Trio of senators
Summary of a Republican rally held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Senators Foraker, Hanna, and Beveridge were the primary speakers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-23
Your TR Source
Political campaigns
Memorandum regarding telephone call of Charles Moore
Charles Moore would like to know if President Roosevelt wants Representative Corliss elected. Several Sound Money Democrats are willing to support Corliss if Roosevelt believes his election is desirable. Moore can make arrangements for Donald McDonald Dickinson not to manage the Democratic campaign.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-21
Memorandum for the president
Senator Louis E. McComas would like Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody released from an engagement so that Moody can speak at the closing of the campaign in Baltimore, Maryland.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-22
Letter from B. Frank Mebane to Theodore Roosevelt
B. Frank Mebane encourages President Roosevelt and his administration to support the reelection campaign of Senator Pritchard of North Carolina. Mebane claims that Pritchard has made North Carolina a Republican state. Mebane also commends Roosevelt, saying that he is a “happy blend of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson and Wm. McKinley.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-25
Letter from John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks to Theodore Roosevelt
John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks alerts President Roosevelt that several opposition tickets cooperating with the Democrats have emerged from the Republican Party in Delaware.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-27
Letter from Benjamin B. Odell to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Odell appreciates President Roosevelt’s efforts to support his campaign. Odell returns a letter from Francis C. Travers to William Loeb that Roosevelt had enclosed in a previous letter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-27
Telegram from George W. Dunn to Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Dunn understands that President Roosevelt cannot attend the mass meeting at Cooper Union but Dunn would appreciate a letter or telegram from the President to Chairman Robert C. Morris urging support for the entire ticket.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-28
Letter from John Byrne to Francis C. Travers
John Byrne opposes the socialism of David B. Hill’s policies just as he opposed the socialism of William Jennings Bryan’s policies in 1896 and 1900. He cannot support anyone who supports Bryan and he feels that the Democratic Party has fallen low to accept Hill’s policies as part of its platform. Byrne urges Francis C. Travers to oppose such men for the sake of the country.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-29
Letter from Marcus Braun to William Loeb
Marcus Braun would like Secretary of State John Hay to make an address on the Lower East Side of New York, New York. He believes this would help the Republicans elect Charles S. Adler to Congress.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-15
Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb
James Sullivan Clarkson forwards a letter from Marcus Braun and supports Braun’s idea to send Secretary of State John Hay to New York, New York, to give speeches and secure votes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-16
Letter from E. H. R. Green to James Sullivan Clarkson
E. H. R. Green sends a circular that was created by Robert Winston Dowe, the collector at Eagle Pass, Texas, which is damaging their campaign in Texas’s 15th Congressional district.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-20
Letter from J. W. Babcock to Theodore Roosevelt
Representative Babcock is concerned about the upcoming elections, particularly in Delaware where there are two Republican nominees. Babcock believes this situation ensures a victory for the Democrats.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-14
Letter from James M. Forshee to Theodore Roosevelt
James M. Forshee appeals to President Roosevelt to use his influence with the National Executive Committee of the Republican Party to send help to North Carolina, both financially and with speakers. Only Senator Pritchard has spoken in the state.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-08
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Lodge reports on the dangerous political situation in New England being caused by the coal strike. Lodge says schools are closing for lack of fuel and the cry for the government to take control of the coal mines is getting more insistent. Lodge understands President Roosevelt can do nothing directly but asks if there is anything the government can appear to be doing to stop the strike.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-27
Memorandum from Robert Winston Dowe to Customs Employees
Collector Dowe informs customs employees that they are not required to make campaign contributions to candidates for the Fifteenth Congressional District of Texas. He advises against making campaign contributions to any candidates.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-30
Telegram from David Bremner Henderson to Theodore Roosevelt
Speaker Henderson is withdrawing from the Congressional election as his views on trusts and free trade could damage the Republican party. He believes that any Republican will be victorious in Iowa against the weak Democratic nominee.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-17
Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Bucklin Bishop praises President Roosevelt’s recent speeches while encouriging him to resist traveling after his recent accident. He encloses articles he has written concerning the speeches and mentions Governor Odell’s work in helping Roosevelt on the campaign trail.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-24
Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends newspaper clippings regarding President Roosevelt’s propostion for a constitutional amendment as well as his campaign.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-25
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Lodge is worried about the news of President Roosevelt’s surgery and feels guilty about his last letter full of worry about the coal strike. Lodge asks if there is anything Attorney General Knox can do about the situation. Lodge reports on Massachusetts campaign news.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-25
Telegram from Joseph M. Dixon to Frank Harper
The West Virginia tour will be arranged after Theodore Roosevelt’s return on April 1. Senator Dixon wired last night about the Detroit, Michigan meeting.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-03-23