Missouri--Kansas City

President McKinley writes to accept the Republican Party’s nomination for President and accepts the platform. He discusses his desire to uphold the gold standard and refutes the opinions of those who support the silver standard. He also comments on international affairs, including the territorial government in Alaska and Hawaii, war loans from the Spanish American War, neutrality policies in the Boer War, law and order in Cuba, and holdings in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. He also comments on domestic issues including civil service reform, the volume of United States currency, and domestic shipping. Finally, McKinley comments on insurrection and peace treaties in the Philippines, asserting his desire for peace and that no person be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-09-10

Mary Elizabeth Holderman writes to Theodore Roosevelt while he is in Kansas City, Missouri, to ask him to visit her daughter, Pearl Holderman, in the hospital. Holderman thanks Roosevelt for his past kindness to her deceased son, Bert T. Holderman, who had served in Roosevelt’s regiment in the Spanish-American War. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-09-22

John V. Ellard seeks to ascertain if Theodore Roosevelt actually stated that Garnet Wolseley’s monograph on Robert E. Lee was “an insult to Gen. Lee.” Ellard takes a forgiving stance and states perhaps he missed something in his reading of the work; however, he hopes to aid in campaigning for Roosevelt in Missouri again and asks if he can continue to write him. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Judge Lindsey reviews his plan, with Theodore Roosevelt’s assistance, to fight the special interests.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-26

Joseph H. Harris sends Theodore Roosevelt an article about his reappointment as postmaster of Kansas City, Missouri. He thanks Roosevelt for initially appointing him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-19

Gifford Pinchot and Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett wonder whether the death of King Edward VII will make it feasible for Theodore Roosevelt to visit Ireland. Amos Pinchot has written that the controversy surrounding Secretary Richard Achilles Ballinger is looking favorable for them and that Gifford Pinchot should not return yet. Pinchot hopes to have the conservation meeting in either Kansas City or St. Louis, Missouri and urges Roosevelt to make his first speech there.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-09

Seth Bullock believes that Kansas City’s relatively small size and poor summer weather make it a poor location for the 1908 Republican National Convention. He also reports that in the West the attitude towards Secretary of War William H. Taft’s presidential campaign is generally positive, if unenthusiastic. Bullock apologizes that the gun he sent had not reached William Loeb by the time he left for his hunting trip but hopes to see him in person in the Winter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-16

Chicago businessman Henry J. MacFarland offers his observations on how the financial crisis has affected businesses in the west. It is unsurprising that the general public has lost faith in the financial system given the worsening crisis, but their faith in President Roosevelt remains “unbounded.” This unshaken trust in Roosevelt causes MacFarland to believe that the president delivering a speech promising a currency bill to improve the situation would be invaluable in restoring confidence in the economy and ending the crisis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-12

Chairman Martin A. Knapp acknowledges President Roosevelt’s letter regarding the investigation the Interstate Commerce Commission is undertaking. Knapp wishes to inform Roosevelt about certain facts that the Commission “cannot ignore,” mainly the circumstances by which the Kansas City inquiry began.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-22

Joseph Wingate Folk had hoped to be able to meet William Rockhill Nelson in Kansas City, Missouri, but was delayed. He sends a letter explaining a different telegram that Nelson was told about. Folk believes that if they are able to continue actively campaigning during the final two weeks before the election the majorities will be very large. He will come visit Nelson in Kansas City at his first opportunity.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-24

J. J. Huckett urges President Roosevelt, on behalf of the Industrial Council of Kansas City, Missouri, to take action against the harsh policies of Colorado Governor James Hamilton Peabody and General Sherman Bell in the labor dispute in Colorado.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-12

The Chicago Daily Tribune continues their series following President William H. Taft on his reelection campaign in the midwest. Following a campaign stop in Kansas City, The Tribune’s correspondent spoke with the public on their impression of Taft. They spoke on reciprocity, tariff policy, and Taft’s personality. Tariffs will likely be a deciding factor for many voters in this area; if Taft is able to lower tariffs, he will win their support. If Woodrow Wilson runs against Taft, “insurgent Republicans” are predicted to vote for Wilson. The split in the Republican Party was evident at the conservative congress where Taft gave a speech. Many praised Taft’s speech and his emphasis on intensive farming. Critics of Taft noted that the President failed to speak on the topic of Alaska development and national resource conservation. The Tribune’s correspondent interviewed men at the Kansas City Board of Trade, who disagreed with Taft’s stance on reciprocity and the wool bill. The correspondent also spoke with retail managers, who critiqued the President’s handling of trusts and passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-27

Joseph H. Harris’ reappointment as postmaster of Kansas City, Missouri, illustrates President Taft’s efforts to make appointments based on merit, not politics, which is especially important for such an essential department as the post office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-14

A newspaper reports that Richard C. Kerens met with Senator William Warner to argue that Joseph E. Black should have the collectorship appointment in Kansas City. Warner made no promises. Black is going to see President Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-02

Jay H. Neff won the mayoral election of Kansas City, Missouri, and Republicans as a whole sweept all but one of the positions in the election. Democrat Hugh C. Brady beat Republican William Buchholz in the police judge election, although there is suspicion that Brady won due to fraud, and Buchholz’s friends suggest that he should contest the results.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-06

Charles W. Clarke reports the results of the election in Kansas City, Missouri, for the Republican ticket. The results show Theodore Roosevelt’s popularity in Missouri.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-07

W. P. Brown writes to President Roosevelt about Kansas City officeholders threatening him over votes for delegates.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-14

It is reported that E. L. Morse has opened presidential campaign headquarters for Senator Hanna in Kansas City, Missouri. Morse may be acting without the consent of Hanna. Hanna is a popular politician but the people will demand President Roosevelt as a candidate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-12

The unknown author comments on a newspaper article about the schoolchildren of Kansas City having neglected to celebrate Eugene Field’s birthday. Reflecting on the uselessness of such remembrance after a person has died, he ponders the importance of doing good and building up humanity during one’s lifetime.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11

President Roosevelt thanks Henry L. Stimson for feedback on his speeches. Roosevelt acknowledges Stimson’s information on the arms embargo to Mexico, and says that while he received the information too late to include it in his speeches in Detroit, Chicago, and Kansas City, he will include it in an article he plans to write soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-05-27