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Letter from Frank P. MacLennan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Frank P. MacLennan to Theodore Roosevelt

Frank P. MacLennan appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s letters and plans to give them to his daughter. Some of Roosevelt’s friends in Kansas are mistaken about his position regarding the presidential election, especially Governor Walter Roscoe Stubbs. He suggests Roosevelt write Stubbs and clearly state his position on being nominated. He discusses his farm, including the crops, haying, and his homing pigeons. MacLennan will be in New York in December for business meetings and wants to take up Roosevelt’s invitation. He comments on being vice president of publishing associations. Recently, he started publishing a full sheet of comics in black, red, and blue, in his newspaper and believes he is the first to do so. In a postscript, MacLennan apologizes for writing such a long letter. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-05

Letter from William H. Taft To Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft To Theodore Roosevelt

William H. Taft has just returned from an extensive speaking tour in the West and reports to President Roosevelt that on the whole he thinks it went over very well. He is intending not to campaign, but mostly to drum up enthusiasm and excitement. Taft also discusses at length the political situation in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. He intends to travel next through the South, stopping in Washington, D.C. before returning to Ohio. Taft is optimistic about the campaign and feels that Roosevelt’s letters to William Jennings Bryan have helped immensely.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-09

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

William H. Taft encloses a letter that is being sent out widely by General Solicitor of the Burlington Railroad James Blythe. Taft discusses the stops on his trip and writes that, based on the reception thus far, he feels the campaign will be a success even if there are still worries about the labor vote. Support for William Jennings Bryan appears to be waning after President Roosevelt’s swift attack. Taft has written to Treasurer of the Republican National Committee George Rumsey Sheldon about avoiding contributions from trust affiliates and instead soliciting businessmen across the country. The election is four weeks away, and Taft is anxious for the speeches and events that precede it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-03

Letter from William H. Taft to William Nelson Cromwell

Letter from William H. Taft to William Nelson Cromwell

William H. Taft humbly thanks William Nelson Cromwell for his generous donation to Taft’s election campaign, but cannot accept it. Taft reminds Cromwell that while he has no doubt of Cromwell’s disinterested support, such a large donation would be a liability to the campaign, and would limit the two to only friendly, non-official relations in the future due to the appearance, however unfounded, of impropriety.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-06

Letter from S. S. McClure to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from S. S. McClure to Theodore Roosevelt

S. S. McClure encloses Pastor Charles Wagner’s article about his visit to the White House and Ida Tarbell’s paper on Rockefeller. McClure wants to publish an article about Roosevelt’s first term in the October issue. McClure would like to publish an article explaining Roosevelt’s “Paul Morton letter.” Morton was Second Vice-President of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System. McClure discusses his recent trip to Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and the time he spent with Missouri Governor Joseph Folk, whose leadership he praises. In the letter’s postscript, McClure asks that Edith Roosevelt look over the “conversation part” of the article concerning Wagner’s visit to the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-18

Kansas in doubt after Taft trip

Kansas in doubt after Taft trip

A staff correspondent for the Chicago Tribune reports on President William Howard Taft’s recent visit to Kansas. Governor Walter R. Stubbs honored the president and accompanied him everywhere. Taft made friends with his smile and good humor, but there does not appear to be much change in political opinion after Taft’s visit. Many Progressives do not agree with his recent actions and policies as President such as the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, vetoing the wool, cotton, and farmer free list bill, and his Canadian reciprocity treaty. There is much opposition to Taft in Kansas, but it is not clear who else might have the vote in Kansas, perhaps Robert M. La Follette, Woodrow Wilson, or Albert Baird Cummins.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-29

Kansans oppose Taft’s policies

Kansans oppose Taft’s policies

The Chicago Daily Tribune continues their series on President Taft’s re-election campaign in the midwest. Following Taft’s campaign stop in Hutchinson, Kansas, the Tribune’s correspondent spoke with the public on their opinion of Taft. Generally, the insurgent Republican force is strong in Kansas. Kansans support the progressive wing of the Republican Party, favoring conservation policies and increased regulation of trusts and railroads. Kansas farmers oppose the Payne-Aldrich tariff act bill and reciprocity with Canada. Compared with other parts of the midwest, Kansan were more seriously considering Robert M. La Follette for the Republican nomination. Senator Joseph L. Bristow is a leader of the progressives in this region. As the progressive moment gains strength in Kansas, there is an increasing possibility of the Democrats carrying the state in the next election. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-28

Kansas and Iowa centers of fight

Kansas and Iowa centers of fight

A staff correspondent writes of the political situations in Kansas and Iowa developing around the potential presidential nominees and senators from each state. Many possibilities and political stances are suggested including the idea that Senator Albert Baird Cummins would be a compromise for Republicans who are split between William H. Taft and Robert M. La Follette, though Cummins is a solid supporter of La Follette and will not run against him. Many believe a third party might arise amongst the division.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-02

The confusion of tongues

The confusion of tongues

A disagreement has broken out among Republicans who were working to construct a tower labeled “Republican Harmony.” They have broken off into small factions clustered around building blocks labeled “Progressivism” with the Republican elephant sitting against it sniffing “Smelling Salts,” “Radicalism” over which “Munsey” and “Woodruff” are engaged in a discussion, “Conservatism” on which President Taft sits gesturing toward “La Follette” who is standing on his head and “Pinchot” trying to make a point to “Barnes” who is facing a diminutive “Job Hedges,” “Standpatism” around which “Cummins, Cannon, Sherman, Penrose, [and] Root” are involved in a heated discussion, and “Meism” upon which Theodore Roosevelt is jumping up and down and gesturing wildly. Others present are “Dixon [and] W.B. McKinley” who appear about to come to blows, as are “Perkins [and] Garfield.” “Lorimer,” wearing a bandage labeled “Vindication,” addresses “Lodge [and] “Gov. Stubbs” and, in the background, on the right, the man standing on a block addressing a crowd may be Charles W. Fairbanks. The few tools visible sit idle. Caption: Sad finish of the Republican tower of Babel.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-06-12

Burton quits “Jerusalem”

Burton quits “Jerusalem”

Senator Burton has resigned his position as president of the Jerusalem Exhibit Company. The company is building a replica of Jerusalem for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. State Representative Stubbs has succeeded Burton as company president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-20

Is no more president

Is no more president

Senator Burton has resigned the presidency of the Jerusalem Exhibit Company and will be succeeded by State Representative Stubbs. The company is building a replica of Jerusalem for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-20

Burton won’t run show

Burton won’t run show

Senator Burton has resigned the presidency of the Jerusalem Exhibit Company and will be succeeded by State Representative Stubbs. The company is building a replica of Jerusalem for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-20

Senator Burton resigns

Senator Burton resigns

Senator Burton has resigned his position as president of the Jerusalem Exhibit Company. The company is building a replica of Jerusalem for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. State Representative Stubbs has succeeded Burton as company president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-20