Ohio--Columbus

Governor Hadley has read Theodore Roosevelt’s Columbus speech and generally agrees with Roosevelt’s “Charter of Democracy.” However, he is concerned about the recall of judges and encloses part of a speech he made regarding the recall of judges and judicial decisions. Hadley thought that Roosevelt’s announcement of his presidential candidacy was “entirely characteristic and effective.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-24

Creator(s)

Hadley, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1872-1927

Washington Gladden has seen that Theodore Roosevelt’s schedule for his time in Columbus, Ohio includes a luncheon hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Washington offers to make arrangements so Roosevelt will not have to discuss politics during lunch.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-13

Creator(s)

Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918

Washington Gladden would be pleased to host Theodore Roosevelt for lunch and invites him to stay in the Gladden home during his time in Columbus, Ohio. Gladden is hesitant to suggest a topic for Roosevelt’s speech but the current “burning question” is the initiative and referendum which he believes are popular in Ohio.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-10

Creator(s)

Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918

Dr. Louis Edelman tells Theodore Roosevelt his opinion of the Republican Presidential candidates and where they stand with the American people based on his travels through many states, including his home state of Alabama. Edelman tells Roosevelt he is the only possible candidate who can win the South and that he has a duty to the Republican party and the American people to run for president. If Roosevelt will run, Edelman will not give up the fight for delegates in Alabama, but he asks Roosevelt to let him know so he might come to New York to meet in person.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Edelman, Louis, 1869-1932

Mrs. C. E. Vinnedge writes Theodore Roosevelt regarding the challenge to America’s public schools through private and religious institutions, especially the Roman Catholic Church, which do not allow their children to benefit from the country’s public school system. Vinnedge believes it should be compulsory for all of American children to attend public schools and reap the benefits of this great civil liberty.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-27

Creator(s)

Vinnedge, C. E., Mrs.

Washington Gladden is organizing a series of addresses to take place in Columbus, Ohio for the early fall. Gladden invites Theodore Roosevelt to be one of the speakers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-24

Creator(s)

Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918

Representative Longworth thoroughly details recent Ohio politics for Theodore Roosevelt. He is concerned about a split in the Republican Party and does not want to be forced into open antagonism with friends in the progressive wing. Longworth asks Roosevelt for advice on local and state conditions. Alice Roosevelt Longworth is sick, but they are glad to hear about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s improvement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-13

Creator(s)

Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931

Merrit A. Vinson asks Theodore Roosevelt if he will consider giving a few lectures in the fall. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-13

Creator(s)

Vinson, Merritt A. (Merritt Adam), 1877-1940

Rolla S. Huston asks Theodore Roosevelt if there are any opportunities for colored men in Liberia. While he is thankful for his current position in the post office department in Columbus, Ohio, he wants to make his way up in the world.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-05

Creator(s)

Huston, Rolla S. (Rolla Stephen), 1882-1954

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

W. M. Hayes requests Theodore Roosevelt responds to his and Stevenson’s request to speak at Columbus, Ohio, on February 1.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-14

Creator(s)

Hayes, W. M.

Charles P. Taft warns Secretary of War William H. Taft that Ohio Revenue Collector Bernhard Bettmann’s office is full of “Foraker people” who work against him, alongside three or four Taft supporters. They plan to get up rump conventions in order to have two sets of delegates in certain districts, including the sixth. Charles P. Taft told his informant to lay the issue before Commissioner Arthur I. Vorys, but they must make it known the Federal offices will not line up on Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s side.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-24

Creator(s)

Taft, Charles Phelps, 1843-1929

Representative Longworth notifies President Roosevelt that Arthur I. Vorys and Charles Phelps Taft asked him to endorse George C. Dunham for the Toledo collectorship. Longworth knows Dunham well and recommends him. He is going tomorrow to the Republican conference in Columbus, Ohio, and will write to Roosevelt afterwards.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-13

Creator(s)

Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931

James Sullivan Clarkson updates William Loeb on powerful influences in the Democratic Party, including Tammany Hall. Conservatives, with former president Grover Cleveland’s support, have retaken the Democratic Party and are nominating Alton B. Parker for president. He suggests an argument that may be effective against Parker’s campaign–namely that he would be indebted to Tammany Hall as president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-25

Creator(s)

Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918

Black and white postcard with a picture of the McKinley monument in Columbus, Ohio, and an inset portrait of Alice Roosevelt Longworth who unveiled the monument on September 14, 1906. Marion writes that she did not attend the unveiling, but her mother and Mrs. Curtiss were there.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1906-09-28

Creator(s)

Marion

President Roosevelt thanks the crowd and notes that it is the one-year anniversary of the assassination of President William McKinley, who came from Ohio. He praises McKinley’s character and policies, saying they had made him the president of the whole nation, not one party, section, or state. Roosevelt says it is a good time to reflect on the standard McKinley left for them to follow.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt wrote to Olivia after the tragedy. He has enclosed copies of the Boston and Columbus speeches. Alice Roosevelt Longworth has been staying with him and he is working terribly hard.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-03-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Addition to an earlier draft of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech to the Ohio Constitutional Convention in February 1912. In this insertion, Roosevelt explains his support for recall of judicial decisions. The first page of the addition appears to be missing.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Early draft of Theodore Roosevelt’s address to the 1912 Ohio Constitutional Convention, which he delivered on February 21 of that year. The speech imparts his opinion on constitutionalism and the duty of politicians, and draws on President Abraham Lincoln’s attitude towards government. Four pages of the draft are missing.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Charles Emory Smith writes to President Roosevelt regarding the Republican campaign in Iowa and Ohio. Smith discusses the Bonaparte-Conrad report and the issue of allowing laborers to do clerical work, referencing a conversation between Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock and Commissioner William Dudley Foulke. Smith expresses confidence that Senator Hanna and Governor Warren G. Harding will secure a Republican win in Ohio against Democratic candidate for Governor Tom Loftin Johnson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-26

Creator(s)

Smith, Charles Emory, 1842-1908

Examiner Finch reports to Attorney General Griggs on charges made by former Deputy Marshal Samuel C. Samuels against United States Marshal for Alabama Leander J. Bryan and his deputies. Finch finds that on a prisoner transport, Ernest H. E. Warren used reduced rail fares instead of first class and pocketed the extra money. When Samuels reported the fraud, he was dismissed and replaced by a Deputy Marshal who was complicit in the fraud. Finch also finds that over $600 had been deposited in the accounts of Ernest H. E. Warren’s real estate firm, Warren & Stuart. Warren was the Marshal’s son-in-law. Finch recommends the immediate dismissal of the Marshal and the Deputy Marshals who participated in the fraud.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-25

Creator(s)

Finch, Stanley Wellington, 1872-1951