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Frank Harper will see that Edward H. Walker’s suggestion gets into the proper hands, and Theodore Roosevelt hopes to carry Southern states at the Progressive Party’s convention in Chicago.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-03
Theodore Roosevelt summarizes his memory of the decision making process regarding certain lines in the trust plank of the Progressive Party platform at the National Progressive Convention. There has been controversy over George W. Perkins’s role in the matter, but Roosevelt was never presented with evidence that Perkins acted dishonestly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-13
Senator Bristow encloses a letter from President Benton of the University of Vermont requesting a meeting with Theodore Roosevelt for a student admirer. Henry Justin Allen reported having a great time at the National Progressive Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-13
William Draper Lewis, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania, enjoyed the work at the National Progressive Convention and offers his impressions on the passage of several of the party’s planks. He will be glad to contribute to the progressive cause, subject to the limitations of his duties at the law school.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-11
Jane Addams thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the messages he sent to the female delegates at the National Progressive Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-10
Henry Justin Allen agrees to second Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential nomination at the National Progressive Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-31
Medill McCormick and the local committee in charge of the Progressive Convention believe that the convention should be held at the Chicago Coliseum. Illinois progressives have passed resolutions arguing for support of Theodore Roosevelt and calling for county conventions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-16
There will be an enthusiastic delegation from Colorado at the Progressive National Convention and Judge Lindsey is looking forward to seconding Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-21
Benjamin Franklin Fridge and John Milliken Parker have decided that the Progressive convention in Mississippi will be a “white convention.” The convention will be called for August 1 and should send a full delegation to the National Progressive Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-24
Bainbridge Colby encloses a proof of a statement regarding preparations for the National Progressive Convention in Chicago, Illinois. He requests approval of the statement and would like it shown to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-26
Senator Dixon would like Theodore Roosevelt to deliver his speech to the National Progressive Convention on Tuesday in the Chicago Coliseum. He requests Roosevelt’s authorization for this arrangement as the convention program needs to go to the printers tomorrow.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-31
Senator Dixon reviews the tentative schedule for the National Progressive Convention which will be centered around Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at noon on Tuesday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-02
Several cities have offered to host the Progressive National Convention. Public opinion in California is favorable toward the California delegation’s actions at the Republican National Convention. Governor Johnson suggests that the Progressive Party needs an “adequate publicity bureau.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-28
Six quotations and speech excerpts from Theodore Roosevelt on the topic of conservation. The excerpts highlight Roosevelt’s belief that the United States has been wasteful in its use of natural resources and that it must use better judgment in the future to ensure that the resources that have allowed the nation to grow and prosper will be available for future generations.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
This booklet includes Theodore Roosevelt’s speech before the National Convention of the Progressive Party in Chicago, as well as “Thirty-three notable achievements of the Roosevelt Administration” and eight policies “recommended by Mr. Roosevelt.”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-08-06
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with William H. Moody’s letter, which Charles G. Washburn has sent. Roosevelt discusses the speeches he will make ahead of the upcoming Progressive National Convention in Chicago.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-16
The sheet music for “Bull Moose March” by Erwin R. Schmidt is a new edition and noted as the “First and Original March, Dedicated to the National Progressive Convention, Chicago, August 5, 1912.”
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1912
Lyrics for ten patriotic songs to be sung by the assembly at the First National Progressive Convention at the Coliseum in Chicago beginning Monday, August 5, 1912. The first song is called “Roosevelt,” written by C. H. Congdon, adapted from “Maryland, My Maryland.” Black text on white ground.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1912
Theodore Roosevelt has enclosed a pamphlet containing his letter to Julian LaRose Harris, his speech at the National Progressive Convention, and a report of actions of the colored Convention delegates. Roosevelt believes that “no honest man” would find fault with his actions at the Convention regarding the dismissal of Southern African American delegates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt addresses the “negro question,” concerning African American delegates to the National Progressive Convention. Roosevelt deliberately brought into the Progressive Party African American delegates of good character from the Northern states, which was accomplished by encouraging men in the North to act fairly toward their neighbors, giving African Americans the opportunity to earn respect instead of “paying obligation to them” as the Republican Party did in the South. Roosevelt argues that following the course of action taken by the Republican Party, while politically expedient, would ultimately be detrimental to both black men and white men in the South, as well as the Progressive Party itself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-06