Presidents--Elections

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday is certain that Theodore Roosevelt will be the successor to President Wilson, and he expects that Americans will be disgusted by Congress’s meager preparedness plan. Hornaday hopes that Roosevelt can help him prevent the re-election of Congressman Bennet who Hornaday considers to be a traitor. Hornaday also encloses a piece he wrote about the guacharo bird.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-04-01

Letter from Seth Bullock to Theodore Roosevelt

Seth Bullock sends Theodore Roosevelt clippings that he thinks are worth reading, as they are close to some of the ideas that Bullock and Roosevelt had discussed. He offers comments on the possibility of Roosevelt running for President in 1916, and advises him against attacking Wilson.

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Creation Date

1915-08-02

Postcard from E. L. Summers to Theodore Roosevelt

E. L. Summers of Almora, Illinois, promises his vote to Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson in the upcoming presidential election and assures that his home territory of Kane County, Illinois, “will not forget you.”

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Creation Date

1912-11-01

Letter from Alonzo H. Cox to Theodore Roosevelt

Alonzo H. Cox reports that the “old fellows” at the National Soldiers Home are delighted with Theodore Roosevelt’s Republican primary win in Ohio, and that they “all want Teddy to again be President.” The old soldiers dislike President Taft, who they call “bean belly Taft,” and believe that he only signed the new pension bill because of pressure from Roosevelt.

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Creation Date

1912-05-24

Letter from Charles H. Mohr to Theodore Roosevelt

Abbot Mohr does not believe Theodore Roosevelt wants to be president again. He is only running because his enemies have gotten his “fighting blood up.” Mohr believes Roosevelt will scare them into putting good planks in their platform.

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Creation Date

1912-03-24

Letter from Spencer B. Adams to Joseph M. Dixon

Attorney Adams laments the state of the Republican party in North Carolina since the election of William H. Taft and criticizes Taft’s treatment of southern Republicans. He also expresses enthusiasm for Roosevelt’s upcoming presidential campaign, to be led by Senator Dixon, and is confident of its success.

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Creation Date

1912-03-05

Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt

William Allen White forwards a statement, framed as a New Year’s resolution, announcing that Theodore Roosevelt will no longer make public his visitors or their conversations. He includes a “Winning Ticket” which lists “For President – Tar Baby – he say nothin’,” and “For Vice President – Br’er Fox: he lay low!”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-29

Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Douglas Robinson notifies President Roosevelt of several upcoming changes that will affect his trust, as well as those of Anna Roosevelt Cowles and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, due to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s illness. He needs Roosevelt’s consent to appoint a new trustee. Robinson has also been contacted by George Lee, who was wondering if Lee, Higginson & Company could arrange Roosevelt’s financial matters while he is abroad. Robinson congratulates Roosevelt on the election results, and enjoyed recently seeing Roosevelt’s sons, Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt.

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Creation Date

1908-11-30

Letter from J. Franklin Fort to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Fort of New Jersey invites President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to visit him and his wife, Charlotte E. Fort, at the New Jersey State Cottage at Sea Girt. Fort also congratulates Roosevelt on the results of the Republican National Convention, and says that he will work hard for William H. Taft’s campaign.

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Creation Date

1908-06-22

Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt

Paul Morton did not get a chance to see President Roosevelt before he left the dinner, but he will go to see him if Roosevelt wants. He believes that Secretary of War William H. Taft and William Jennings Bryan will be the candidates for president, but does not think the election has been decided. Roosevelt can do more than anyone to help Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-27

Letter from Frederic Harrison to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederic Harrison was greatly interested by President Roosevelt’s letter in which he expressed socialist ideas. Harrison will keep the letter confidential but hopes that Roosevelt might make his views public. He believes that Roosevelt’s reasons for not seeking re-election are convincing and conclusive.

