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Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt

John Callan O’Laughlin sees no improvement in the Republican political situation and shares his thoughts on various issues with Theodore Roosevelt. He discusses the insurgents’ relationship with President William H. Taft and his recent appointments to the Supreme Court and other administrative agencies. Taft swung around to the tariff commission plan, recognizing it as an important issue for the upcoming campaign. O’Laughlin does not think the ship subsidy bill will pass, although there is an appropriation for constructing fortifications for the Panama Canal. The national committee will not meet next month. The administration knows Taft’s renomination depends upon Roosevelt’s approval or his refusal to be nominated. The Japan question is “muddled,” and there are various “pin pricks which cannot but be harmful” to the countries’ relationship. O’Laughlin disagrees with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge about Senator William Lorimer’s case and asks Roosevelt for a statement on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-31

My bandana rag

My bandana rag

Sheet music for “My Bandana Rag,” a campaign song on behalf of the Progressive Party candidates for the 1912 presidential election. The cover features a red and white bandana background with black and white photographs of the Progressive Party ticket, Theodore Roosevelt, and Governor Johnson.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1912

Campaign song pamphlet

Campaign song pamphlet

Pamphlet of campaign and patriotic music. “Pass Prosperity Around” is set to the tune of “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The lyrics promise prosperity when Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Johnson, and Edward Prentiss Costigan are elected. There are also lyrics to “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Onward Christian Soldiers, ” “Roosevelt our Roosevelt,” “America,” “A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,” and “Merrily We Roll Along.”

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1912

Campaign songs prepared for the use of the Jane Addams Chorus

Campaign songs prepared for the use of the Jane Addams Chorus

Song sheet featuring patriotic songs and campaign songs for Theodore Roosevelt and his running mate, Governor Johnson, during the Progressive Party campaign of 1912. Songs include “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and an adaptation of “Onward, Christian Soldiers.” The Jane Addams Chorus was “first organized and named in Los Angeles, August 26th, 1912.”

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1912

Swedish pamphlet No. 10

Swedish pamphlet No. 10

This pamphlet advertises the 1912 candidacies of Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson, as well as the platform of the Progressive Party. Emphasizing Theodore Roosevelt’s past success and popularity as president, the pamphlet outlines some of the Progressive Party’s beliefs–particularly with regards to immigrants and immigration–and compares them to those of the Republican and Democratic parties. It also includes a substantial excerpt from Woodrow Wilson’s American People’s History as an example of Wilson’s views on race and immigration. The pamphlet closes by reminding everyone of their duty to vote, and urges them to vote for Roosevelt and Johnson.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1912

We are with T. R.

We are with T. R.

Sheet music and lyrics for “We are with T. R.,” a Progressive Party campaign song from the 1912 election. Cover features an illustration of Progressive Party imagery and photographs of Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Johnson. Final page contains Progressive Party principles.

Collection

Newberry Library

Creation Date

1912

Putting on his war paint

Putting on his war paint

Senator Hiram Johnson sits on a stump in his undershirt and pants, peering into a cracked mirror as he paints his face. A knife labeled “1912” is strapped to his side and a tomahawk labeled “1916” lies at his feet. His feathered war bonnet hangs on a stand behind him.

comments and context

Comments and Context

After the death of Theodore Roosevelt in 1919, the Republican Party experienced a spirited scramble to inherit his mantle and produce the 1920 presidential candidate that Roosevelt widely was presumed to be. Senator Hiram Johnson of California was Roosevelt’s running mate in the 1912 Bull Moose campaign. He was not to be the 1920 candidate, but as Senator was prominent in national affairs for nearly two more decades. Rollin Kirby of the New York World was the first (and ultimately three-time) recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Political Cartooning.

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Chester H. Rowell

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Chester H. Rowell

Theodore Roosevelt informs Chester H. Rowell that he will be in San Francisco for four days and wants to see as much of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition as possible, as well as certain friends and the Governor. Roosevelt agrees to make one speech while he is there, but reiterates that he is there for the exposition as a private citizen. Roosevelt has referred Mr. Stephens to Rowell and states that the enclosed letter explains itself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-06-03

The square deal

The square deal

Progressive Party presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt puts his arms around California governor Hiram Johnson, his running mate. He tells Johnson to remember that he is a member of the Progressive Party and no longer a Democrat. Caption: “Hiram, remember you’re a bull moose and not an ass.”

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Comments and Context

This cartoon reveals the fact that, as exuberant as was Theodore Roosevelt on the stump, his Progressive Party running mate Hiram Johnson was generally viewed as more of a loose cannon. He was so difficult to deal with that the Progressive Party leaders asked former Senator Albert Beveridge, and not Johnson, to fulfill Roosevelt’s speaking engagements after the latter was shot during the presidential campaign.