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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to I. K. Russell

Theodore Roosevelt responds to a letter to The New York Times in which Robert M. Stevenson, president of Westminster College, quotes a passage from Pearson’s Magazine alleging that as President, Roosevelt made a bargain with the Mormon Church in exchange for electoral votes. The votes were allegedly given in exchange for an end to Republican agitation for an amendment allowing Congress to legislate regarding polygamy, the retention of Senator Reed Smoot, and patronage positions in accordance to the wish of the Mormon hierarchy. Roosevelt vehemently denies these allegations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-04

Letter from Henry Justin Allen to Theodore Roosevelt

A small controversy has come to Henry Justin Allen’s attention regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s support for the Pure Food and Drug Act. Allen has been giving Roosevelt credit for passing the act, but Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley is claiming that Roosevelt did not encourage the movement and is not entitled to credit. Allen suggests that Roosevelt write a letter on the subject for public consumption. Allen was recently in Utah and does not think it unlikely that Roosevelt can carry the state.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-29

Letter from I. K. Russell to Theodore Roosevelt

I. K. Russell follows up on an earlier letter he sent discussing charges regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude with Senator Reed Smoot retaining his seat after he was charged with polygamy. Further charges have been made regarding this and Russell would like a statement from Roosevelt about it. Russell provides information about his journalism background and strong support of Roosevelt’s policies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-08

Letter from I. K. Russell to Theodore Roosevelt

I. K. Russell sends Theodore Roosevelt various clippings alleging his involvement in a suspected corrupt bargain involving Senator Reed Smoot. Russell believes that anti-Mormon sentiments are behind stories in Pearson’s, McClure’s, and Everybody’s about Utah politics. He points out that much of the reporting in the pieces is incorrect. While Russell knows that Roosevelt cannot address various reporting mistakes, he asks about the charges that Roosevelt was involved.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-02

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

Surveyor of Customs Clarkson encloses a letter from the Mormon leader John Henry Smith, which he believes is genuine. Smith met President Roosevelt in the tabernacle the last time he was in Salt Lake City, and began working for the Republican cause the next day. Although Smith is sympathetic to the Republican cause, Clarkson advises William Loeb that any response to Smith should be “careful while cordial.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-13

Bargain with the Mormon Church

Robert M. Stevenson, President of Westminster College, Utah, quotes an article from Pearson’s Magazine on Theodore Roosevelt’s alleged “bargain with the Mormon Church” to deliver electoral votes in exchange for policies favoring the Church’s practices and representatives. Stevenson comments on whether the Democratic party will show a “greater regard for national welfare than for party advancement” and if the country will finally recognize the importance of a Federal marriage law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-22

Pages from the Pocatello Tribune

The first page of an issue of the Pocatello Tribune includes a cartoon titled “Accidentally stepped on something. (The Wooley appointment and the Statesman.), which depicts the Republican elephant stepping on the tail of a cat labeled “Statesman.” On the second page, an article argues in favor of Hyrum S. Woolley’s appointment as assayer in Boise, and suggests that the Idaho Statesman only opposes Woolley’s nomination because he is a Mormon, and because a man that the Statesman supported did not get the position. The article argues that the rest of the Idaho Republicans support Woolley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-31