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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Floyd Reading DuBois

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Floyd Reading DuBois

Theodore Roosevelt explains to Floyd Reading Du Bois that the unseating of “colored” delegates from the South had nothing to do with their race, but that they were not legally entitled to their seats. In Florida, both the white and the colored delegates were unseated. In Mississippi, Benjamin F. Fridge had called for a “white” convention based on a misunderstanding, and rather than waiting for an adjustment from the National Committee, the unseated delegates held their own illegal state convention. Richard Washburn Child agrees with Roosevelt that the Mississippi decision was legally, not racially, based. Finally, the unseated delegates in Cincinnati were judged to be associated with the Republican Party machine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hiram Johnson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hiram Johnson

Theodore Roosevelt will not be attending the Progressive Party conference in Chicago, Illinois. Governor Johnson’s election is the one great Progressive success and Roosevelt hopes Johnson will attend the conference to outline the future course of the party and help quell public quarrels. Roosevelt is concerned about Japanese discrimination in California and the drastic legislation that may be introduced. He suggests that the legislation is being supported by Germans in an effort to sour relations between the United States and Japan. Roosevelt suggests ignoring the “Japanese question” until the conclusion of the European war. He wants to treat the Japanese with courtesy but on the understanding that Americans will not immigrate en mass to Japan and the Japanese will not immigrate en mass to the United States. Roosevelt is distressed at the foreign policy of President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan. He wants a coherent foreign policy that takes “efficient steps to strengthen us.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

President Roosevelt writes to Henry C. Payne concerning the enclosures of four alternative planks that were brought to his attention regarding labor. Roosevelt asks Payne to review the planks and send along the enclosures to Lodge for their joint judgement. Roosevelt states that he was sorry to discover that his “friends in Louisiana” were turned down by the National Committee for their involvement in the Lily White Movement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-17

Arranging to leave for Chicago

Arranging to leave for Chicago

The newspaper article discusses the Louisiana political match-ups between the Lily Whites and Cohenites as they head towards the National Republican Convention in Chicago in June. The author believes the competition between the two would be “farcical” if it wasn’t such a serious situation. The Cohenites appear to be “amateurish” and the Lily Whites are only a bit more experienced.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-15

Letter from John H. Fimple to William A. Richards

Letter from John H. Fimple to William A. Richards

Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office Fimple informs Commissioner Richards that both the Register, Walter L. Cohen, and the Receiver, Alexander B. Kennedy, from the federal land office of Louisiana have requested leave to be delegates for the Republican National Convention, and it will be necessary to close the office if both men are given leave. Fimple also explains that there are contradictory state organizations in Louisiana holding state conventions and selecting delegates. One, the Lilly-Whites, has refused to allow a “colored representative” in their delegation, while the other selected two white men and two “colored men.” It is Fimple’s understanding that President Roosevelt was displeased with the convention that refused to admit minority representatives to its delegation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-17