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Creation Date

1908-01-06

Letter from Micah John Jenkins to Theodore Roosevelt

Micah John Jenkins, a Rough Rider, reminds President Roosevelt that he served as Acting Colonel in Cuba while Roosevelt was Brigadier Commander. Although Colonel Joseph H. Dorst and others have informed him that he is entitled to pay for the time he held the position, Jenkins has never sought it until now. He recently lost everything in a house fire, and writes to Roosevelt about the situation before applying for pay. He would like to speak privately with Roosevelt if possible. Additionally, he is pleased to read in the papers that Secretary of War William H. Taft is likely to be nominated as Roosevelt’s successor.

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Creation Date

1908-01-11

Letter from John Allison to Theodore Roosevelt

John Allison thanks President Roosevelt for his letter to his daughter, Emma V. Allison, who is ill. The letter brightened her mood considerably. Allison hopes, if Roosevelt is nominated for president in 1908, that not only is he elected, but that he receives the electoral vote of Tennessee. Allison provides a report on the Republican Party of Tennessee, calling it a “seething bed of factionalism” which has lost much of its power. Someone high up in the party should discipline the leaders in Tennessee. Allison explains how he would go about that if he were the one to do it.

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Creation Date

1907-11-25

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary to the Isthmian Canal Commission Bishop recounts an encounter he had with Charles T. Barney, the deposed president of the Knickerbocker Trust Company who recently died of a self inflicted wound, the previous summer. Barney remarked that if President Roosevelt were to run for a third term, “he will get none of my money!” causing Bishop to observe the overlap between wealthy Americans and Roosevelt’s opposition.

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Creation Date

1907-11-20

Letter from Edward Kent to Theodore Roosevelt

Arizona Territorial Chief Justice Kent thanks President Roosevelt for his stance on separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. Kent is hopeful that Roosevelt can persuade Congress to pass statehood legislation in the current session. Kent also believes that Arizona, should it become a state, would likely vote for Roosevelt, Territorial Governor Joseph H. Kibbey, and other Republican legislators, in the upcoming elections.

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Creation Date

1907-10-26

Letter from Alexander W. Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

Alexander W. Smith congratulates President Roosevelt on his recent series of speeches, and fondly remembers an earlier trip Roosevelt had taken to Atlanta. Smith also urges Roosevelt to reconsider his decision not to run for a third term.

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Creation Date

1907-10-14

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft has read Charles A. Conant’s letter regarding the Cuban currency, and while he believes President Roosevelt should heed Conant’s warning, he is suspicious that Conant is looking for a job related to it. In a handwritten postscript, Taft says he has heard positive news from Ohio about the upcoming election, but he will believe it after the vote, not before.

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Creation Date

1907-07-29

Letter from William H. Taft to William Loeb

Secretary of War Taft acknowledges receipt of William Loeb’s letter and the enclosures. Taft returns the envelope marked “Boss Loeb” and teases that people are “getting on to” the power that Loeb wields. Taft lists the members of the Republican National Committee about whom his presidential campaign wants to know more. He is interested in what will happen in regards to the New York Post Office.

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Creation Date

1907-07-09

Letter from Albert Baird Cummins to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Cummins updates President Roosevelt on the political situation in Iowa and the West, particularly regarding the current controversy in the Republican party. Although Roosevelt has stated that he does not want the nomination for president in 1908, Cummins urges him to accept, believing that he will win the nomination and re-election. This would allow Republicans to continue to pursue their agenda rather than drift into infighting and controversy.

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Creation Date

1907-04-23

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

James Sullivan Clarkson explains the political situation in Iowa to William Loeb. Clarkson is concerned that a group of powerful men and various corporations is conspiring to control delegations in Iowa and the surrounding states to the detriment of President Roosevelt and Vice President Taft. In particular General Dodge, a close friend of Governor Cumins, is thought to be behind the operation. Clarkson believes that most people will support Roosevelt’s cause, including capitalists who have criticized him in the past. A handwritten note posits that perhaps Dodge is actually on Roosevelt’s side and is influencing matters in his favor.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-24