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Governor Roosevelt informs George B. Cortelyou, secretary to President William McKinley, that he will not be able to travel to Kentucky as he needs some rest during the month of August.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-07-24
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
On the one hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe, Benjamin Wilson Smith publishes a sketch of the battle based on his many years of research. Smith also produces a map of the battle lines of the camp, including modern changes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-07
The article outlines the platform of the Kentucky Republicans. Judge Edward C. O’Rear is running for governor on this platform.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-14
In a letter to the editor, Edward P. Moses states that the Senate Committee of Education will hear Senator John Houk’s bill providing for the collection, transcription, publication, and distribution of materials relating to Tennessee history on the following Monday. He discusses how many books on history were possible because of manuscript collections.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-23
The author discusses the possibility of the “Young Republicans” being able to sweep all levels of Kentucky elections in 1912.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-19
In a speech at the Republican state convention in Kentucky, former governor William O’Connell Bradley reflects on the party’s accomplishments over the last several years and praises President Roosevelt. He urges Kentucky Republicans to unite.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-12
An injunction was issued by Judge John B. Wilkinson, of Huntington, West Virginia, restraining the Triple State Gas Company from merging with the United States Natural Gas company, which would have monopolized the natural gas supply of West Virginia and eastern Ohio. The injunction affects Judge Peter Stenger Grosscup, who was named to the board of the United States Natural Gas company. However, Grosscup is well known for his writings against monopolies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-18
William H. Taft shares commentary on William Allen White’s letter with President Roosevelt. In his upcoming speech, Taft does not address the “negro question” but plans to do so later. Taft enjoyed the speeches of Secretary of State Elihu Root and Representative J. S. Sherman. In a postscript, Taft believes in the necessity of renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes. He shares misgivings about his election prospects and wants to give speeches in several states.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-20
The Lexington Leader prints Secretary of War William H. Taft’s speech at the Lexington, Kentucky auditorium in its entirety. He discusses at length the question of race and its relation to political participation. Taft details the differences between President Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan and appeals to Kentuckian Democrats to evaluate their party alliance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-22
Frank H. Hitchcock has two competing job opportunities. President Roosevelt and Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer want Hitchcock to stay in his position as Assistant Postmaster General, while Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou wants him to replace the current Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Hitchcock is dismayed that the press makes him out to be the only man who can assess the current political climate in the Roosevelt administration, and swears that he is not currently campaigning for any candidate for president. Hitchcock has traveled around the South, Midwest, and Pacific coast, alarming local politicians who assume he is campaigning. Hitchcock has jurisdiction over several thousand postmasters in the United States, further establishing his influence over the nominating process.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-01
The Kentucky Republican State Convention has resolved to select a candidate who is in full accord with President Roosevelt’s policies at the Republican National Convention. Rather than a Roosevelt supporter, republicans should nominate Roosevelt himself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-21
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-21
Songbook supporting the 1904 Democratic presidential ticket of Judge Parker and Henry Gassaway Davis. Several songs mention President Roosevelt. The cover is red with photographs of Parker and Davis. Only the music referencing Roosevelt is displayed.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Theodore Roosevelt, astride a horse with “Wyoming” on its bridle, leads a number of lassoed cattle behind him, each with the name of a state on it. One cow, with Alabama written on it, rises up and says, “I don’t see how I can get out of this.” A teddy bear holding a bag walks alongside Roosevelt. This cartoon is likely a reference to Theodore Roosevelt’s massive success in the 1904 presidential election, which saw him capture the electoral votes of the Northern and Western states, leading to his second term as president.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Hugh Gordon Miller addresses the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York. He jokes about his previous speaking engagement in New York. He describes the historical and contemporary relationship between Virginians and New York. He celebrates the rebuilt union of states. Miller reviews the accomplishments of the United States and New South since the American Civil War. He teases about Kentucky’s politics. He pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, William McKinley, and Rough Riders. Miller regrets that the South is aligned with the Democratic Party and calls on Republicans in the North to help settle “the problem of the suffrage and of the races.” Miller concludes with a vision of the ideal United States. Club President Henry Edwin Tremain introduces Senator John M. Thurston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-02-12
President Roosevelt addresses the Society of Sons of the American Revolution. He believes societies that “cultivate patriotism in the present by keeping alive the memory of the past” serve an important function in the United States. Roosevelt honors the men who fought in the American Revolution and the American Civil War, and calls on the audience to honor them not just by word, but by deed. Roosevelt also honors the Army and Navy, and American statesmen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-02
President Roosevelt praises Justice John Marshall Harlan’s service as a justice of the Supreme Court. Roosevelt notes that Harlan is a Kentuckian, and he praises the patriotism of the citizens of Kentucky, who sided with the North during the Civil War. He notes that their position as a border state made it much more difficult to remain loyal to the Union than it was for those further north. Roosevelt closes by praising Harlan as embodying the qualities requisite for being a good citizen and statesman, and noting that Harlan’s strength of personality and quality of character stand as examples for all Americans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-09
William O’Connell Bradley is rising once again as a leader within the Republican Party. Bradley and President Roosevelt are setting up “better times” for Republicans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11
If President Roosevelt had listened to the advice of William O’Connell Bradley, loyal Republicans in Kentucky would not be in trouble and William Sylvester Taylor would still be governor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901