McCarren, Patrick Henry, 1849-1909

President Roosevelt is pleased to be of assistance to William Dudley Foulke. Roosevelt is having a difficult time getting Governor Charles Evans Hughes renominated in New York, as Hughes has insulted working politicians for positive press from The Evening Post and its crowd and now requires outside interference to succeed. People have accused Roosevelt of having dictated the nomination of William H. Taft for president, but Roosevelt says that he has been working harder for Hughes than he did for Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Several Democratic Party leaders ride on a train together, including August Belmont, Patrick Henry McCarren, David B. Hill, Charles Francis Murphy, Henry Gassaway Davis, Thomas Taggart, William F. Sheehan, and William Jennings Bryan. Alton B. Parker wears several bandages, including a “$50,000 law job from Belmont” around his head and a “Solid South” bandage on his hand.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-09

Creator(s)

Morgan, Frederick, -1932

The author argues that Charles Francis Murphy and Senator Patrick Henry McCarren are not “fit for decent political society” and that they are machine organizers. The author believes that Judge Alton B. Parker needs to secure the independent vote to be elected.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-19

Creator(s)

Unknown

A frenzy of activity is underway as many politicians and capitalists join the labor forces to construct the Panama Canal. Theodore P. Shonts, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, is standing on the right, holding a whip, and directing the laborers. In the background, large groups of men labeled “Order of Walking Delegates, The Idle Rich, Amalgamated Aldermen, [and] Insurance Presidents Union No. 6” are waiting, with tools, to be called into action. Caption: Let our superfluous citizens do the work.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-10-18

President Roosevelt writes to former Lieutenant Governor of New York Timothy L. Woodruff about placing Catholic nominees on the judiciary ticket in New York and suggests William J. Carr. Roosevelt does “not care a snap of my finger whether a man is Catholic or Protestant,” but wishes to “to do all in our power to get all citizens back of Hughes” in the upcoming election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt praises Senator Knox’s statement about Democratic presidential candidate Alton B. Parker, and encourages him to expand his remarks into a speech. Roosevelt offers suggestions on how Knox might address the issue, showing that there was no wrongdoing by Roosevelt or George B. Cortelyou, and attacking Parker in turn for his hypocrisy regarding the men who are his most prominent backers.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends Senator Lodge copies of letters between himself and Augustus Peabody Gardner, and says that while he is willing to have the letter be published, he thinks it should wait until after the election. He is looking forward to being finished with his current political campaign, and remarks on some of the rumors that have been circulating, as well as polling figures for several states. Roosevelt was recently injured while riding his horse, but was able to avoid mention of it in the press.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

John Williams has been involved with New York City contracts for the past 14 years and had connections with state senators. Recently, a corporation he raised money and did work for claimed all assets, cutting him out. Every time Williams has pursued the issue in court, his case has been overturned. Now, he is ready to speak out against corruption and offers to share information with Theodore Roosevelt and Comptroller William A. Prendergast about fraudulent city contracts.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-16

Creator(s)

Williams, John, 1865-1944

In response to a statement by Venezuelan president Cipriano Castro, Caspar Whitney offers to go to Caracas and “kidnap that son-of-a-gun.” He also tells President Roosevelt that he almost went to an event held for William Jennings Bryan by New York State Senator Patrick Henry McCarren, and comments that the convention is only two months away.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-15

Creator(s)

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

New York State Republican Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff sends President Roosevelt a collection of clippings about Woodruff’s upcoming debate with Senator Patrick Henry McCarren. Woodruff assures him he will be ready to respond to any allegations McCarren makes that Roosevelt’s policies are responsible for the current financial crisis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-28

Creator(s)

Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913

William Randolph Hearst has been nominated for Governor of New York by the Democratic party, a position which in five of the last ten national elections has led to the Democratic nomination for the presidency. The article notes that this will be Hearst’s first major political contest and predicts a hard-fought election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

Alton B. Parker gives Uncle Sam a paper that reads, “application for position as master of the White House—Alton B. Parker—References: Hill, Belmont, McCarren, Taggart, Williams, Davis, Bailey, Murphy,” as Parker points to a group of men, all of whom are listed on the paper. On the wall is a “U.S. bulletin help wanted” board.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09

