Your TR Source
President Roosevelt was surprised by the 33,000 majority in Colorado. Roosevelt mentions his wish to go on a bear hunt in the spring, and asks Philip Battell Stewart if John B. Goff is the right man for the job.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-19
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph K. Morton for casting his vote for the president, and sends his regards to Morton’s daughter, Ettie Morton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-17
President Roosevelt thanks Louis N. Hammerling for his letter and asks him to express Roosevelt’s appreciation to the United Mine Workers of America, prominent in particular counties of Pennsylvania, for their vote.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-18
President Roosevelt has heard that his uncle Hilborne West voted for him and wanted to tell his aunt Susan Ann Elliott West how he has been thinking of them both.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-14
President Roosevelt has heard about how Joseph W. Winger voted for him and wanted to express his gratitude personally.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-14
President Roosevelt thanks Urias Bitzer for his vote, especially due to the circumstances under which he voted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-15
President Roosevelt is pleased that his brother-in-law William S. Cowles is returning to vote for Roosevelt. Roosevelt notes that his son Quentin Roosevelt and nephew “Sheffield”, William Sheffield Cowles, are quite cunning. The Roosevelt family eats breakfast together daily, barring guests, which is the main time he has with his family. Roosevelt writes that while no one knows about the upcoming presidential election, things look favorable for his reelection. First lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is planning a feast for Cabinet members on election night that could evolve into a celebration party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-18
President Roosevelt was pleased by Edward J. H. Tamsen’s intention to vote for him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-18
Theodore Roosevelt praises Henry Clews’ publication “Which is the Safer Vote to Count?”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-13
Theodore Roosevelt believes that every effort must be taken to put the presidential issues in the front and for there to be no cutting to the ticket.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-06
President Roosevelt tells N. B. Scott that clerks have the right to go home to vote. Roosevelt realizes that New York is a difficult state to win and believes one of the best approaches may be emphasizing what the administration has done in foreign matters. Roosevelt is concerned about the situation in Wisconsin with the “bolting Republican organization.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-07
Theodore Roosevelt is happy with their plurality of supporters in Indiana during the election. Roosevelt plans on winning the election as a “square, straightforward man.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-05
President Roosevelt writes to say Sergeant W. P. Sheridan deserved his vote for detective sergeant.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-26
President Roosevelt enjoyed the letter from Mrs. C. H. Brown and hopes her family members have the same political views.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-21
President Roosevelt asks Alexander McKenzie, Republican national committeeman, to get in touch with those who will shape the general policy of the Republican National Convention. Roosevelt is worried that the number of seconders may have already passed the requisite bounds.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-07
President Roosevelt describes a clipping sent by Nicholas Murray Butler and an interview with the editor of the Chicago-Record Herald. The clipping and the editor discussed how federal patronage for ambassador or minister positions could be used for swaying voters in the upcoming governor election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-17
President Roosevelt thanks Ben Brave for his kindness and is pleased that Brave will be voting in the fall. Roosevelt hopes that all Native Americans reach the point where they vote and are equal citizens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-02
President Roosevelt knew that Jacob Riis would be pleased with the Delaware appointment and gives Riis permission to use the photograph of Archibald Roosevelt. Roosevelt is following the New York campaign and asks if Riis will join him on the train when he goes to vote.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-15
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt appreciates that George Riker Bishop treats his letters confidentially without being asked. He hesitates to advise Bishop since he cannot participate in the political fight but thinks Bishop’s proposal about calling out primary votes as fraudulent is a good strategy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-25
Rudolph Forster sends William Loeb voter counts from several counties in the eighth congressional district of Mississippi, separating the returns into “White” and “Colored” columns.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-1909