Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904

Letter from L. Clarke Davis to Theodore Roosevelt

L. Clarke Davis encloses an editorial responding to a rumor that Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna and Ohio governor-elect Myron T. Herrick might be candidates for the Republican nomination for president of the United States. Davis expresses regret that his newspaper could not agree with President Roosevelt’s actions regarding Panama. Davis asks for permission to edit and publish a letter Roosevelt sent him, to be used as a campaign piece.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-23

Creator(s)

Davis, L. Clarke (Lemuel Clarke), 1835-1904

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler discusses the recent mayoral election in New York. Butler conveys the public’s positive reaction to President Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington, and the public’s negative reaction to George B. McClellan, Mr. Murphy, and Seth Low. In regard to his recent conversation with Cornelius Newton Bliss concerning campaign tactics, Butler suggests that Roosevelt invite Mr. Kennedy, James Speyer, and James Stillman for lunch or dinner. Butler writes about the Panama Rebellion and editorials on the topic running in The Evening Post and The Times. Butler also discusses the involvement of Marcus Alonzo Hanna, John Edward Addicks, General James Harrison Wilson, and Wayne MacVeagh in the Maryland and Ohio elections. Butler suggests Roosevelt become a professor of American History and Politics in Morningside Heights.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-09

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lyman Abbott offers his help in promoting “a rational campaign in the South” to create a more cohesive United States. Abbott discusses Senator Hanna as an unlikely Republican candidate and William R. Hearst as an unlikely Democratic candidate. Abbott includes Rough Rider buttons and congratulates President Roosevelt on his “Cuban message.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-12

Creator(s)

Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

Five senators can decide

The writer suggests that President Roosevelt could be replaced by Senator Hanna as the Republican presidential candidate because Hanna is more acceptable in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-20

Creator(s)

Dow Jones & Co.

Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw warns President Roosevelt that Democratic Senators may defeat efforts to sign a treaty with Panama. Shaw suggests resolutions made by Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce may help pass a treaty with Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-13

Creator(s)

Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932

Letter from Newell Sanders to Theodore Roosevelt

Newell Sanders discusses the recent Ohio election and Senator Hanna. Sanders reassures President Roosevelt of his and his peers’ support of Roosevelt’s candidacy in the 1904 presidential race.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-14

Creator(s)

Sanders, Newell, 1850-1939

Letter from Lovell H. Jerome to Theodore Roosevelt

Lovell H. Jerome announces the formation of the Constitutional League, organized to enforce the United States Constitution. Jerome encloses a copy of Warren Mills’s Republican Club speech and writes of Ohio General Charles Dick’s introduction of a resolution regarding apportionment in proportion to active vote. Jerome mentions Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s positive attitude toward this movement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-16

Creator(s)

Jerome, Lovell H. (Lovell Hall), 1849-1935

Dick selected to be Hanna’s successor in the U. S. Senate

Representative Dick has been selected as Senator Hanna’s successor in the United States Senate. Governor Herrick, who has ambitions to enter the Senate, remained as governor in order to maintain the Hanna organization.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02

Creator(s)

Unknown

Telegram from Charles Dick to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Dick reports on projected election results for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Myron T. Herrick and for Ohio United States Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-04

Creator(s)

Dick, Charles, 1858-1945

Senator Foraker declares for Roosevelt

Senator Foraker expressed his support for President Roosevelt’s renomination for president and believes Senator Hanna’s statements that he will not be a candidate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-25

Creator(s)

Unknown

Telegram from Charles Dick to Theodore Roosevelt

The Republican Party is victorious in Ohio. Myron T. Herrick has been elected governor and Senator Hanna has been reelected. There will be 119 Republicans and 24 Democrats in the General Assembly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-04

Creator(s)

Dick, Charles, 1858-1945

Letter from Henry C. Gauss to William Loeb

Henry C. Gauss discusses the status of Navy seaman George C. Coleman of the USS Puritan and Topeka. Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna hoped to discharge Coleman for desertion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-22

Creator(s)

Gauss, Henry C. (Henry Colford), 1867-

Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson discusses Ohio politics and the upcoming election, predicting Democratic candidate for Governor, Tom Loftin Johnson’s defeat due to his association with socialism, as well as a struggle for Senator Hanna. Wilson comments the Post Office scandal’s lack of attention in Ohio.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-23

Creator(s)

Wilson, James, 1835-1920

Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson reports that he will travel to the South to assess boll weevil damage to cotton crops. Wilson will arrive in Washington, D.C., to meet with the United States Congress regarding Cuban legislation. Wilson is confident of Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s win in the upcoming election and mentions railroad men and labor unrest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-25

Creator(s)

Wilson, James, 1835-1920

Letter from Charles Emory Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Emory Smith writes to President Roosevelt regarding the Republican campaign in Iowa and Ohio. Smith discusses the Bonaparte-Conrad report and the issue of allowing laborers to do clerical work, referencing a conversation between Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock and Commissioner William Dudley Foulke. Smith expresses confidence that Senator Hanna and Governor Warren G. Harding will secure a Republican win in Ohio against Democratic candidate for Governor Tom Loftin Johnson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-26

Creator(s)

Smith, Charles Emory, 1842-1908

Letter from William H. Moody to William Loeb

Secretary of the Navy Moody returns Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s letter requesting the discharge of George A. Coleman, ordinary seaman. Coleman’s leave expired September 30, and he has failed to report for duty. The Navy Department is still unaware whether Coleman has returned. Moody would like to help Hanna, but Coleman cannot be rewarded for overstaying his leave. After October 15, Coleman will be a deserter and the Navy Department can only punish him if he is captured.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-16

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

Wishes of Hanna are to prevail

Representative Dick will succeed Senator Hanna in the United States Senate and Governor Herrick will take control of the Republican state organization. Herrick expects the state convention to declare for President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt

Commissioner of Corporations Garfield spoke with Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna regarding the Ohio campaign and believes they will win. Garfield may go to Ohio next month to assist the campaign. Representative Joseph Gurney Cannon has been asked to help out in Ohio and Garfield hopes Cannon can dedicate a week to the campaign. Garfield believes the bookbinders’ union is only receiving formal support from other labor unions in the Miller case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-21

Creator(s)

Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950

Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt

James Rudolph Garfield, Commissioner of Corporations in the Department of Commerce and Labor, acknowledges receipt of copies of letters from President Roosevelt. He approves of Roosevelt’s methods of dealing with the Senate, and feels the public does not understand the complicated relationship between the two. In a postscript Garfield writes that he received General Leonard Wood’s letter about the articles, and there is no need to answer such attacks. If the Senate asks for the records the truth will come to light.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-15

Creator(s)

Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950

Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw requests permission to participate in election campaigns in Ohio, Kentucky, and Iowa. Shaw believes that Ohio will be a key state in the upcoming election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-27

Creator(s)

Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932