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Two Republican clubs, the Austro-Hungarian Republican League and the Colored Republican Club, will be factors in the coming campaign, in support of President Roosevelt’s re-election.
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1904-08-04
President Roosevelt clarifies William H. Taft’s opinion on the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, and on the appointment of African Americans, for Lawrence F. Abbott. Namely, that Taft shares Roosevelt’s sentiments, as well as those of The Outlook, on Mississippi Governor James Kimble Vardaman and Representative John Sharp Williams. Roosevelt offers a list of the principle African American appointments he has made while in office, and encourages Abbott to contact Booker T. Washington for further statement on the character of the appointees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-06
A list of all men of color appointed to or continued in office by President Roosevelt, complete with the office and date.
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1907-01
President Roosevelt is pleased with Charles William Anderson speaking at the Tuskegee Institute. Roosevelt also informs Booker T. Washington that Congress handed down the appropriation for the Naturalization Bureau. As a result, the Department of Justice recommended the dismissal of Samuel L. Williams, but Roosevelt refused to allow it.
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1908-06-07
President Roosevelt appreciates the “awfully nice act” of August Belmont in taking an interest on behalf of Charles William Anderson, who was just appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for New York.
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1905-03-27
President Roosevelt tells Frank Swett Black he took pride in appointing Charles William Anderson to be the internal revenue collector for the lower half of Manhattan.
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1905-03-18
President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that he requested that the “gentleman in whom you are interested” be promoted to Consul at Barbados. Roosevelt shares that the current Treasurer of the United States, Ellis H. Roberts, will be replaced soon, and that per their recent conversation, Roosevelt can promote Charles H. Treat to Treasurer, and put Charles William Anderson in Treat’s place as Internal Revenue Collector in New York, with the goal of giving “conspicuous recognition” to an African American man there.
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1905-02-28
President Roosevelt wishes to appoint Charles William Anderson as a collector of internal revenue for New York because he wants “to appoint a colored man to a conspicuous position in my own State.” He believes he can appoint Charles H. Treat to another good position.
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1905-02-02
President Roosevelt has heard many complaints about United States Marshal William Henkel and suggests to Senator Platt that Ferdinand Eidman, or another “first class Jew,” be transferred to the marshalship and Charles William Anderson be put in Eidman’s place.
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1904-12-22
President Roosevelt will consider Charles William Anderson’s appointment to the ministership at Haiti but there are geographic considerations that might make it necessary to appoint a person of color from Maryland or West Virginia.
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1902-01-17
Charles W. Fillmore updates Theodore Roosevelt on his transfer to New York and his work forming a “colored” regiment.
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1911-10-26
President-Elect Taft writes to President Roosevelt about the upcoming inauguration and legislative debates. Taft reiterates that he has not changed his mind about Fowler (presumably the Fowler Bill relating to financial reform, H.R. 12677) but will attempt to subvert any machinations by that bill’s sponsor, Representative Charles N. Fowler. Taft requests feedback on his inaugural address regarding relations with Japan, and shares that several prominent African American leaders, including Booker T. Washington, have evaluated his speech as it relates to African Americans. Taft concludes by warmly accepting an offer to stay in the White House during the last night of the Roosevelt administration, partially to undermine rumors that he and Roosevelt have been in conflict.
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1909-02-25
Representative Parsons does not think Charles William Anderson can be a delegate to the National Convention, as the “colored vote” is not big enough to warrant it. Many people want to go as delegates and it is difficult to find opportunities for everybody, especially providing for men supporting Charles Evans Hughes. Parsons asks William Loeb to ask Booker T. Washington what his source is that tells him that there will be other black delegates at the convention.
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1908-02-11
New York Representative Parsons confirms a scheduled appointment with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. Parsons will be uncomfortable with New York City Postmaster William R. Willcox in attendance, as he will be naming Willcox’s successor. This topic has been the subject of negative press coverage and pressure from businessmen to appoint Edward M. Morgan. Parsons returns several letters to William Loeb.
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1907-07-02
Arthur I. Vorys thanks William Loeb for his letter and informs him that Secretary of War Taft is a clear favorite for the Republican nomination for president in 1908, capable of being surpassed only by President Roosevelt himself.
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1907-06-24
Representative Parsons informs President Roosevelt that Charles Evans Hughes is reluctant to accept the Republican nomination for Governor of New York, but that he could be convinced to do so if there was unanimous demand and it was agreed that he was the only candidate who could beat William Randolph Hearst. The incumbent Republican Governor Frank Wayland Higgins has become so unpopular among members of his own party and the press that it seems advisable to replace him, but Higgins still might be able to win if the Democrats nominate William Travers Jerome instead of Hearst, thus making the governorship a three-way race between Hearst, Jerome, and Higgins.
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1906-08-17
Dr. Washington writes to President Roosevelt and encloses correspondence regarding Charles William Anderson’s appointment.
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1905-03-25
August Belmont writes in support of the appointment of Charles William Anderson as collector of Internal Revenue in New York.
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1905-03-25
Booker T. Washington urges President Roosevelt to quickly appoint Charles William Anderson to his post as a collector for the Internal Revenue Service in Manhattan. Anderson fears the opposition that may grow if there is a delay, though the newspapers and people from whom Washington has heard seem to be in favor of the appointment.
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1905-03-07
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis returns a letter from Charles William Anderson in regards to Jerome B. Peterson.
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1904-05-17