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Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

New York State Republican Committee Chairman Woodruff updates William Loeb on the campaigns of Fifth Assembly District Leader Robert A. Sharkey and of Senator Eugene Mabbett Travis for control of the Eleventh Assembly District in New York. Woodruff feels he can neither support not speak out against Governor Charles Evans Hughes at this time, and he is worried Stevens’s victory in Niagara will encourage those hostile to President Roosevelt. He assesses other district candidates and their potential to have a positive impact. Although he knows Loeb may not be able to help directly, he appeals to him for aid if possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-19

Creator(s)

Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913

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A prisoner labeled “McKane” sits on a bench labeled “Reserved for Bosses who Steal Elections” at Sing Sing prison. McKane is holding a large pair of scissors, a measuring tape, fabric and thread. He is looking back at the new arrival, Edward Murphy Jr., sitting in a chair labeled “U.S. Senator,” that is being lifted over the wall of the prison by a pair of hands labeled “Justice.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-04-04

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

The alderman’s alternative – to Sing Sing, or Canada?

The alderman’s alternative – to Sing Sing, or Canada?

A man, possibly Jacob Sharp or one of the aldermen he bribed, holds a carpetbag labeled “Broadway Street Car Boodle,” and looks up at a street sign pointing in two directions, to the left “To Canada” and to the right “To Sing Sing” where a policeman waits, holding a “Warrant Arrest.” A man on the left, carrying a similarly labeled carpetbag, is running toward the river where there is a sign labeled “Ferry.” Across the river are estates labeled “Chase, Stewart, Scott, Eno, [and] Mandelbaum.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1886-01-27

Creator(s)

Wales, James Albert, 1852-1886

Calbert freed through aid of president

Calbert freed through aid of president

George Calbert, whose true name is George Caldwell, has been pardoned by Governor Odell after the intercession of President Roosevelt and Edward Henry Harriman. Caldwell had been arrested during a raid on the Ariston Baths. Caldwell is a member of a prominent Kentucky family and his sister, Margaret, used family connections to secure his release.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-29

Creator(s)

Unknown