Alabama

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington asks President Roosevelt to defer appointment of Judge Roulhac as district attorney until Washington confers with James Sullivan Clarkson. He has a resolution that he will suggest to Clarkson, who will then convey it to Roosevelt. Washington spoke to Edgar S. Wilson in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wilson is in fine shape, particularly if he can have two African American men appointed as deputy revenue collectors.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-06

Telegram from Booker T. Washington to George B. Cortelyou

Booker T. Washington would like President Roosevelt to defer making any commitment to Judge Roulhac until Washington has conferred with James Sullivan Clarkson.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-06

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Payne would like to provide his views on the Alabama situation before the change in the collectorship.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-07

Summary of letter from Alfred L. Tyler

Alfred L. Tyler forwarded a letter regarding the political situation in Alabama from H. L. McElderry. McElderry is distressed at President Roosevelt’s opposition at efforts to “form a respectable Republican party in Alabama.” He is also contemptuous of Joseph C. Manning. Tyler agrees with McElderry’s views on the oligarchy of Democrats ruling Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-18

Summary of letter from Henry M. Sage

Henry M. Sage encloses a letter from his friend, John R. Vidmer of Alabama. Vidmer comments on Alabama politics and does not want President Roosevelt to take part in the “color line deal.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-13

Letter from Don H. Bacon to Theodore Roosevelt

Don H. Bacon encloses information regarding a strike by Alabama coal miners.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-07

Memorandum for George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt has appointed T. R. Rouhlac as United States District Attorney for Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-07

Letter from Philander C. Knox to George B. Cortelyou

Several prominent Alabama Republicans have requested that the appointment of Thomas Roulhac as District Attorney for Alabama be delayed until after the November election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-03

Letter from Don H. Bacon to John Mitchell

Don H. Bacon submits a statement on the pending labor troubles of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company in Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-06

Telegram from Marcus Alonzo Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Hanna would like President Roosevelt to defer appointing a judge for northern Alabama until Hanna can get back to him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-06

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to Theodore Roosevelt

James Sullivan Clarkson suggests replacements for former United States Attorney Vaughan who was removed due to his role in excluding African American delegates from the Alabama Republican State Convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-27

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington believes that he can work with James Sullivan Clarkson and that Clarkson understands the Alabama situation. The opposition to “decent, property holding Negroes” by Republican leaders in Alabama is morally wrong and will affect the African American vote in the northern states. Washington hopes that President Roosevelt will rebuke the actions of these Republicans.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-27

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to Theodore Roosevelt

James Sullivan Clarkson has met with Booker T. Washington and Captain Scott regarding the Alabama situation. They will be able to advise President Roosevelt of their wishes in a few days. Scott believes that at least one Republican Congressman can be gained in Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-29

Letter from Jeter Connelly Pritchard to James Sullivan Clarkson

Senator Pritchard is ill but hopes to attend and address the Alabama Republican State Convention. He believes that Republicans can make substantial gains in Alabama and the South.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-15

Telegram from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

James Sullivan Clarkson supports the removal of United States District Attorney Vaughan and believes that Judge Jones’s support for Vaughan is partisan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-16

Negro voters are recognized

For the first time, African Americans participated in a Republican conference in Alabama. William F. Aldrich paid tribute to President Roosevelt and called for the state’s delegation to the Republican National Convention to be pledged to Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-13

Letter from Henry Hugh Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Hugh Hanna sends a list of recommended men from Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-25

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph M. Dixon

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary encloses documents that may be helpful for the Alabama campaign.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-25

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Payne supports keeping Mr. Bingham as Collector of Internal Revenue in Alabama but would like to speak with President Roosevelt before reaching a final conclusion.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-05

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell Greenway would be pleased to create a brief on Alabama politics for President Roosevelt.  Greenway is currently working in Ishpeming, Michigan as the Superintendent of the Marquette Range of Iron Mines which is part of the United States Steel Corporation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-22