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President Roosevelt returns Senator Mitchell’s letter. The only course open to Senator Platt seems to be to remain as chairman of the committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-24
President Roosevelt doubts that Senator Lodge would even allow his name to be considered for chairman of the Republican National Committee. Nicholas Murray Butler’s last letter convinced Roosevelt to take an “open step” in the post office scandals. He would like to appoint Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad to investigate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-25
George P. Waldorf encloses resolutions passed by the Lucas County Republican Central Committee and reviews the local opinion on Senator Hanna. He hopes that President Roosevelt can develop a strong relationship with Hanna.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-23
Hugo Munsterberg welcomes the new Roosevelt administration and hopes for peaceful relations between Germany and the United States under President Roosevelt’s leadership.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-20
President Roosevelt requests information on the political situation in Alabama. He does not know where to get reliable information due to the fighting among and between the Democrats and Republicans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-12
President Roosevelt compliments Judge Lewis on his “manly” letter to Park Agnew and asks his opinion of the postmaster and other officeholders in Virginia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-16
Writing shortly after the 1916 Republican National Convention, William T. Hornaday expresses his dismay and disgust at the current state of the Republican Party which he feels is led by “pacifists, slackers and hyphenates, who are neither patriotic nor intelligent.” Hornaday believes that the nation as a whole has become “soft” and “rotten” and deserving of a “good licking.” He praises Theodore Roosevelt’s leadership ability and wishes that the Republican Party had nominated him for another term.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-12
Allen M. Hiller asks Theodore Roosevelt to give a lecture at the New Haven University Extension Centre, offering flexible dates, a warm welcome, and emphasizing the positive impact his visit would have on the community and the program.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-12
James M. Sligh urges Theodore Roosevelt to accept the 1912 Republican nomination, believing he is the only one who can unite the party and prevent its defeat.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-09
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
Geraughty, Patrick J., 1839-1926
John B. Jackson, United States Diplomat to Persia, writes that diplomatic representatives have been told to push Shah Muẓaffar al-Dīn Shāh of Iran to honor his constitutional oath. Russian Minister Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin and British chargé d’affaires Cecil Spring Rice have special interests and do not favor joint or individual action by the others. Jackson writes that action could lead to stronger parliamentary influence and help protect the Shah. The country is in anarchy and he asks for further instructions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-22
Dean Sage gives President Roosevelt some advice about purchasing waterproof boots. He also tells Roosevelt he is pleased with Roosevelt’s account of a cougar hunt which he is reading. Sage wishes Roosevelt success in his presidency.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-12
Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou acknowledges receiving the letter from Elisha Ely Garrison. If Cortelyou were to continue as Chairman, he would expect the Committee might purchase copies of Garrison’s book for circulation as it did in the past; but since Cortelyou does not intend to continue, he cannot bind his successor to make such a purchase. Cortelyou then notes, in his capacity as Postmaster General, that no charges have been filed against the postmaster in Christmas, Arizona, mentioned by Garrison, but he will give the case full consideration if charges should be filed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-03
Before President Roosevelt gives his planned “The Man with the Muckrake” speech, Frank Putnam of National Magazine asks him to read an article which he believes demonstrates that there is genuine, widespread resentment about economic oppression throughout the country. Putnam admires Roosevelt and believes that he could play a role in the “Third Revolution,” which will free people from “industrial bondage.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-11
Political cartoon of President Roosevelt and a miniature George B. Cortelyou smiling at a Republican elephant that had been hidden under a hat.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-01
Governor Odell wrote to President Roosevelt that he would be unable to meet with Roosevelt as planned. Odell stated that he will be in charge in New York state “absolutely and be permitted to pass judgment on everything until it is decided upon.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-21
James MacGregor Burns discusses Theodore Roosevelt and leadership, and he asserts that as a leader Roosevelt should be judged a success because he was able to convince people to follow him. Burns also believes that Roosevelt, as a progressive, put liberty before order, and he argues that Roosevelt’s competence could be called into question because of his decision to challenge William H. Taft for the presidency in 1912. Burns discusses Roosevelt’s options in all of the elections from 1908 to 1920.
Two photographs of Roosevelt from 1905 illustrate the article.
President Roosevelt sits atop the Republican elephant, attempting to pull George B. Cortelyou up to the national chairmanship while the elephant tries to pull Cortelyou down.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904
Grover Cleveland is determined not to be a presidential candidate and doubts that the Democrats can nominate a “decent” candidate to challenge President Roosevelt. William Randolph Hearst’s campaign is not expecting presidential success but is ultimately seeking a more prominent role for Hearst in the Democratic party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-29
Theodore Roosevelt responds to Mary Bowditch Forbes’s letter that there are pacifist women just as much as there are pacifist men. Sometimes women can also vote better than the men, but it still comes down to leadership.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1917-01-04