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R.M. Wanamaker informs Theodore Roosevelt that Republicans of Ohio are dissatisfied by the current presidential administration and are not likely to vote for William H. Taft. He wonders what Republicans can do to improve their party. He asks if he could meet Roosevelt during the first week of October in New York, possibly at The Outlook Office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-18
Nicholas Murray Butler informs Theodore Roosevelt of the general good feeling towards Roosevelt at a luncheon attended by Butler and southern politicians. Butler stresses that Roosevelt’s standing in the South has greatly improved upon his reelection and suggests some steps Roosevelt can take to cement that relationship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-16
Jacob A. Riis describes Governor Roosevelt’s work as governor of New York leading up to his nomination as Vice President. Riis laments losing Roosevelt as a governor but gives his full endorsement.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1900-09
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Edwin A. Van Valkenburg about the presidential election. He asserts his belief that he should run on a separate Progressive ticket rather than support President Taft’s Republican candidacy in a race against the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson. He contends that Taft’s nomination at the Republican National Committee was won by corrupt means.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-16
Theodore Roosevelt is glad that Charles J. Lisle is a delegate for Idaho to the State Convention and that Lisle “helped to give expression to the preponderant opinion of the Republican voters” of Idaho.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-10
Theodore Roosevelt had hoped to meet with Thomas H. Clark to thank him for his work at the meeting. Roosevelt hopes that Clark’s own campaign will be supported by every Progressive Republican in the twelfth district.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-18
President Roosevelt commends Republican Louis Adams Frothingham for putting up a fight in the Boston mayoral election despite his loss.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-14
President Roosevelt congratulates Senator Platt on the outcome in New York, which Roosevelt believes is beneficial to the Republican party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-21
Attorney Adams laments the state of the Republican party in North Carolina since the election of William H. Taft and criticizes Taft’s treatment of southern Republicans. He also expresses enthusiasm for Roosevelt’s upcoming presidential campaign, to be led by Senator Dixon, and is confident of its success.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-03-05