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F. Bion McCurry is pleased that Governor Hadley declared his support for Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate. He suggests that a Roosevelt-Hadley ticket would “sweep the country” and elect the entire state ticket in Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-24
Barlett Sinclair informs Theodore Roosevelt that support for Senator William Edgar Borah as William H. Taft’s vice-president is growing in the northwest. Barlett writes that Roosevelt’s endorsement of Borah would surely give a boost to his approval nationwide.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-06
Senator Lodge updates President Roosevelt on the status of several issues at the Republican National Convention, including several planks in the party’s platform, and the status of the vice presidential nomination.
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1908-06-16
Charles W. Fairbanks relays information, which he believes is satisfactory, regarding the election to President Roosevelt. He believes that Alton B. Parker is rapidly losing ground and that Roosevelt should win in New York by a large margin.
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1904-10-23
Henry Waldo Coe compliments President Roosevelt on the speech he gave at the unveiling of the Benjamin Rush statue and discusses the upcoming Republican National Convention. Coe informs Roosevelt that he will be attending as an alternate to the Oregon delegation and asks Roosevelt if he has any preference for the Vice Presidential nomination.
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1904-06-15
Colorado’s Republican leaders have decided that John Wallace Springer is the strongest western candidate for vice president. Colorado delegates will nominate Springer at the 1904 Republican National Convention.
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1904-04
Albert Shaw sends President Roosevelt a copy of a letter from Senator Beveridge. Shaw discusses potential vice-presidential nominees. He says that there is “absolutely no public sentiment” for Charles W. Fairbanks and recommends Illinois congressmen Robert R. Hitt or Joseph G. Cannon as vice-presidential choices.
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1904-06-03
Senator Beveridge writes to a friend regarding the potential candidacy of Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as the Republican vice president in 1904. Since Beveridge and Fairbanks were both from Indiana, he also discusses the potential impact on that state’s politicians, their opinions about the possible nomination, and promising candidates for Fairbanks’s Senate seat should it be vacated.
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1904-06-03
Elihu Root is working on his convention speech and wants to highlight the achievements of Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. Root is contacting the department heads to get their ideas and requests that William Loeb create a list from Roosevelt’s perspective. Root discussed the vice presidential nomination with Mr. Black, who is in favor of Joseph Gurney Cannon, and Root supports Robert R. Hitt.
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1904-05-31
Christopher Columbus Shayne reviews candidates for Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Vice President of the United States. For chairman he favors the selection of someone with passion and energy, and not just loyalty and ability. He recommends Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou as chairman. For vice president he suggests selecting someone who will get out votes in the next election. He recommends Senator Jonathan Dolliver of Iowa or former Senator from Nebraska David Henry Mercer as vice president. Shayne also provides suggestions on the Republican Party platform.
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1904-05-10
Leonard Schlup examines the vice presidential candidates in the 1900 presidential campaign: Theodore Roosevelt for the Republicans and Adlai E. Stevenson for the Democrats. Schlup explains that Roosevelt was a younger, more dynamic figure than his running mate President William McKinley while Stevenson was an older, more reserved personality than his running mate William Jennings Bryan. Schlup looks at the background of each candidate, and he notes their approaches to the office for which they were vying. He highlights their very different positions on the topic of imperialism, with Stevenson adopting an anti-imperial position.
A Republican campaign poster, a photograph of Stevenson, and two political cartoons from the 1900 campaign illustrate the article. A listing of the leadership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears on the second page of the article.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1989
Political cartoon featuring Theodore Roosevel on horseback in his Rough Rider uniform, with a typewriter, telephone, a hunting rifle, boxing gloves, and Indian clubs.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900
President Roosevelt holds a “vice-presidency” board on top of a log. Secretary of War William H. Taft looks on.
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1904-05-12
President Roosevelt holds a “presidency” violin and sits in a seat beside a chair labeled “Mark.” A Republican elephant holds a “vice-presidency” violin out to Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna, who walks away and says, “Here’s where I ‘stand pat.'” Meanwhile, Myron T. Herrick exits via stage right.
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1903-06-23
Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna has “Roosevelt’s Ohio indorsement” in his pocket as he holds up a cane and a note that reads, “Men in public life who know me, know very well that nothing can be forced upon me. M. A. Hanna.”
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1903-06-23
Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna attempts to control an elephant costume that President Roosevelt wears as several men run after it, including Indiana Senators Albert J. Beveridge and Charles W. Fairbanks. The elephant costume has a sign that reads, “GOP campaign of 1904. For Prest: T. Roosevelt. For Vice Prest. ?”
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1903-06
William H. Taft wears a suit made of “T. R.” tags and asks J. S. Sherman who is hiding in a hole, “Where have you been Jimmy boy?” Sherman replies, “Dare I come out?” In the background is a “Hearst volcano” with “letters” and “accusations.”
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1908-09-27
“Hot air” comes out of the “Rep. National Committee” as a bright sun in the shape of President Roosevelt’s face shines. A Republican elephant with “Standard Oil exposure” tied to its tail and “my policies” tied to one leg kicks Senator Joseph Benson Foraker. Foraker says, “I got mine, boys.” On the side is a “steamroller” and Frank H. Hitchcock, who has a “big can” tied to his suit, running away and saying, “I’m the original fall guy.” J. S. Sherman uses a net to attempt to capture a “vice presidency” bug and says, “I’ve got it!” while Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon stands on a stump, holding a “gag rule” gavel and a “Speech in Kansas,” and says, “And no one can boss me, d—n it.” Finally, William H. Taft rides Roosevelt’s big stick in circles and says, “I’m the heir to the Roosevelt policies and the best friend labor ever had.”
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1908-09-22
Uncle Sam sits on a fence and looks at nominees for president and vice-president of various parties: William H. Taft and J. S. Sherman of the Republican Party, William Jennings Bryan and John Worth Kern of the Democratic Party, Thomas E. Watson of the People’s Party, Eugene W. Chafin of the Prohibition Party, and Thomas Louis Hisgen of the Independence Party. Uncle Sam says to a teddy bear, “Well, they all know they’re it now!” The teddy bear replies, “But the worst is yet to come to most of ’em.”
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1908-08-26
Each of the four 1904 presidential and vice-presidential candidates are drawn with a coat of arms and a descriptive word. President Roosevelt’s word is “imperial,” Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbank’s word is “splendor,” Alton B. Parker’s word is “Jeffersonian,” and Henry Gassaway Davis’s word is “simplicity.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-12