Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb
Subject(s): African American soldiers, Brooks, William H., 1858-1923, Milholland, John E., 1860-1925, Press and politics, Quigg, Lemuel Ely, 1863-1919, Race relations, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Smith, Joe, Stewart, Gilchrist, -1926, Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954, Texas--Brownsville, Washington (D.C.)
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Charles William Anderson tells William Loeb that it is rumored that Gilchrist Stewart, traveling with some of the soldiers discharged as a result of the Brownsville affair, intends to make a speech to President Roosevelt and give copies of it to White House reporters. Anderson thinks that Stewart, who is working for the Constitution League, will pass a copy to the papers as a “star-play for himself, and his employers.” Anderson also reports that a white lawyer, Joe Smith, has connections to the Boston Tablet and to Stewart’s employer John E. Milholland, who had told Mrs. Mary Church Terrell to call on Roosevelt “before any of the colored delegations reached him, and in that way forestall everybody in the favor of the Constitution League.” Anderson also notes that Reverend William H. Brooks is in the city and also works for the league.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-30
Creator(s)
Anderson, Charles William, 1866-1938
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb. [November 30, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54925. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Anderson, Charles William, 1866-1938. Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb. [30 Nov. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54925.
APA:
Anderson, Charles William, 1866-1938., [1906, November 30]. Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54925.
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. January 29, 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.
