Elections--U.S. states

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier

President Roosevelt asks that editor and publisher Robert J. Collier treat this letter with confidentiality. Roosevelt thinks Cyrus Packard Walbridge is the better candidate for Missouri Governor than Joseph Wingate Folk, although he has never said so publicly. Any comments made by William Allen White about Roosevelt changing his opinion of Folk are “arrant nonsense.” Folk had compromised his potential by appearing on the ticket with “boodlers” (those who obtain money dishonestly). It should be assumed that the president does not intervene in state matters, but if he did, he would support his party, not a Democratic candidate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon

President Roosevelt does not understand why there was hesitation about nominating Robert Bacon and had earnestly hoped that Bacon would be nominated. He did not believe there would be any “clamor” raised against Bacon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt encloses a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury Horace Adolphus Taylor which shows that Robert B. Armstrong was right about a decision having precedent. Roosevelt has written the Treasury Department asking them to reverse their action. Roosevelt regrets William H. Moody was not appointed Senator after John L. Bates left his seat, although Winthrop Murray Crane is also a good choice. Moody updated Roosevelt on his stump work, where Indiana feels confident and New York has seen an upturn. He describes the Democratic campaign as “pure slander.” Roosevelt hopes Lodge will be nice to Father John C. York, an Oyster Bay area Catholic priest, next time he comes to New York, as York thinks Lodge is anti-Catholic.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

President Roosevelt thinks the article in The Outlook was good but advises not pushing the matter further. Roosevelt asks if Joseph Bucklin Bishop can advise George B. Cortelyou of this, even though Cortelyou has “come around to the same view.” Roosevelt asks Bishop to keep him informed of any changes to the New York State ticket.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Senator Thomas Collier Platt for sending out letters on behalf of candidate Frank W. Higgins. Roosevelt is very concerned about the situation in New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Beveridge

Theodore Roosevelt would like Albert J. Beveridge to speak in New York to “shift the fight to state issues.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

Theodore Roosevelt is “much concerned” at what he hears from New York and asks Senator Thomas Collier Platt his private opinion on the state and national ticket.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Watson

President Roosevelt congratulates the Republicans of Vermont.

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Creation Date

1904-09-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Singleton Mosby

President Roosevelt writes that he is more sad than angry about attacks against him from Southerners, as he himself is “half Southern.” Roosevelt advises he has the South’s interests as much in mind as the North’s.

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Creation Date

1904-09-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Daniel Edgar Sickles

President Roosevelt thanks General Sickles for his speech and work on the campaign. Roosevelt is concerned that Maine will not do as well as Vermont in the election, knowing its history of voting differently than the rest of the country. He is also concerned that the debate over prohibition will impact the vote in Maine. On a hopeful note, Roosevelt is optimistic about his chances in Missouri because of their success in Arkansas.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Seth Bullock

President Roosevelt is doubtful about Colorado, and the Governorship in New York is “in a snarl.” He believes he could defeat William Jennings Bryan if the Governorship was eliminated, but New Yorkers might be so absorbed in the Governorship that they forget about the Presidency.

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Creation Date

1904-08-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John W. Vrooman

President Roosevelt is pleased with the political situation in the city and the country in New York, and thinks that they will do well there.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. H. Woodard

President Roosevelt urges Colonel Woodard to communicate with Republican National Committee Chairman George B. Cortelyou before having any men take any steps, because that is “the right way to begin the campaign.”

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Creation Date

1904-06-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John H. Mitchell

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Mitchell for his telegram and says that they both deserve congratulations for the job done in Oregon.

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Creation Date

1904-06-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin B. Odell

Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Governor Benjamin B. Odell on “what has happened in New York.” Roosevelt does not think that there will be further trouble, but stresses that the interests are “too great” to allow anything to “imperil the success of the party.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eugene Hale

President Roosevelt confirms there was no basis for the newspaper reports Senator Hale mentioned and hopes to go over tariff policy when they meet next.

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Creation Date

1901-10-26

Letter from James P. Goodrich to Theodore Roosevelt

James P. Goodrich encloses a letter and communication from William E. English inviting President Roosevelt to a meeting of Spanish-American War veterans September 19 and 20 in St. Louis. If Roosevelt cannot attend, Goodrich recommends that he send English a letter thanking him for his service to the Republican party and urging him to do all he can for the campaign. In general, Goodrich believes the political situation in Indiana is very good.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-14

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday is certain that Theodore Roosevelt will be the successor to President Wilson, and he expects that Americans will be disgusted by Congress’s meager preparedness plan. Hornaday hopes that Roosevelt can help him prevent the re-election of Congressman Bennet who Hornaday considers to be a traitor. Hornaday also encloses a piece he wrote about the guacharo bird.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-04-01

Letter from Bainbridge Colby to Frank Harper

Bainbridge Colby has received Frank Harper’s letter of July 12. He called Senator Borah and sent him digests of the contests in Washington, California, Arizona, Texas, 13th Indiana, 1st Arkansas, and 9th Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-16

Letter from Clark Grier to Theodore Roosevelt

Clark Grier informs Theodore Roosevelt that he will not support anyone but Roosevelt against William H. Taft in the upcoming election. Grier assures Roosevelt that he can secure Roosevelt Georgia’s vote. Grier believes Florida and South Carolina will also be easy to secure in support of Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-22