Elections--U.S. states

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Evans Hughes

President Roosevelt praises Governor Hughes’s efforts campaigning for William H. Taft and the Republicans in the West. Hughes’s actions, leaving New York and potentially jeopardizing his own re-election for the party, has gained him support. Roosevelt advises Hughes to continue his “aggressive hard-hitting” against William Jennings Bryan, and in particular to focus on the judiciary. Roosevelt believes that some people who oppose Taft because of his religion will support Hughes, while some foreigners who oppose Hughes will support Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John A. Sleicher

President Roosevelt believes that the statement that John A. Sleicher suggested would be better coming from William H. Taft than from himself. However, he has privately been saying it to people who see him, and gives Sleicher permission to print that he has “repeatedly made the statement to callers who came in to see him.” A letter from John Appleton Stewart of the League of Republican Clubs has made Roosevelt think that the tide is turning in favor of Charles Evans Hughes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Wellman

President Roosevelt is alarmed by Walter Wellman’s letter, which suggests that the Republicans might lose Indiana and Ohio. Roosevelt does not think it is wise for him to go on the stump, because it would cause resentment among people who want the attention to be focused on William H. Taft, the opponent of William Jennings Bryan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-15

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt relays to Senator Lodge a telegram from Ward (probably William L. Ward, member of the Republican National Committee). The telegram states that William Jennings Bryan intends to do another tour through Ohio, and that the situation there, especially in Toledo and Cleveland, needs to be strengthened. Representative William S. Bennet requests that Lodge speak in Cleveland, Toledo, and Buffalo, as he is not needed in Massachusetts.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Ward

President Roosevelt agrees with William L. Ward to restore citizenship to a man named Freeman. Roosevelt also agrees to stay out of the New York governor’s race and will tell Timothy L. Woodruff that “no senatorial ambitions” should interfere with the campaign.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Timothy L. Woodruff

President Roosevelt congratulates Timothy L. Woodruff and Brooklyn on the election results.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Robinson Ackerman

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Ackerman for his letter. While he is interested in Judge J. Franklin Fort’s success in the election, he cannot do anything to influence the outcome. If he endorsed Fort, he would be obligated to endorse hundreds of other candidates as well.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt discusses his thoughts about the results of the previous day’s elections with Senator Lodge, particularly his delight at the defeat of Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts Henry Melville Whitney. Roosevelt is also pleased with wins in Kentucky but saddened by losses in New Jersey and Cleveland. In New York, Roosevelt is angered that Representative Herbert Parsons, who he thinks is a good man, has made an alliance with William Randolph Hearst and Standard Oil.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George A. Newman, Jr.

President Roosevelt tells George A. Newman, Jr. that he is overjoyed with the election results in Kentucky.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Timothy L. Woodruff

President Roosevelt discusses the best strategies for Republican victories in the upcoming elections in New York with Representative Woodruff. Roosevelt believes that gubernatorial candidate Charles Evans Hughes represents his policies “as regards internal affairs of the nation” and sees the possible election of William Randolph Hearst “as a smashing defeat.” 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund H. Hinshaw

President Roosevelt must decline Representative Hinshaw’s request for a letter of support, but encloses a letter to Representative James E. Watson expressing his support for all Republican congressional candidates. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Emlen Roosevelt

President Roosevelt is glad to hear William Emlen Roosevelt “feels encouraged by the New York campaign,” but shares the worries felt by President of Columbia University Nicholas Murray Butler who believes defeat is likely unless “a great deal more interest than at present is taken in the matter.” Roosevelt has also told the Whitakers they can use his name. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward J. Sullivan

President Roosevelt agrees with Edward J. Sullivan that the “contest in New York is far more important than any merely partisan contest” and sends his letter to Representative Herbert Parsons.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler

President Roosevelt believes that Nicholas Murray Butler should not be too confident of Charles Evans Hughes chances of defeating William Randolph Hearst in the upcoming election for Governor of New York, stating, in reference to Hearst, “a movement of fanaticism and ignorance…is very hard to combat.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons

President Roosevelt must decline the letter for James L. Wells, and tells Representative Parsons that he must decline all such requests, as writing a letter for all Republican congressional candidates would be a “gross absurdity.” Roosevelt sends Franklin Lane to see Parsons and recommends “corking orator” John Irish who is a Democrat against the Democratic candidate for governor of New York William Randolph Hearst.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons

President Roosevelt discusses the best strategies for Republican victories in the upcoming elections in New York with Representative Parsons. Roosevelt believes that gubernatorial candidate Charles Evans Hughes represents his policies “as regards internal affairs of the nation” and sees the possible election of William Randolph Hearst “as a smashing defeat.” 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. S. Sherman

President Roosevelt discusses the best strategies for Republican victories in the upcoming elections in New York with Representative Sherman. Roosevelt believes that gubernatorial candidate Charles Evans Hughes represents his policies “as regards internal affairs of the nation” and sees the possible election of William Randolph Hearst “as a smashing defeat.” 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. S. Sherman

President Roosevelt wants the opinion of Chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee Sherman about whether Secretary of State Elihu Root would be useful in helping with the campaign of Republican candidate for Governor of New York Charles Evans Hughes. Roosevelt shares his hopes and worries for the upcoming state and congressional elections.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-03

Letter from President Roosevelt to Charles Evans Hughes

President Roosevelt writes to candidate for governor of New York Charles Evans Hughes about getting “prominent Catholics” on his campaign committee and gives a list of men who he believes should be considered. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Timothy L. Woodruff

President Roosevelt details various strategies for the Republican candidates in the upcoming elections in New York to Lieutenant Governor of New York and New York Republican State Committee Chairman Woodruff. Roosevelt believes William Randolph Hearst will carry votes in Upstate New York, therefore the focus should not be only on the cities.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-04