Whitman, Charles S., 1868-1947

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-08-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Britton, Edward Earl, 1859-1921

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that, although the judge threw out most of his best evidence in the libel suit, it was a positive outcome. He is disheartened that New York Republicans seem to be turning on the right tenets of government in the Constitutional Convention. Seduced by William Barnes and under the poor leadership of Governor Charles S. Whitman, New York is looking bad compared to other Republicans outside of the state.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt congratulates General Wotherspoon on his appointment, and hopes that the General and his wife can come and spend the night and talk about military matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William J. Carroll asks Theodore Roosevelt to help him “get justice” in District Attorney Charles S. Whitman’s office by having him take up Carroll’s case. He has proof that Whitman and his assistants have acted dishonestly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-10

Creator(s)

Carroll, William J.

John Robert Greene tells the story of Frederick Morgan Davenport of New York state, whose political affiliations would move from the Republican party to the Progressive party, back to the Republicans, and would end with him as a supporter of the New Deal working for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. Greene covers Davenport’s early career as a minister and teacher with an interest in the history of American revivals. He details his entry into New York politics and discusses his interest in adoption of the direct primary which led him to seek the support of Theodore Roosevelt. Greene examines the warfare in the Republican party between 1912 and 1916, and he notes Davenport’s work for Syracuse University in the 1920s. Davenport’s support of President Herbert Hoover and his work on behalf of tariff reform are covered as is Davenport’s gradual embrace of the New Deal while heading two agencies dealing with government personnel matters. Greene notes that Davenport was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal in 1951.

Two of Davenport’s campaign posters, a photograph of the 1912 Progressive Party convention in Chicago, and a political cartoon from the 1912 campaign illustrate the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Seth Low was initially hesitant when he heard Representative Herbert Parsons’s plan for a fusion of the Republican Party and the Independence League for upcoming local elections. However, he has been convinced that such a move is necessary given the dominance of the Democratic Party in New York City. The idiosyncrasies of local politics means that politicians must be willing to make compromises they wouldn’t in state or national elections, and Low uses Tammany Hall’s position as the city’s “permanent foe,” which New York City Republicans must be focused on defeating above all else as his chief example.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-01

Creator(s)

Unknown

In an open letter, Representative Parsons urges the Republicans of New York County to consider his case for “fusion” with the Independence League in the upcoming municipal elections. Cooperation with this political group will enable Republicans to elect assemblymen who support New York Governor Charles Evan Hughes, as well as allow for the retention of several judges appointed by Republicans. Furthermore, Parsons argues, fusion is the best way to defeat the ambitions of their mutual political enemy, Tammany Hall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-21

Creator(s)

Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925

Scenes from the 16th Republican National Convention held in Chicago, June 7-10, 1916. Long shot of delegates outside the Congress Hotel. Medium shots, from left to right, of Mrs. Olive H. Whitman; Governor Charles S. Whitman of New York (1915-1918); Francis Hendricks, former New York State Senator (1886-1891); George W. Perkins, a leader in the Progressive movement (1912-1916); Chauncey M. Depew, former New York State Senator (1899-1911); and a medium shot of the Coliseum where the convention was in session.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1916

Creator(s)

Unknown

New York Gubernatorial candidate Charles S. Whitman, a crusading District Attorney, commands a ship labeled “New York State G.O.P.,” which is flying a banner decorated with an elephant. The ship is headed for a mine painted with the face of Theodore Roosevelt. A fish with a question mark above it appears to be trying to get away from Roosevelt.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914-10-18

Former President Roosevelt, dressed as Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, stands on a battlefield looking at a map of New York spread open on a table. Frederick Morgan Davenport holds a battle flag with a bull moose on it as cannons fire into the air, creating smoke bearing the names of former Governor Sulzer, Lieutenant-Governor Glynn, and District Attorney Whitman.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914

Theodore Roosevelt addresses the issue of machine party politics in New York. He touches on the gubernatorial race and various Senators in the state legislature, including Charles Francis Murphy and William Barnes. Roosevelt is campaigning for a non-machine politics candidate, “stalwart of good government, the unflinching fighter for real reform, Frederick M. Davenport.” Roosevelt continues to cover tariffs while mentioning the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act and the Revenue Act of 1913.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919