Representative government and representation--U.S. states

Judge Lindsey asks that President Roosevelt read the enclosed article written by former Denver District Court Judge Thomas B. Stuart on Big Bill Haywood’s trial. Lindsey describes the situation between himself and Governor Henry Augustus Buchtel and clarifies his statements regarding Senator Simon Guggenheim. Based on his knowledge of those involved, Lindsey feels that the Republican Party in Colorado is controlled by corporate interests and is largely against Roosevelt’s policies. In response, Lindsey asks if he can send Roosevelt a political pamphlet on the topic, and if they could meet in person in November to discuss matters.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-03

Frank Harper sends instructions to Senator Joseph Dixon regarding logistics for Theodore Roosevelt’s speeches and transportation during his planned campaign tour. Roosevelt dictated a conversation about the ineffectiveness of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law as enacted by President William Howard Taft’s administration. Roosevelt also takes issue with Taft’s inaction over the tariff and wants a commission established to revise it so that it benefits farmers and laborers. He believes in the people’s right to initiative and referendum, not as a replacement for representative government but as a means of ensuring it. President Taft feels that when the people elected him, “their voice was next to the voice of God,” but that in regard to passing judgment on their own laws they are not “entitled to rule.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Borden Durgee Whiting to explain the selection of Progressive Party representatives by Governor Johnson.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-25

Theodore Roosevelt thanks O. L. Brown for his telegram. Roosevelt agrees that Ohio was a magnificent victory and that the people of Indiana were not properly represented by the delegates at the state convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-23

George Cherrie writes to Theodore Roosevelt about whether he should accept the Progressive nomination for State Representative. He does not see himself as someone who has learned the “political game.” Cherrie also asks about Kermit Roosevelt and comments on the damage deer have done to his hay and that of neighboring farms.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-07-14

George Thompson does not feel Minnesota is being fairly represented in Washington, D.C., due to the actions of Representative J. T. McCleary. Thompson believes McCleary does not speak for President Roosevelt regarding the tariff legislation, and he wishes Roosevelt to send him a statement to that effect.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-30

Rollo Ogden of The Evening Post declines President Roosevelt’s invitation to attend a conference in Washington, D.C., but relays that Roosevelt may communicate with Francis E. Leupp anything he wishes Ogden to know. Ogden asserts the need for the Republican Party to address African American disfranchisement, or the Democratic party may secure a majority in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College by impeding African American votes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-30

William E. Chandler assures President Roosevelt of supportive public opinion in the Southern United States in regard to Roosevelt’s policies on civil rights, fiscal policies, Panama, and Cuba despite Congressional representation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Editor of the Galveston City Times William H. Noble discusses his paper’s support for President Roosevelt as the Republican nominee. Noble references his letter to Roosevelt of October 18, 1903, in which he asserted the need to appoint African Americans to political offices in Texas.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-20