Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

United States District Judge Jones expresses his interest in who will be appointed judge. He relays his knowledge and opinion of eleven aspirants. He details Hundley’s efforts to legislate discrimination against African Americans through a proposed amendment to bar African American schools from receiving equal funding to white schools. He explains the Democratic Party’s and Republican Party’s mistrust of Hundley due to his change in political parties.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1907-03-10

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Jones writes to President Roosevelt concerning a piece of legislation before the House Judicial Committee that would reapportion judicial districts in Alabama, causing Jones to lose some of the territory over which he currently has jurisdiction. Jones is unable to speak before the Committee in person and has learned of a plot to shorten the time he would have to respond to the bill in writing. Jones asks Roosevelt to ensure there will be enough time to make a reply.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-02-04

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Thomas Goode Jones would like William Loeb to give President Roosevelt a letter from him. He states that the matter is not urgent and Roosevelt could read it whenever he has a free moment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-02-04

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Thomas Goode Jones sends President Roosevelt a letter and editorial, the author of which “has made a beginning” in addressing the false reports about Roosevelt in Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-01-02

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Jones denies accusations that he has been attempting to control Republican politics and patronage in Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1903-10-20

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Thomas Goode Jones writes President Roosevelt to discuss when Jones’s schedule will permit him to visit.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-12-15

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Thomas Goode Jones, a district judge in Alabama, is grateful for President Roosevelt’s letter and will keep it to hand down to his oldest son. Jones has weathered some strong political and personal attacks, but believes with the campaign over that things will cool down. He believes that Roosevelt will find a way to show those who do not support him that he is still a friend to them. He is glad Roosevelt was able to deal with attacks against him in a dignified way. He believes public opinion on the South will have shifted drastically, and that security for people both White and Black will be secured.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-11-05

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Thomas Goode Jones acknowledges receipt of Theodore Roosevelt’s letter, but disputes the statements that former Alabama Governor B. B. Comer made to Roosevelt regarding a controversy of several years ago.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-30

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Jones reflects on recent attacks by former Alabama Governor B. B. Comer to Theodore Roosevelt. Jones also comments on his involvement in a railroad rate case, and hopes that his actions did not make Roosevelt regret the faith he had placed in him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-23

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Jones sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the “Observations,” to which he had previously referred, and which former Alabama Governor B. B. Comer had written a reply to. He does not want to burden Roosevelt by requesting he read the whole thing, and has therefore marked several passages that he feels are of particular interest.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-21

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Thomas Goode Jones thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his last letter, and Jones assures Roosevelt that his son is getting better, though he is afraid to hope to much yet. B. B. Comer’s attacks on him in the press is adding strain, and Jones states the attacks is because Comer was indicted for attempting to murder a judge. Jones plans to use one of Roosevelt’s letters to him in a reply to Comer if Roosevelt will grant his permission.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-18

Thomas Goode Jones writes to Theodore Roosevelt to ask if Roosevelt can write a letter to his dying son, Gordon H. Jones. His son feels that he is a failure for bad habits and financial circumstances in his past and the stress he has caused his family. Jones asks if Roosevelt can write a letter about how a man can be considered a good man so long as he keeps trying.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-08

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Jones had been looking forward to traveling to Birmingham, Alabama, to see Theodore Roosevelt during his trip, but is now unable to do so because of the illness of his son. He expresses his admiration for Roosevelt, and his good wishes for the future.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-09

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

District Judge Jones’s grandchildren thought that they should send President Roosevelt a Christmas gift, which prompted Jones to write to Roosevelt. Jones reflects on his life and career to Roosevelt, and thanks him for the good he has done for the country while in office. He sends him a small token commemorating Stonewall Jackson, which he says has no value other than being a link to the past, and that Roosevelt can therefore accept it without being put under any obligation. Goode praises Roosevelt’s integrity in not running for a third presidential term.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-22

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Jones defends his use of injunctions preventing Alabama from enforcing legislation that permits the state to regulate rates charged by railroad companies in a letter to William Loeb. Jones has read in the Birmingham Age-Herald that while on a visit to Washington, D.C., Governor B. B. Comer, who is in favor of regulation, met with President Roosevelt allegedly to discuss the situation, so as to avoid a potential conflict between state and federal troops. Jones requests that Loeb inform Roosevelt of the reasoning behind Jones’s actions, as he was appointed by Roosevelt. He asserts that the injunctions were administered in accordance with the Constitution and were invoked to protect the interests of Alabamians.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-07

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Jones is disgusted by the enclosed article in the New York Sun attacking President Roosevelt. Jones has remained silent on criticism of Roosevelt in the past to maintain his judicial neutrality, but is willing to defend him publicly in this issue if Roosevelt wishes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-30

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Judge Jones feels he must explain himself to President Roosevelt, though his attempts may verge on tattling. Jones feels that Joseph O. Thompson’s recent letter was quite unnecessary and created the intention of blaming Jones for wrongdoing. Jones talked with Thompson and told him that if Marshal Leander J. Bryan denied the charges put before him, that he would denounce him quickly. Wanting more information, Thompson told Jones that Captain O’Brien knew Bryan and could speak to the charges, but O’Brien will not talk with Jones. Jones goes on to describe the suspect activities of Thompson and Charles H. Scott, and hopes that Roosevelt will believe that he has not personally benefited from appointing anyone.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-16

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

United States District Judge Jones forwards letters he sent between himself and President Roosevelt to William Loeb. Jones tells Loeb that he considers it “inexpressibly mollifying” to comment and write about the content of the letters.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-16

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Thomas Goode Jones received President Roosevelt’s letter and responded.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-14

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Thomas Goode Jones requests that President Roosevelt reads Jones’s paper to the Alabama Bar Association regarding the power of the United States to punish mobs who take prisoners from officers of justice and murder them to prevent trial at court.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-08

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914