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W. J. Oliver assures Theodore Roosevelt that his friends believe in him and are quietly supporting him because they know Roosevelt will cooperate at the proper time. The Tennessee National Committeeman will be Monroe C. Monday. Oliver hears from the south and west that support for Roosevelt will be forthcoming and the funds for a proper campaign will be available.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12
Walter L. Houser assures Theodore Roosevelt that every possible effort is used to nominate the Progressive Republican candidate, Philip Fox La Follette, at the Republican National Convention. Houser believes every part of the country has Progressive sentiment and all that is needed for success is organization and activity in every state.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-18
Houser, Walter L.
John O. Haynie encourages Theodore Roosevelt to accept the nomination because the Republican Party cannot win without him. Haynie printed thousands of leaflets and distributed them on behalf of Roosevelt during his last campaign and is ready to do all he can to help Roosevelt lead the Republican Party. Haynie encloses one of the leaflets.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-16
Haynie, John O. (John Oliver), 1846-1920
Malcolm D. Hart informs Theodore Roosevelt that there is more support for Roosevelt in the south than for William H. Taft, but Roosevelt doesn’t hear about it because southern republicans are afraid Roosevelt won’t accept a nomination and declaring support for Roosevelt could jeopardize their interests. Hart encourages Roosevelt to say he will accept a unanimous nomination before Taft’s supporters have too much control. Hart advises Roosevelt that he is certainly stronger than Taft, or anyone else, in Virginia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-14
Hart, Malcolm D. (Malcolm Duncan), 1866-1950
S. S. McNinch asks Theodore Roosevelt to avoid more declarations about the presidency, but to allow the people who choose him and force him to accept the nomination. McNinch has heard Democrats state Roosevelt is the only man who can to handle the trusts and they will support him as well. McNinch begs Roosevelt to not act irrevocably.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-13
Albert L. Doeg tells Theodore Roosevelt that the people of northwest Minnesota support Roosevelt becoming the next president and they hope he will agree to be the Republican presidential candidate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-13
Doeg, Albert L., 1861-1916
Adolphus E. Perry calls all members of the Republican Congressional Committee of Oklahoma together and wishes all members either attend or send a proxy. Perry handwrites a note to Theodore Roosevelt sharing that the district hopes to hold the first convention to elect delegates again, and last year Perry was the first delegate elected to the national convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-12
Perry, Adolphus E. (Adolphus Edward), 1867-1939
Richard Pretlow Ernst sends Theodore Roosevelt two newspaper clippings from the Louisville Evening Post. The editor, Richard Wilson Knott states that William H. Taft has ruined the Republican Party in Kentucky and Ernst agrees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-12
Peder O. Evensen tells Theodore Roosevelt he is promoting the Republican Progressive Party among the Scandinavian community in Chicago. Evensen asks Roosevelt to consider giving him a loan to restart his publication, the Varden. Evensen also shares his opinions on the presidential race what he thinks of William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
Evensen, Peder O. (Peder Olavs), 1843-
This pamphlet is a long list of reasons why someone should vote for Theodore Roosevelt to be president and continue the prosperity the Republican Party has brought to the United States over the last seven years. The author lists Roosevelt’s fearlessness, loyalty, and patriotism among other personal qualities. Deeds such as securing the Panama Canal, improving the Army and Navy, and his work for the workingman are also included.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-14
After having lunch with Theodore Roosevelt, Frank Knox gives an official statement that Roosevelt is not and will not run for the nomination to become a candidate for president. Many Republicans hope Taft will turn down the nomination so Roosevelt might step up and save Republicans by becoming the Republican presidential candidate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-14
Samuel Strasbourger writes of the importance of this moment when President Taft has called a special session of Congress to deal with tariffs, reciprocity, and other big issues facing the nation. Strasbourger believes the Republican Party can continue to make the country and its people prosperous if they stick to Republican principles. Taft will need to continue to be firm and courageous, willing to be vilified to do what is right for the country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-05
Draft of a speech prepared by Theodore Roosevelt to deliver before the 1912 Republican Convention in Chicago, Illinois. He believes the nominating votes have been fixed in President Taft’s favor and refuses to accept any nomination from the convention. Roosevelt announces he will run on a progressive platform.
1912-06
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt informs Frederick W. Kruse that he will become a New York City Police Commissioner. Roosevelt agrees with Kruse regarding the need for both practical sense and integrity in the Republican Party.
1895-04-27
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreword to History of the Republican Party, in which he discusses a speech made by Abraham Lincoln after his re-election to the presidency in 1864. Roosevelt exhorts readers to study the past in order to be able to offer better service in the present.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Frank A. Johnson regarding campaign strategy for the 1912 Presidential Election. Roosevelt advocates integrating the Republican Party into the progressive movement where possible, but notes that in New York, it must be a third party campaign.
1912-07-25
An article, written by Richard Barry, discussing why a Republican Congress is needed. This copy includes Theodore Roosevelt’s handwritten edits.
1918-09-27
Manuscript of a campaign speech on tariff law to be given by Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw in Richmond, Virginia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-27
Two Republican clubs, the Austro-Hungarian Republican League and the Colored Republican Club, will be factors in the coming campaign, in support of President Roosevelt’s re-election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-04