TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 21, 1910. Letter to the Hon. H. C. Loudenslager of the Republican Congressional Committee. In full: "I send you my letter to McKinley. I think it is of great importance that it should not be published until after the 6th of September, when the primaries are held in Wisconsin., because, as you will see, I am urging all regulars to vote for insurgent candidates, and all insurgents to vote for regular candidates, where they happen to be chosen, for I would rather have an insurgent than a Democrat and we must make our party front as united as possible. I do not, however, wish to minimize the importance of selecting regulars where they can be selected as party candidates, and for that reason I prefer to delay the publication of my letter until after those preliminary contests are finished, at least the most important ones remaining in Wisconsin." In fine condition. Originally sold by pioneering autograph dealer Forest H. Sweet and accompanied by his original folder. As Taft feared, progressive Republicans split the Republican vote, allowing the Democrats to take control of the House of Representatives and substantially reduce the Republican majority in the Senate. In Wisconsin, Republicans lost two Congressional seats, one to the Democrats and the other to the Socialist Party with the election of Victor L. Berger in Milwaukee.
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