Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Emmett J. Scott
Subject(s): African Americans--Politics and government, Alabama--Montgomery, Allegiance, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914, Crum, William Demos, 1859-1912, Democratic Party (U.S.), Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Palmer, John M. (John McAuley), 1817-1900, Presidents--Election, Presidents--Nomination
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Booker T. Washington reports what he knows about a certain person and his political convictions. He notes that the party voted for John M. Palmer and Simon Bolivar Buckner of the National Democratic Party in 1896, but entered the Democratic primaries in 1900 to help defeat the nomination of William Jennings Bryan. Washington suggests their friends be advised to appoint a Montgomery man to represent the “best class of white people” and to appoint William Demos Crum as internal revenue collector for South Carolina, representing the “best class of colored.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-04
Creator(s)
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Recipient
Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay), 1873-1957
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Emmett J. Scott. [October 4, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35104. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Emmett J. Scott. [4 Oct. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35104.
APA:
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915., [1901, October 4]. Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Emmett J. Scott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35104.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
