Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909

Postmaster Argersinger gives William Loeb his assessment of the reaction to a letter issued by President Roosevelt concerning the Moyer-Haywood affair. The public reception was overwhelmingly positive, and Argersinger believes that at the time, Roosevelt could have secured the nomination for president. This is evidence of the strength of Roosevelt’s position in the nation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-29

Herbert George says that Californians support President Roosevelt’s reply to William Henry Jackson (Honore Jaxon).

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-24

C. H. Hagan approves of President Roosevelt’s response to Edward Henry Harriman and the Moyer-Haywood affair. Roosevelt’s letter will draw the respect of both labor and capital interests.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-24

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-24

Creator(s)

Schneider, Joseph P.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Oscar F. Tiffany congratulates President Roosevelt on his stand in connection with the Moyer-Haywood case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-24

N. P. Andresen agrees with President Roosevelt that Charles H. Moyer, “Big Bill” Haywood, and Eugene V. Debs are “undesirable citizens” from the perspective of capitalists. By the same token, the Roosevelts, Rockefellers, and Hearsts are undesirable from the perspective of the working class. Given that there are overwhelmingly more people in the working class than there are capitalists, Andresen says, “it ought not to be difficult for you to form a correct impression as to who really are, and who are not, desirable citizens.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-25

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-25

Creator(s)

Decker, A. C.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Secretary of State Root sends President Roosevelt a dispatch about the Colorado River break. The situation is serious.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-14

Secretary of War Taft updates President Roosevelt on his progress through Idaho, where he has been speaking on behalf of Republican candidates. The longer he is in Idaho, the more he believes that the Western Federation of Miners has been working to defeat Senator Frank Robert Gooding. He describes Gooding’s involvement related to the lawsuit against Charles Moyer and William Dudley “Big Bill” Haywood. Taft feels somewhat doubtful about Gooding’s election. Another issue of note in Idaho relates to the Mormons and their stance regarding polygamy. He also comments on elections in other areas of the country, and reiterates what he has previously said regarding the importance of Roosevelt’s influence in this election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-04

Senator Lodge feels that President Roosevelt’s denunciations of demagogues and agitators are often subsumed by his denunciations of trusts, and urges Roosevelt to pay attention to both in the upcoming elections. The question is how to defeat them without making the public feel they are just as dangerous as the demagogues. As an example, Lodge mentions General Stephen Minot Weld, who is the kind of man they depend on for support and who they do not want to frighten into thinking, rightly or wrongly, that they are as extreme as the Hearsts and Morans are.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-13

Ambassador Griscom discusses Edward Henry Harriman, Alice Roosevelt’s trip to Japan, and relations between Japan and Korea.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-12

Alex Millar informs William Loeb that Edward Harriman is glad to accept the President’s invitation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-08

Whitelaw Reid reports to President Roosevelt on the recent visit of railroad executive Edward Henry Harriman. Although Harriman said he would soon visit George B. Cortelyou and Cornelius Newton Bliss, he expressed no opinion about Roosevelt’s nomination acceptance letter. Harriman also expressed confidence in the outcome of the New York State elections, including Governor Benjamin B. Odell’s control of the party and Frank Wayland Higgins’s pending nomination for governor.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-15

Joseph Hellen informs William Loeb of Edward Henry Harriman’s travel plans for the following day and asks when Harriman will meet President Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-14

Joseph Hellen informs William Loeb that Edward Henry Harriman will be staying at the new Willard hotel when he arrives in Washington, D.C.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-15

Paul Morton, Vice President of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System, informs President Roosevelt that he has heard excellent comments regarding Representative Victor Howard Metcalf. Morton mentions that he has informed Edward Henry Harriman of this. Metcalf was being considered for the post of Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and would be appointed by President Roosevelt later that month.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-08

The assistant secretary of Edward H. Harriman, president of the Union Pacific Railroad, wires that Harriman accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation to dine with him next Wednesday at 8 p.m.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-19

Edward H. Harriman, president of the Union Pacific Railroad, accepts Theodore Roosevelt’s invitation to dine.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-19

Simon Cordery examines the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and the nation’s railroads. Cordery highlights some of the significant episodes in Roosevelt’s life made possible by train travel like his trip to the  Dakota Badlands in 1883, his exhausting campaign tour as a vice-presidential candidate in 1900, and his “Great Western Tour” as president in 1903. Cordery notes Roosevelt’s affection for the railroad workers and his disdain for their employers. Roosevelt saw the employees, with their difficult and dangerous jobs, as embodying the strenuous life while he wanted to curb the economic and political powers of their bosses. Cordery highlights the Northern Securities Case which dismantled a combination of railroads on the northern Great Plains and the debate over whether the railroads should provide free travel to the president. 

The article features nine photographs, including three of Roosevelt and trains, and two political cartoons. 

President Roosevelt complains to Senator Patterson about the corruption, lies, and lack of “moral scruple” on the part of Edward Harry Harriman and other corporate leaders who oppose Roosevelt because he has instigated measures to strengthen the federal government’s oversight of their businesses. Roosevelt admits that corporations did contribute to his 1904 campaign, but he claims that he did not personally solicit funds from Harriman. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1907-04-08