Republican Party (Ind.)

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson updates President Roosevelt on his visits to states and campaigning for the upcoming election. He has recently been in Wisconsin, and believes that Roosevelt “may dismiss all concern from your mind about the electoral vote.” Wilson has also observed the effect of William Jennings Bryan’s visit to Indiana, and comments on the strength of the Republican Party’s organization there.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-30

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Beveridge for the plank at the Indiana State Republican Convention endorsing Roosevelt’s policies. He hopes Beveridge will like an upcoming speech he will be giving.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-14

President Roosevelt writes to Henry S. New about getting Edward Gustave Halle to work with German American voters in Indiana like he successfully did in Illinois. Roosevelt does not believe they should take chances in Indiana, where William Jennings Bryan and other Democrats think the Republican voter base is weak.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-11

Indiana Attorney General Bingham reports that the electoral situation in his state was worse than he expected. He, along with many other Republicans, felt ignored by Republican headquarters under the management of Senator Albert J. Beveridge.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-06

Senator Beveridge encloses Theodore Roosevelt a newspaper article to read, and comments that the Indiana Republican organization was so encouraged by the recent election figures that it has made them “really quite cocky,” and they have decided to keep their headquarters open.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-25

Senator Beveridge is not disheartened by the recent election results. In spite of the various challenges facing them in the election, which he lists, Indiana Republicans produced stronger results compared to many other states. He has heard that if it were not for Theodore Roosevelt’s work in New York, it would have gone far more Democratic than it did.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-17

Creator(s)

Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927

Russell B. Harrison has received President Roosevelt’s request for him to return a letter concerning Delevan Smith, and does so with haste. Harrison says that he has treated the letter as a private communication, as Roosevelt requested. He explains his recommendation that the letter not be shown to Smith, as he owns a newspaper which could potentially attack Roosevelt. Harrison and other Indiana Republicans have been disgusted by the actions of the Indianapolis News. Harrison regrets that he did not mention his desire for a position at a time when he needed one, but he wanted the suggestion to come from Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-09

Congressman Abraham Lincoln Brick thanks President Roosevelt for many of his actions while in office, which Brick describes as having “an epoch making character.” At the present moment, his appreciation focuses on a letter Roosevelt has just published. Brick assures Roosevelt that the Republican Party will rebound in Indiana and the state will send “a normal republican representation to Congress this fall.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-21

Senator Beveridge writes to request President Roosevelt’s help in a redistricting matter that will relocate the headquarters of the Rural Free Delivery district from Cincinnati to Indianapolis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-15

The writer highlights quotes from the speech Albert J. Beveridge gave regarding President Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05

Lucius B. Swift is honored to be invited to come to Washington to speak with President Taft about conditions in Indiana, but unfortunately cannot afford the expense of traveling. He believes the population of Indiana support Taft’s determination to call a special session of Congress to ratify the Canadian treaty if necessary, and overall back Taft’s policies. Indiana Republicans as a whole are progressive, and Swift believes they will continue to hold power in the state organization, and that those Republicans opposing them will fall in line. Swift approves of Taft’s actions to remove postmasters from being political positions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-02

The author of the article analyzes Republican losses and the Democratic victory in Indiana following the 1908 election, where James E. Watson was defeated in his Senate race. This defeat is attributed to a number of things such as the local temperance movement and Governor J. Frank Hanly’s determination to call an ill-advised special session of the legislature. However, more broadly the author points to a lack of unity within the party, poor organization on the part of the Republican party, and a resistance to machine rule.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-07

President Roosevelt believes that it is not important to campaign vigorously in Indiana, preferring to focus the Republican Party’s energy in New York. This is in part due to a dislike of Charles W. Fairbanks, whom he did not want on the ticket. Roosevelt is not popular among the Republican leadership in Indiana.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-02

An unknown writer reports on the conference of Republican editors of the Eleventh Congressional District held in Logansport, Indiana, on May 10. The conference topics included the outcomes of the General Assembly, newspapers that act in their own interests and not that of the Republican Party, and candidates for the presidential nomination.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-14

Senator Beveridge writes to President Roosevelt to report on the Indiana Republican Convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-28

Republican newspaperman and publisher Russel M. Seeds thanks President Roosevelt for acknowledging his note. The review of Francis E. Leupp’s book has already appeared in the Indianapolis Journal, but the resolutions endorsing candidates in the upcoming election have not yet been published, excepting the “presidential paragraph” endorsing Roosevelt, which was picked up by local newspapers.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-07

Russel M. Seeds encloses both a review of Francis E. Leupp’s book, and resolutions to be used at the Congressional convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-01

Sheet music for “Rally the Standard of ‘Abe’ Lincoln,” a campaign song for President Coolidge’s 1924 presidential campaign. The cover features images of Abraham Lincoln, President Coolidge, Charles Gates Dawes, and Ed Jackson. Dawes was Coolidge’s vice presidential candidate and Jackson was the Republican gubernatorial candidate for Indiana.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1924

These two newspaper articles discuss highlights of Theodore Roosevelt’s administration and praise his efforts. The writer states that Indiana is very proud of Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-12