Champ Clark letter to Mrs. Rob Banks Kermack - April 13, 1918
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April 13, 1918. Mrs. Rob Banks Kermack, Boulder [Colorado] My dear Cousin Robbie: I have your note, also Mr. Kermack’s letter to President Hurley. I think his letter is written with great vigor and clarity; whether it will do any good or not, is another question. We are still all well. Bennett is getting along fine in the army. Genevieve’s boy is fine and healthy and was 14 months old today. Under separate cover, I am sending you the photograph. Your friend, Champ Clark
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[photograph] To Mrs. Rob Bauls Kermach Your Friend, Champ Clark
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April 1918 I think this is a fine picture & when he sent it he said it was one he liked most “He was the noblest Roman of them all”:
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| Title | Champ Clark letter to Mrs. Rob Banks Kermack - April 13, 1918 |
| Creator | Clark, Champ |
| Source | Clark, Champ. Letter to Mrs. Rob Banks Kermack. 13 April 1918. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this April 13, 1918, letter to his cousin Mrs. Rob Kermack of Boulder, Colorado, Champ Clark enclosed a photograph of himself and discussed "President Hurley" and the welfare of members of the Clark family. Clark, a long-time resident of Bowling Green, Missouri, was a politician in the Democratic Party. He served as a representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921. From 1911 to 1919 he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Clark opposed President Woodrow Wilson's decision to bring the United States into World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Clark, Champ, 1850-1921; World War, 1914-1918--Political aspects--United States |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0666 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | April 13, 1918 |
| Language | English |