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John A. Sleicher is grateful for President Roosevelt’s message to his daughter, and he discusses the possibility of Frank Wayland Higgins being nominated for Governor. Sleicher notes that Chinese laborers are being used for the construction of the Panama Canal, and he suggests the possibility that Filipinos might be used instead.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-28
Charles Sprague Smith has written to Attorney General William H. Moody recommending that Charles Evans Hughes be the Republican nominee for Governor of New York. Smith offers his assessment of the possible Democratic nominees, Congressman William Randolph Hearst, and New York County District Attorney William Travers Jerome.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-24
Governor Higgins writes to President Roosevelt regarding Charles Rufus Skinner. Higgins empathizes with Skinner’s situation and would offer him a position if he had one available. He also thanks Roosevelt for advice concerning opposition to his administration. Higgins uses John Milton’s Paradise Lost as a metaphor for his political experiences.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-11
Frank Wayland Higgins, governor of New York, writes to President Roosevelt, referencing an earlier letter, and mentions a “complete victory.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-04
New York Governor Higgins thanks President Roosevelt for his encouragement and support.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-27
Joseph Bucklin Bishop assures President Roosevelt that he will win New York state in the upcoming 1904 presidential election regardless of the outcome of the New York state governor election between Frank Wayland Higgins and D-Cady Herrick. Bishop also cites evidence of gambling odds changing in favor of Roosevelt as proof.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-11
Nicholas Murray Butler tells President Roosevelt that he is not interested in running for governor of New York and that he has much good work to do as president of Columbia University. He discusses protectionist policies and how they will affect the future success of the Republican party. He also comments on Alton B. Parker’s candidacy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-28
Attorney General Moody reports to President Roosevelt what he knows of the investigation into the Western Paper Trust. Moody is waiting for a complete report to be submitted to the Justice Department, after which he will report the findings and his own conclusions to President Roosevelt. Moody also mentions the potential nomination of Elihu Root as the Republican candidate for governor of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-22
John A. Sleicher praises Frank Swett Black’s convention speech and recommends to President Roosevelt that he actively campaign in New York and in any states where a Roosevelt win is doubtful. Sleicher passes along information from Amos Parker Wilde that the political situation in Wisconsin is not good. He informs Roosevelt of his plans to travel to the Democratic National Convention and asks to see Roosevelt on his way home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-28
John A. Sleicher discusses his expectation that President Roosevelt will receive a majority of the votes in New York in the upcoming election. He has an idea for the governorship of New York, and he tells Roosevelt that the investigation into the General Slocum accident has interfered with Tammany Hall election plans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-25
William L. Ward reports that Governor Benjamin B. Odell does not wish to resign as Governor of New York immediately after the New York State Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-23
Governor Odell apologizes for delaying his visit but hopes to talk with President Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-07
Governor Odell cancels his trip to Washington, D.C., due to a case of the grippe.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-05
Governor Odell hopes to go to Washington, D.C., tomorrow.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-04
Governor Odell wishes to see President Roosevelt on Saturday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-01
Small admission card to Theodore Roosevelt’s gubernatorial inauguration held at the New York State Capitol’s Assembly Chamber on January 2, 1899.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1899-01-02
Newspaper article reviewing the reasons why Theodore Roosevelt was elected governor of New York.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1898
Newly elected New York City Mayor William L. Strong and newly elected Governor Levi P. Morton sit on Tammany boss Thomas Collier Platt who is wearing a crown labeled “Plattism” and has a cat-o’-nine-tails labeled “Boss.” Strong and Morton confer over a paper labeled “Plans for Reform Administrations.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-12-19
A distraught David B. Hill sits on the ground on a broken ladder labeled “Machine Nomination for Gov. of N.Y.” holding a hatchet labeled “Hill” in his left hand and a turkey feather labeled “Defeat” in his right hand. The turkey, labeled “Presidential Nomination 1896,” is flying away.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-11-28
David B. Hill is caught in a large claw-type animal trap labeled “Nomination for N.Y. Governorship.” A sign posted next to the trap states, “This trap was set by David B. Hill to catch an Anti-Snapper.” Two groups of men are standing to the right and left. Among them are Charles S. Fairchild, Carl Schurz, Edward M. Shepard, William R. Grace, and Oswald Ottendorfer. They are laughing at him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-10-17