Creator(s)

Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935

New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell saws wood to put in the “cut and dried” “Republican woodpile.” Meanwhile, Charles Francis Murphy and Patrick Henry McCarren sit on the “Democratic wood pile” with a saw and watch.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-16

Creator(s)

Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931

August Belmont directs choir music in a church full of dollar signs. The choir includes David B. Hill, Patrick Henry McCarren, Thomas Taggart, Grover Cleveland, and James H. Eckels, all dressed in ladies’ attire except Taggart who wears a suit of playing cards.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-09

Creator(s)

Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912

A number of men stand around an ailing mule with two brands: “W. J. B. 1900” and “W. J. B. 1896.” Alton B. Parker tries to feed the mule “Parker golden corn” and ponders, “I wonder will he swallow this?” William Francis Sheehan has a telegram, August Belmont holds “clippers,” William Bourke Cockran has “ginger,” David B. Hill holds a “whip,” and Patrick Henry McCarren holds a “knife.” Henry Gassaway Davis comes running toward the mule and says, “I’ve got the remedy.” The train at the “Esopus Station” has smoke that reads, “from West Virginia.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-17

Creator(s)

Booth, Franklin, 1874-1948

In this detailed cartoon, a variety of individuals try to figure out if Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell—who has run off—touched second base, which has a container of “oil” on it. Uncle Sam stands in the center of the diamond and says, “It’s a draw.” A large group of people congregate just off the first-base line, including William H. Taft, Samuel Gompers, William Jennings Bryan, Norman Edward Mack, William Loeb, President Roosevelt, William F. Sheehan, Alton B. Parker, and George von Lengerke Meyer. A variety of people are around the field: Charles Francis Murphy, Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes, New York Lieutenant Governor Lewis S. Chanler, William James Conners, and Patrick Henry McCarren. John D. Rockefeller, John D. Archbold, Henry Huttleston Rogers, and James Roscoe Day all watch from the side. In another section of the audience, the Democratic donkey and Republican elephant fight. A handwritten note is included: “Mr. President: This is so good I have to send it to you.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

Creator(s)

Powers, Thomas E., 1870-1939

Three masts on a boat—”presidential ticket,” “New York state ticket,” and “congressional ticket”—were thrown off due to the “Roosevelt hurricane.” Charles A. Peabody and Patrick Henry McCarren hold onto the bottom of the New York state ticket mast by the “Democratic party” hold. Thomas Taggart, Alton B. Parker, and David B. Hill are in another hold.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-09

Creator(s)

Maybell, Claude, 1872-

An illustration of President Roosevelt has images and captions in it, including “settlement of the coal strike,” “protection against foreign labor,” “gold standard,” and “U.S. Supreme Court.” Meanwhile, Alton B. Parker is surrounded by Democratic leaders and is tied down by “sugar trust,” “Standard Oil,” and “rail-road franchise” ropes. Caption: Why Parker “Because he is perfectly safe.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-06

Creator(s)

Richards, F. T. (Frederick Thompson), 1864-1921

On the left side, Alton B. Parker stands in the front while David B. Hill, Patrick Henry McCarren, Thomas Taggart, and August Belmont are in the back. Caption: July: (veiled) Hist! Keep the push in the background. The people may get wise! On the right side, Hill, McCarren, Taggart, and Belmont stand in the front while Parker stands in the back. Caption: October: (unveiled): The people are wise. We might as well admit we are it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-28

Creator(s)

Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912

Alton B. Parker—if elected president—sits with his would-be cabinet: “Thomas Taggart, Postmaster General,” “John Sharpe Williams, Attorney General,” “‘Bathhouse John,’ Secretary of Interior,” “William H. Devery, Secretary of Agriculture,” “Patrick H. M’Carren, Secretary of War,” “David B. Hill, Secretary of State,” “August Belmont, Secretary of Treasury,” and “Benjamin R. Tillman, Secretary of Navy.” Caption: The possible cabinet of white-winged souls who would get a job on Democratic success.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-26

Creator(s)

Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912