Elections

Telegram from Augustus Peabody Gardner to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Gardner does not have the time to speak to Massachusetts Senators Winthrop Murray Crane or Henry Cabot Lodge due to his traveling and speaking schedule in the last days before the election. Gardner will follow Roosevelt’s judgement and not publish the letter, but he regrets the effects of the case on his reputation. Gardner is sure that Charles M. Hoyt will work for the Republican ticket regardless, and that the only candidacy that will be affected is his own.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-31

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell Greenway tells President Roosevelt that he believes that the Republican party has a solid lead in Michigan for the upcoming election, although he predicts that the national ticket will do better than the state ticket. He comments that he once thought he would be a Democrat, but has “voted the Republican Ticket thus far and expect to do so in the future just as long as the Republican party insists upon putting up such good men for office.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-21

Bonaparte sorry trust magnates escape prison

Newspaper clipping on the subject of the the ongoing investigations into the “Trust Magnates” containing Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte’s official statements about the ability of the law to be used to prosecute those leading the trusts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-19

Hughes’ reply to Bryan

A compiled publication that features Governor of New York Charles Evans Hughes’s full speech highlights, select sentences of importance, and supporting quotations from other politicians. In his speech, Hughes outlines the Republican Party’s successes in promoting the nation’s welfare. William H. Taft is a highly qualified candidate who will prevent injustices and ensure continued progress. Democrat candidate William Jennings Bryan’s unsuccessful 1896 campaign illustrates not only his failures but those of his party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-05

Address of Wm. H. Taft, Secretary of War, delivered at Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday, July 9, 1906

Secretary of War Taft addresses the Republican Convention of North Carolina on a number of topics, highlighting the differences between the Republican and Democratic parties and arguing that the Republican party has better helped the southern states than the Democratic party has. Taft believes the South’s loyalty to the Democratic party comes largely from its historical affiliation, and encourages Republicans in the south to show that they are not merely a party of office-seekers, but that they are working to improve the state of the South as a whole.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-10

Mr. Churchill’s address

Winston Churchill addresses the electors of Dundee, where he has been selected as a candidate. He calls upon them to support him and the cause of the Liberal party in England.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-30

Newspaper articles from Great Britain

The elections in Manchester have generated a great deal of conversation about the three candidates, largely centering on the Irish vote. Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George has spoken on behalf of Winston Churchill, while John Edward Redmond, a prominent Irish nationalist politician, has spoken against Churchill and in favor of his opponent, William Joynson-Hicks. Lloyd George, in his speech endorsing Churchill, also spoke broadly on the interests of Manchester and its various industries, and reviews how the present government has supported the area.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908

Equality and law

President Roosevelt’s letter accepting the Republican nomination for president shows that he is committed to two principles: equality before the law, and enforcement of the law. Roosevelt has proven through his actions that he will enforce the law equally for everyone, regardless of whether they are rich and poor. The writer of the article believes that his reelection will secure the future prosperity of the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Platt’s address

In his speech as temporary chairman of the Republican state convention in Connecticut, Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt reviews and praises the accomplishments of the Republican party during the last three terms. Platt also praises President Roosevelt, and vice-presidential nominee Charles W. Fairbanks, and believes that the Democrats’ attempts to make personal attacks on Roosevelt’s character will not be effective, as Roosevelt is a good, strong leader who was nominated by acclamation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

For president Senator J. B. Foraker

An editorial congratulates the Cleveland Gazette, a prominent African American newspaper, for its role in Theodore E. Burton’s electoral defeat and theorizes that the African American vote was crucial for Tom Loftin Johnson’s reelection as mayor.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-17

Just because he is Allison

Iowa Governor Albert Baird Cummins will not oppose Senator William B. Allison’s reelection.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-13

Records of votes in the Philippine Assembly

A statistical breakdown of votes for delegates to the Philippine Assembly by political party and province.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-07

Memorandum by Timothy L. Woodruff

New York State Republican Committee Chairman Woodruff explains that opponents of Fifth Assembly District Leader Robert A. Sharkey contacted him in June to express that they desired a change in leadership in the district and asked him not to intervene on Sharkey’s behalf, a request which he honored. Woodruff was not made aware of any contest in Eleventh District Leader George H. Roberts’s district until recently. Sharkey’s statements on the matter are false, and Woodruff expresses his support for Governor Charles Evans Hughes as well as his support for President Roosevelt. There is no reason for a split in the Republican Party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-27

Letter from Jonathan Bourne to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Bourne shares with President Roosevelt quotes from Senator Henry Clay Hansborough’s letter discussing his support of Roosevelt. Additionally, Hansborough reports that Alexander McKenzie supports Clarence B. Little for the Senate. Bourne is “not at all surprised at the strength of the Roosevelt sentiment” and finds great pleasure in it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-21

No Crane-Lodge quarrel

After a newspaper reported that Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Winthrop Murray Crane were at odds about support in Massachusetts for William H. Taft for in the upcoming presidential election, both sides denied the story. An unnamed person close to Crane says he has not been as welcome lately at the White House as he had been before, and believes this is because Crane refuses to “fall down and worship false gods.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-20

Taft boom seems about to collapse

Secretary of War William H. Taft seemed to be the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president, but his candidacy is losing support. Even thought President Roosevelt supports him, and he is personally popular with the public, he is a poor campaigner and is losing ground in several states to other politicians, including Roosevelt himself, whom some support for a second elected term.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-21

The California Weekly

Two articles from The California Weekly. “Terms of Friendship” declares that while there should be friendship and commerce between the United States and Japan, there must be separation of the two populations. It asserts that “the two races simply cannot dwell together” and cordial relationships between the two races are best left to politicians. “Victory in Defeat” proclaims that even though the Lincoln-Roosevelt League did not achieve their election goals to elect “a free, honest and capable” legislature in California, they still were victorious in inspiring Californians to demand their legislature “be good” and to fight against the machine.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-29

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler presents a suggestion to President Roosevelt that the New York state convention nominate Roosevelt to succeed Thomas Collier Platt as Senator for New York after Roosevelt’s presidential term is over.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt compliments Senator Lodge on his speech. He feels that the results have been “most satisfactory” compared to the year before the election of 1900. They have done better in Maryland and no worse in New York, and overall, Roosevelt is satisfied with the results. He looks forward to Lodge’s visit.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1903-11-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt comments to Senator Lodge on the results of the election. He notes that the West did better than the East because of of the East’s strong reaction against William Jennings Bryan.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-11-06