Durbin, Winfield T. (Winfield Taylor), 1847-1928

President Roosevelt tells William L. Pryor that Governor James Kimble Vardaman and Senator H. D. Money have willfully been misleading in recounting statements he made about lynching. He encloses for Pryor copies of his speeches and letters to prove his actual statements on the matter. Roosevelt says he always makes a point of denouncing the alleged crime that proceeded a lynching in speeches on the subject.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt would like to speak to Senator Hanna about statements made by Governor Durbin. He congratulates Hanna on his reelection and needs him for the “ugly fight in the Panama business.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Governor Aycock that he wrote to Indiana Governor Durbin about mob violence and lynching because he thought writing to a northern governor would show that he was not looking at the matter from a sectional standpoint and his statement would be less likely to be misconstrued.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt appreciates Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s approval of his letter to Governor Durbin. Roosevelt believes that the process of law “is infinitely more impressive in its effects than the violence of mobs.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Silas McBee for the excellent editorial. He has decided to write to Governor Durbin in order to “prevent the slightest suggestion of sectionalism.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Indiana Attorney General Bingham reports that the electoral situation in his state was worse than he expected. He, along with many other Republicans, felt ignored by Republican headquarters under the management of Senator Albert J. Beveridge.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-06

Creator(s)

Bingham, James, 1861-1940

John B. Ashbaugh examines Theodore Roosevelt’s complicated views on race and charts his history with various ethnic and racial groups, including Native Americans, African-Americans, and Jews. Ashbaugh highlights the influence of Roosevelt’s southern born and raised mother and her brothers, both of whom served the Confederacy during the Civil War. Ashbaugh stresses that Roosevelt’s views evolved over time, and he demonstrates how Roosevelt believed in and promoted the Progressive views of his time such as the assimilation of Native Americans, but that he also respected many aspects of Native culture and had enduring friendships with individual Native Americans. Ashbaugh presents Roosevelt’s views on Jews and immigration, and he details many aspects of Roosevelt’s feelings toward and relationship with African-Americans, including his condemnation of lynching, his White House dinner with Booker T. Washington, and the Brownsville incident.

Five photographs and two illustrations appear in the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2020

Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna holds a “boom for presidency” rifle and has a “patriotism” feather in his hat as he holds an earpiece to a “wireless telegraph call to the presidency.” Caption: “Mr. Hanna is a patriot, and if the country demanded his nomination he would respond if it killed him.”—Gov. Durbin.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-21

Creator(s)

Maybell, Claude, 1872-

Songbook supporting the Republican presidential campaign of 1900. A slogan that appears on the cover, “Rough on DemocRATs,” is a play on words related to a popular anti-rodent product, Rough on Rats.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1900

Creator(s)

Brown, J. Burgess, 1869-1914

Governor Winfield T. Durbin of Indiana has refused to return William Sylvester Taylor to Kentucky because he does not believe Taylor will be fairly judged by Judge Cantrill. Governor John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham of Kentucky has defended Cantrill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901

Creator(s)

Unknown

The Indiana Republican Editorial Association adopted resolutions commending Governor Durbin and recommending Senator Hanna for national chairman. They endorsed President Roosevelt’s administration and favor his nomination and election as president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-23

Creator(s)

Unknown

Walter S. Montgomery was elected the new president of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association. R. S. Truitt was elected secretary. The association endorsed President Roosevelt’s election, Senator Hanna’s continuance as head of the national committee, and the state’s Republican candidates.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-23

Creator(s)

Unknown

Commissioner Hardy has been reappointed by Governor Durbin as police commissioner for Anderson, Indiana.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-13

Creator(s)

Unknown

This note relates an item from a Democratic newspaper in Indiana, asserting that Mr. Hardy, a Republican, gave permission two years ago for saloons in Anderson, Indiana, to be open on July 4.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-13

Creator(s)

Campbell, Wallace B., 1857-1940

Governor Durbin told President Roosevelt that Senator Hanna is Indiana’s favorite candidate for the Republican presidential nominee. If Hanna announces his candidacy, Durbin believes that he will receive the full support of Indiana’s delegation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-13

Creator(s)

Unknown

Charles Fletcher Lummis condemns lynching and praises Governor Durbin for using the state militia to stop mob violence in Evansville, Indiana. Lummis also praises local sheriffs for standing up to lynch mobs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-04

Creator(s)

Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt from Germany regarding a letter published in American newspapers that Roosevelt wrote to Governor Durbin. Lodge thinks Durbin would make a good vice president candidate. Lodge agrees with Roosevelt’s recent stand on labor unions and government employment and assures him that while special interests may be unhappy, the American people will understand. General Miles will be trouble if put in charge of the army, but Lodge does not fear him as a political candidate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-23

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Newspaper article praising President Roosevelt for speaking out against lynching.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-10

Creator(s)

Unknown

Text of a speech delivered by Governor Durbin to Company E, First Regiment of the Indiana National Guard, thanking them for their service during the Evansville riots.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-08

Creator(s)

Unknown

Ansley Wilcox thanks President Roosevelt for his letter to Governor Durbin of Indiana regarding lynching and mob violence. Wilcox expresses his amusement in the response from the Governor of Georgia as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-12

Creator(s)

Wilcox, Ansley, 1856-1930