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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05245.40 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of Charles Horsfall |
| Title | Charles G. Horsfall to my dear boys and girl discussing the presidential election |
| Date | 23 March 1908 |
| Author | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that the Paris-New York Automobile Contest will reach Nome next winter. Regrets Roosevelt is not running in this year's presidential election because "he has certainly proved himself to be the man of the hour." Thinks Taft "will be the best" and likes Bryan but thinks he has little chance of winning. Rejects Cummings and La Follette. Believes the trusts will try to elect a president who will favor them but be bad for the people. States he voted for Garfield who was the "middle one of our martyred presidents," and mentions that Owen will be able to vote in this election. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era Alaska Gold Rush Frontiers and Exploration Transportation President Politics Election Government and Civics Finance Assassination Suffrage |
| People | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Place written | Nome, Alaska |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Writes to his children and wife about Klondike gold fields, mining, life in Alaska, Mormons, and the 1906 election. Horsfall was a Mormon. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son Daughter |