Republican National Convention

John O. Yeiser informs Frank Harper of the Nebraska Republican convention’s plan to split 16 delegate votes either for Robert M. La Follette or Theodore Roosevelt, depending on the preferential vote. Yeiser is advocating for Roosevelt to be the preferential vote, but Yeiser is sure those in favor of William H. Taft will devise a plan to defeat Roosevelt regardless of the preferential vote. Yeiser ends the letter by mentioning the pressure he has felt to withdraw his petition nominating Roosevelt for the primary ballot.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-30

John Callan O’Laughlin updates Roosevelt on the political landscape surrounding the Republican presidential nomination for the 1912 election. O’Laughlin reports solid support amongst the people and/or leaders of Ohio, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, and Alaska. O’Laughlin predicts Arkansas will go for President William H. Taft and says he would like to start work for Roosevelt in Alabama. O’Laughlin closes with saying “Catholic matter” will take a while and wishing Roosevelt and his family a merry Christmas and happy New Year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-21

Frank Knox reports to Theodore Roosevelt that support for Roosevelt to be the Republican presidential nominee is naturally spreading amongst the delegates. Knox cautions against allowing Gifford Pinchot to make a statement saying Roosevelt would accept the nomination and John Appleton Stewart convening a meeting of Roosevelt’s friends to discuss the nomination. Knox thinks both things would be bad publicity for Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-21

Charles Stacey tells Theodore Roosevelt that the soldiers and farmers of Ohio support Roosevelt as the Republican presidential nominee and do not want President William H. Taft. Stacey introduces himself as a Civil War veteran who received a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-19

The author tells of crowds that are eager for Theodore Roosevelt wherever he goes. The people want Roosevelt and demand that his name be placed on the ballot. The political situation continues to boil over as the National Convention approaches.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-26

Senator Robert M. La Follette will be leaving Washington soon to campaign aggressively in Ohio, William H. Taft’s home state. Public opinion has changed, indicating La Follette is not in the running for the nomination, instead Theodore Roosevelt and Taft will be the ones to fight to lead the Republican Party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Nathaniel C. Wright shares a newspaper clipping with Daniel Rhodes Hanna saying he is printing the article to offset the trouble caused by what The North American has been printing regarding Theodore Roosevelt not being a candidate for the presidency. The article states that while Roosevelt has made his intentions clear, progressive Republicans have not lost hope that he will step up if their efforts to have him nominated are successful.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-28

Ted Roosevelt poses for the cameras and chats with others at the Republican National Convention.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1936-06

Alice Roosevelt Longworth speaks to reporters at the Republican National Convention.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1936-06

R. Hal Williams examines the friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas B. Reed, who twice served as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Williams notes that despite their different backgrounds, the two Republicans became good friends united by their love of books, the workings of politics, and the fortunes of the Republican party. Williams presents forty-one letters exchanged between the two from 1888 to 1902, and he provides annotations to the letters in 117 endnotes.

Two photographs of Reed and one of Roosevelt visiting Reed’s home in Maine appear in the article. The article also features two photographs of King Hussein of Jordan visiting the USS Theodore Roosevelt in 1995 as well as a list of the members of the executive committee of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Roger A. Fischer examines the emergence of Theodore Roosevelt as a subject for political cartoonists in the years 1883-1884. Fischer highlights Roosevelt’s battles with the Tammany Hall political machine in New York City and his role at the 1884 Republican National Convention. Fischer argues that Roosevelt received a lot of attention because he was from New York City where the major magazines of the time had their offices.

The article features seven cartoons depicting Roosevelt and others, and it also includes a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive committee.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Newsreel footage of both 1932 Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention. Herbert Hoover is seen being nominated for president. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt speaks to the crowds from the podium. At the Democratic Convention, delegates march with banners supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932-06-01

John A. Gable begins his message by noting that the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) is in a strong financial position in 1977 thanks to an increase in membership dues and contributions at a time when many organizations are struggling to stay viable. He says that the TRA frequently receives letters from children, and he quotes from one of these in which a boy sent fifty cents to the TRA asking for pictures and information about Theodore Roosevelt. Gable acknowledges the receipt of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection of Walter Merriam Pratt who was active in Roosevelt’s political campaigns, served in World War I, and was a Trustee of the TRA. The collection will be added to the holdings of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City. Gable closes by noting the many contributions to the work of the TRA by Jessica Kraft, the first Curator of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1977

After having lunch with President Roosevelt at the White House, former New York governor Frank Swett Black reports that Roosevelt is certain to win the delegates from New York. The article also discusses the potential of Black becoming the newest U.S. Senator from New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-06

President Roosevelt plays a trumpet while Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks plays a cello at “the great one-man show concert.” The words “Chicago convention” are crossed out. There is “music for the Roosevelt march to the tune of ‘Mr. Dooley.'” Fairbanks’s music is for the “second fiddle to the tune of Roosevelt to be played very soft and low.” A “trust” man looks on and puts a bouquet of flowers on the stage.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-25

Chairman of the Republican National Committee George B. Cortelyou rides a Republican elephant with Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks that is about to land on a “nomination” pad. The elephant has just passed through a “Chicago convention” that President Roosevelt holds up. Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon looks on and cheers. William Jennings Bryan rides a Democratic donkey, holds a “St. Louis Convention” sign, and has a “16-2-1” feather in his hat.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-27

President Roosevelt watches Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks climb up a ladder to sit on a Republican elephant with “1904” on its ears. In the background is the “Chicago Convention.” Caption: Roosevelt: “Come up, old man, I’m glad of such good company.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-25

President Roosevelt reclines on a stage in “Chicago” and points a revolver up at Frank Swett Black.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-24

A “Republican convention” newsboy delivers a telegram that says “you are nominated!” to President Roosevelt, who reaches for the telegram.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-24

At the “Republican National Convention,” President Roosevelt presses a button that controls Frank Swett Black who holds a “nominating speech that approves T. R.” New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt and New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell sit beside each other on the stage while Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon receives shocks. Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge holds up “the platform.” Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks is on a wire and wears a sign that reads, “great vice-presidential slide for life.” All the delegates are puppets who vote for “Roosevelt.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-21