Presidential Election of 1916: A Resource Guide

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the presidential election of 1916, including films, photographs, political cartoons, newspaper articles, and sheet music. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the presidential election of 1916 that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on the 1916 election and a selected bibliography

1916 Presidential Election Results [1]

Library of Congress Web Site | External Web Sites | Selected Bibliography

Digital Collections

Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film

This collection consists of 104 motion pictures, eight of which are featured in other online collections, and four sound recordings.

• Charles E. Hughes speaking during campaign, Duquesne, Pa., 1916
• Chauncey Depew, Senator Perkins, and Governor Whitman of New York, at GOP Convention, 1916, Chicago, Ill.
• TR in New Mexico, 1916 (Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for Republican presidential nominee, Charles Evans Hughes.)
• TR's reception in Albuquerque, N.M., 1916 (Theodore Roosevelt campaigns on behalf of the Republican presidential nominee, Charles Evans Hughes.)
• TR at Sagamore Hill [1916] (On May 27, 1916, shortly before the Republican Party and Progressive Party conventions, the newly formed Roosevelt Non-Partisan League sponsors a demonstration of support for Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill.)

Woodrow Wilson Papers

The papers of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), scholar, president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey, and president of the United States (1913-1921), consist of approximately 280,000 documents, including many related to the 1912 presidential election.

A selection of highlights from this collection includes:

• Woodrow Wilson's address accepting the Democratic Nomination for President, September 2, 1916
• Wilson's campaign speech at Madison Square Garden, New York City, November 2, 1916

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

Chronicling America

This site allows you to search and view millions of historic American newspaper pages from 1789-1924. Search this collection to find newspaper articles about the presidential election of 1916.

A selection of articles on the 1916 presidential election includes:

• "Hughes Accepts," The Tacoma Times. (Tacoma, Wash.), June 10, 1916.
• "Hughes Named and Accepts; Resigns from Supreme Court," The Evening World. (New York, N.Y.), June 10, 1916.
• "Hughes to Lead G.P.O.; Colonel Quits Politics," The Washington Herald. (Washington, D.C.), June 11, 1916.
• "Common Battle Cry, "Beat Wilson," Draws G.O.P. and Moose Together," The Washington Times. (Washington, D.C.), June 11, 1916.
• "Wilson Nominated by Vote of 1092 to 1; Marshall Wins Out," The Washington Herald. (Washington, D.C.), June 16, 1916.
• "Wilson and Marshall Again Standard Bearers," Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot. (Bryan, Tex.), June 16, 1916.
• "Wilson Leading; Result is in Doubt; Hinges on Minnesota and California," New-York Tribune. (New York, N.Y.), November 9, 1916.
• "President Wilson Wins Reelection. The Greatest Legal Fight in Generation Threatened," The Hawaiian Gazette. (Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii), November 10, 1916.
• "President Wilson Re-Elected; California Gives Him Victory; Republicans Will File Protests," The Washington Herald. (Washington, D.C.), November 10, 1916.

Music Division

The Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America

The Songs of America presentation allows you to explore American history as documented in the work of some of our country's greatest composers, poets, scholars, and performers.

• Stonewall Wilson

Prints & Photographs Division

Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC)

Search PPOC using the names of the candidates to find prints, political cartoons, and other digital images related to the presidential election of 1916

A selection of images from the 1916 presidential election includes:

• Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for president
• Come on in, I have something nice for you
• Head-and-shoulders portraits of Woodrow Wilson and running mate Thomas R. Marshall in ovals, U.S. Capitol in circle and eagle with flag in circle
• Hughes Campaigners
• Hughes in N.Y., 1916
• "I advocate the election of Charles E. Hughes as President of the United States" - Theodore Roosevelt
• I am willing, no matter what my personal fortunes may be, to play for the verdict of mankind
• President Woodrow Wilson speaking to a crowd from the back of a train, January, 1916
• St. Louis Convention
• Wilson with members of the Democratic National Committee at the White House, Aug., 1916

External Web Sites

The American Presidency Project: Election of 1916

The American Presidency Project Web site presents election results from the 1916 presidential election. This site also contains the Democratic Party Platform and the Republican Party Platform of 1916.

Selected Bibliography

Primary Sources

The Democratic Text Book, 1916. Issued by the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Committee. New York: 1916. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]

Official Report of the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Republican National Convention, Held in Chicago, Illinois, June 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1916, Resulting in the Nomination of Charles Evans Hughes, of New York, for President and the Nomination of Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, for Vice-President; Reported by George L. Hart, Official Reporter, Pub. Under the Supervision of the General Secretary of the Convention. New York: The Tenny Press, 1916. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]

Official Report of the Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention, Held at Saint Louis, Missouri, June 14, 15 and 16th, 1916. Chicago: 1916. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]

Republican Campaign Text-Book, 1916; Issued by the Republican National Committee. Washington, D.C.: 1916. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]

Speech of Notification by Senator Ollie M. James and Speech of Acceptance by President Woodrow Wilson. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1916. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]

Speech of Notification, by Senator Warren G. Harding, and Speech of Acceptance, by Mr. Charles E. Hughes. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1916. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]

Secondary Sources

Lovell, S. D. The Presidential Election of 1916. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1980. [Catalog Record]

Notes

1. Presidential Elections, 1789-2008. (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2010), 148, 238.