate to the current climate. Caffee remembers Roosevelt saying he did not wish to return to any political office both when he left the White House, and more recently, but hopes he will enjoy the story regardless.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

Creator(s)

Caffee, John Hooper

Resolution of the Denver Women’s Club to the Public Lands Convention

The Denver Women’s Club resolves that the Atlantic to Pacific Highway be renamed the Lincoln Memorial Highway, in honor of Abraham Lincoln.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-28

Creator(s)

Denver Women's Club

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft agrees with President Roosevelt on Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s speech and on the negative press from the New York papers. He describes his trip thus far and makes predictions about his success based on what he has been told. In light of the gerrymandering involving Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell, Taft asks Roosevelt to help defeat an inadequate constitution in Oklahoma. Taft has asked Joseph L. Bristow to form another report on Panama, and he mentions an editor named Joseph Ralph Burton who has been attacking Roosevelt. Taft discusses the political campaigns and conflicts in the states he is passing through, in particular the political campaigns in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Denver. Taft’s mother Louise Maria Torrey Taft is recovering, and although the trip has been exhausting, Taft has a few days of rest ahead.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Open ballot box discloses fraud

Two articles in the Denver Times outline several instances of fraud discovered in the recent election in a precinct of Denver. While investigating allegations of ballot stuffing by Democrats, the Colorado Supreme Court discovered a second instance of fraud in ballot counting. Several Democrats were also charged and referred to a grand jury for intimidating Republican voters and preventing them from casting ballots.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-03

Creator(s)

Unknown

Vast crowds before the Capitol, listening to President Roosevelt, Denver, Colorado

A large crowd listening to President Roosevelt before the Capitol in Denver, Colorado

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-06-11

Creator(s)

Underwood & Underwood

President Roosevelt speaking to the great crowds in front of the Capitol, Denver, Colo.

President Roosevelt standing on a chair upon a platform, speaking to audience below him.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-06-11

Creator(s)

Underwood & Underwood

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Philip W. Mothersill

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Philip W. Mothersill for his letter to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-09-27

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Brower Peacock

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that Thomas Brower Peacock send his song to Progressive Party headquarters if Peacock wants to see it published. Roosevelt will not have time to comment on the song while he is on his western campaign tour.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-09-05

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart

Theodore Roosevelt explains the meaning of his statement in a speech at Orchestra Hall that he would “bodily take” the Republican Party. In all states but Colorado, the Progressive Party took the Republican electors into their party. Meanwhile in Colorado, if Philip Battell Stewart wins a nomination, he will go on a ticket with the electors pledged to President Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James F. Lawson

Theodore Roosevelt thanks James F. Lawson for his helpful suggestions regarding his upcoming speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. B. Strang

Theodore Roosevelt believes that if there was a preferential primary in Colorado, people would have voted as the progressives in Denver and the delegates would have been different.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James H. Brown

Theodore Roosevelt thanks James H. Brown for his work in Denver and hopes that the delegation will change by the convention in Chicago. Roosevelt also believes that if the primary had been preferential in Colorado it would have shown that Republican voters are with them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. M. Miles

Theodore Roosevelt writes Judge C. M. Miles regarding the victory in Denver secured by Judge Ben Lindsey and others who ran on the same ticket. Roosevelt believes that if there had been a preferential primary in Colorado, they would have had more support from the people of Colorado.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. F. Kendrick

Theodore Roosevelt writes W. F. Kendrick that it was “a wonderful success which Judge Ben B. Lindsey and the citizens’ ticket secured in Denver.” Roosevelt congratulates “all the men who fought to bring about such a victory” as well as the City of Denver.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to the Editor of the Denver Post

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary writes that Roosevelt received the telegram on Judge Lindsey and bipartisanship from the editor of the Denver Post but is unable to respond, or else he would be required to respond to all newspapers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-24

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar K. Davis

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary requests that Oscar K. Davis send pamphlets to Judge Lindsey in Denver, Colorado, containing Roosevelt’s Columbus speech on judicial recall. Roosevelt believes they would be useful in Lindsey’s campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-30

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ben B. Lindsey

Theodore Roosevelt wishes that he could have revealed his intentions regarding the Republican presidential nomination a month earlier and that he could assist Judge Lindsey in Denver, Colorado.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Ben B. Lindsey

Theodore Roosevelt would like to meet with Judge Lindsey but can only do so at Oyster Bay, New York. After some consideration, Roosevelt was favorable to Lindsey running as an independent for mayor of Denver, Colorado.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-18

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. Rider Haggard

Theodore Roosevelt has enjoyed H. Rider Haggard’s book Rural Denmark. He agrees with Haggard regarding the land and those who live on it. Roosevelt comments on settlement patterns and their relations to agriculture and English speaking, as seen in the United States, Canada, Australia, and England. He compares the seemingly transient English settlers in East Africa with the Boers. While Denmark has done well, Roosevelt was puzzled by a particular “queer social growth” during his visit. He understands Haggard’s discouragement in trying to teach people “what is vital for them to learn and what they refuse to learn,” and advises him to approach the task. Roosevelt apologizes for writing “an unconscionably long letter.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919