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Theodore Roosevelt sends his thanks to Henry G. Fennell and expects that if he is nominated he will have to make a hard campaign in the southern states like Georgia and North Carolina.
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1912-05-28
Theodore Roosevelt thanks J. M. Meekins for the work done for the Roosevelt campaign in North Carolina and asks Meekins to visit.
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1912-05-13
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Iredell Mears on the primary election result in North Carolina’s Sixth District.
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1912-05-10
Theodore Roosevelt comments on the resolution Richmond Pearson plans to introduce. Roosevelt writes that he stands by every southern state with a real Republican party.
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1912-05-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Joseph St. Julien Yates, commenting on the votes Roosevelt received in the Democratic primary. If nominated, Roosevelt will campaign hard in Georgia and North Carolina.
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1912-05-08
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Richmond Pearson for his telegram to Roosevelt and for his work in North Carolina.
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1912-05-06
Theodore Roosevelt will be unable to visit Guilford College next May.
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1911-03-02
Theodore Roosevelt encloses letters from Roger Alden Derby and William Hill. Roosevelt only knows Hill by reputation but believes his statements should be taken under consideration. He knows Derby well and will vouch for his character. Derby has done excellent agricultural work in North Carolina and his letter should also be considered.
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1916-07-01
President Roosevelt discusses his reasons for changing his mind about appointing Edward W. Timberlake for judgeship. All things considered, his first choice is H. F. Seawell, second is T. T. Hicks, and Timberlake is third.
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1909-01-22
President Roosevelt is pleased with what Silas McBee writes in The Churchman. Roosevelt sought the advice of Judge William Alexander Hoke on deciding the appointment of a federal judge in North Carolina.
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1909-01-23
President Roosevelt expresses surprise at Thomas Settle’s judgement endorsing ex-Senator William E. Chandler’s proposal. Roosevelt states that he has “always liked” Judge Jeter Connelly Pritchard and consults him for appointments to be made in North Carolina. Roosevelt explains that he follows the advice of the Chairman of the State Committee, the national committeemen, and other congressmen when making appointments and that there will always be fighting between the two sides.
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1909-01-23
President Roosevelt asks Postmaster General Meyer to send the appointments Representative-Elect John Motley Morehead has recommended for the postmasters in Mt. Airy and Elkin, North Carolina.
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1909-01-15
President Roosevelt has received strong recommendations to nominate H. F. Seawell as the district judge for Eastern North Carolina and asks Edwin Anderson Alderman if he knows Seawell.
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1909-01-11
President Roosevelt asks Judge Hoke for his opinion on H. F. Seawell, whom he may nominate as judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
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1909-01-11
President Roosevelt has spoken with Judge Jeter Connelly Pritchard about the judgeship in North Carolina’s Eastern District, and both have concluded that Spencer B. Adams is not fit for the position. Roosevelt reports that Pritchard also feels that Edward W. Timberlake, president-elect William H. Taft’s pick, is “not of the right caliber.” After consulting with Pritchard and Judge William Alexander Hoke, Roosevelt believes that H. F. Seawell is the best man for the job.
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1909-01-14
President Roosevelt is puzzled by Bishop Strange’s suggestion to appoint a Democtratic judge in North Carolina. Roosevelt has done so before, but cannot see how doing so would help further the movements Strange advocates for. Roosevelt prefers to appoint a Republican regardless of the length of their membership in the party, but seeks a “first-class judge” above all else.
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1909-01-07
President Roosevelt weighs in on who should be appointed as judge in North Carolina. He initially intends to advise against President-Elect Taft’s suggestion of Edward W. Timberlake, but, after hearing from a number of prominent southerners who back him up, agrees that Timberlake is the best choice for the job.
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1909-01-07
President Roosevelt promises Alexander Jeffrey McKelway that he will ask that Judge Noah B. Feagin be invited to the conference as well. Roosevelt thanks McKelway for offering his opinions on candidates to be appointed to a judgeship. While Roosevelt has some reservations about Judge Robert M. Douglas’s age, he promises to look up Judge T. T. Hicks. He also appreciated McKelway’s views regarding Spencer B. Adams and Harry Skinner. Roosevelt is pleased by McKelway’s words about the development of the Republican Party in the South.
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1908-12-30
President Roosevelt tells President Alderman of the University of Virginia that he is not very impressed by Judge Edward W. Timberlake. Iredell Meares’s support of President-Elect William H. Taft will make Roosevelt consider his name for the position. If Roosevelt hopes to build a reputable Republican party in the south, he feels he should recognize reputable Republicans when possible.
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt writes Richard Watson Gilder a lengthy refutation of an article in the Evening Post in which William Garrott Brown misconstrues his actions in the Republican Party. Namely, Brown accuses Roosevelt of neglecting Republicans in the South and of doing a poor job of making nominations to local offices and positions. Roosevelt asserts that where the Republican party is not strong in the South, he has had to appoint Democrats who were quality men, rather than incapable men who are Republicans. Where he believes the party has a chance to compete with Democrats, he does all he can to support it. Roosevelt also writes that he did not use his influence on officers to get William H. Taft the nomination, but rather Taft was nominated because Roosevelt’s policies were popular, and Taft is the man who will continue those policies. Roosevelt believes that Brown is either ignorant or willfully ignorant of a number of facts.
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1908-11-16