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Commissioner General of Immigration Sargent informs William Loeb that he is leaving for an inspection of the borders and encloses memos should he need to be contacted. Sargent attended the convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and their delegates are excited about President Roosevelt and plan to vote for him in November’s election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
Whitelaw Reid reports to President Roosevelt on the recent visit of railroad executive Edward Henry Harriman. Although Harriman said he would soon visit George B. Cortelyou and Cornelius Newton Bliss, he expressed no opinion about Roosevelt’s nomination acceptance letter. Harriman also expressed confidence in the outcome of the New York State elections, including Governor Benjamin B. Odell’s control of the party and Frank Wayland Higgins’s pending nomination for governor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
Eugene Hay writes to President Roosevelt to express his admiration for Roosevelt’s presidential nomination acceptance letter and his policies. He also notes his confidence that regardless of how New York state votes, Roosevelt will be elected based on his success in New England and the Western states.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
John Henry Hammond tells William Loeb that he has inquired whether Hart Lyman, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Tribune, will publish a letter written by Hammond answering “the charge which was made against the President.” Hammond notes that enough time has passed that he does not think the Tribune will publish the letter, but they might do so with encouragement from the Republican campaign managers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
Senator Hale writes to President Roosevelt about the recent election. One of the best results, he believes, was the increased support for the Republican cause in Maine. Hale attributes the success of the party to people’s interest in Roosevelt and his administration. He also compliments the work of Republican National Chairman George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
Theodore Roosevelt explains why he will not try to obtain a seat in the United States Senate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-16
Theodore Roosevelt tells W. H. Coles the matter of Progressive Party and Republican Party nomination tickets must be settled by two political conventions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-02
Nicholas II and General Obruchev look over a “War Map” spread on a table, with “Russia” on one side, “England” on the other, and “Afghanistan” between them. Beneath the table, having come through a “Nihilists’ Private Trap Door,” is “the Herald’s Special Correspondent” with an over-sized right ear, listening and holding a notebook labeled “N. Y. Herald.” Caption: Instantaneous sketch by Puck’s special artist of the Herald’s special correspondent getting his important information about the Czar and Gen. Obrutscheff.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-06
Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge knows that President Roosevelt is disappointed that his nominee for the District Attorney of Delaware, William Michael Byrne, was not confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. However, La Farge thinks the failed confirmation can become a positive for Roosevelt’s 1904 presidential campaign. By nominating La Farge’s suggestion John P. Nields, someone who is backed by the Delaware state bar, Roosevelt can strike back at John Edward Addicks and his supporters while not antagonizing Senator Hanna. La Farge believes such a strategy would paint Roosevelt as someone in control of the party and still true to himself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-04
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt relays Robert Croker’s opinion of President Roosevelt’s dinner with Booker T. Washington. Croker believes the dinner was an excellent political move and will secure one hundred votes for every vote it lost.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-25