Letter from Thomas J. Akins to William Loeb
Subject(s): Black, Joseph E. (Joseph Edwards), 1860-1930, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Intra-party disagreements (Political parties), Missouri, Nominations for office, Republican National Committee (U.S.), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, State governments--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, United States. Internal Revenue Service, Warner, William, 1840-1916
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Thomas J. Akins sends William Loeb two clippings that indicate Joseph E. Black will be seeking appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Western District of Missouri. Although Akins has taken little interest in appointments in the past because Senator William Warner has shown “great wisdom,” Akins wishes in this instance to express his opposition to Black’s appointment because Black opposed President Roosevelt’s nomination at the 1902 State Convention. Black was said to have distributed the Hanna badges and buttons and to have “talked very ugly about the President,” and Black’s nomination would revive feuds in Missouri. Akins wants to advise Roosevelt that Black’s appointment would be a “great mistake.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-02
Creator(s)
Akins, Thomas J. (Thomas Jasper), 1852-1924
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Thomas J. Akins to William Loeb. [January 2, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55133. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Akins, Thomas J. (Thomas Jasper), 1852-1924. Letter from Thomas J. Akins to William Loeb. [2 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55133.
APA:
Akins, Thomas J. (Thomas Jasper), 1852-1924.: , [1907, January 2]. Letter from Thomas J. Akins to William Loeb. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55133.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
