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Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

United States District Judge Jones expresses his interest in who will be appointed judge. He relays his knowledge and opinion of eleven aspirants. He details Hundley’s efforts to legislate discrimination against African Americans through a proposed amendment to bar African American schools from receiving equal funding to white schools. He explains the Democratic Party’s and Republican Party’s mistrust of Hundley due to his change in political parties.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-10

Creator(s)

Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Negroes issue their protest

African American delegates who were excluded from the Alabama Republican State Convention issue an open letter “To the Republicans of Alabama,” protesting that their exclusion violates both the state and federal constitutions and deserves the “severest condemnation.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Fred W. Bacho

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Fred W. Bacho for his letter and his work in Alabama on Roosevelt’s campaign. Roosevelt hopes Alabama Republicans will be able to send delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-10

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grenville Mellen Dodge

Privately, President Roosevelt reveals that Dallas B. Smith has aligned himself with efforts to organize the Alabama Republicans on a “lily white” basis. Roosevelt is still examining the case but Smith might need to go.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Oscar R. Hundley to Joseph M. Dixon

Oscar Richard Hundley relates the irregularities of the Alabama Republican Convention which was organized by state employees and supported President Taft. Roosevelt delegates were not seated and the legal requirement for a primary was ignored.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-11

Creator(s)

Hundley, Oscar R. (Oscar Richard), 1855-1921

Letter from Joseph O. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph O. Thompson encloses clippings describing the “political waterloo” that led to him resigning his leadership in the Alabama Republican party. He hopes President Taft will rebuke P. D. Barker in the future for his “treachery.” Barker criticized Theodore Roosevelt in the 1910 New York gubernatorial campaign. Thompson offers to be of service to Theodore Roosevelt within the state of Alabama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-17

Creator(s)

Thompson, Joseph O. (Joseph Oswalt), 1869-1933

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to William Loeb

George B. Cortelyou has received William Loeb’s letter and enclosed communication from the Civil Service Commission regarding the membership of the Republican State Committee of Alabama. Cortelyou will discuss the matter with President Roosevelt as soon as he is able to visit Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-12

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Letter from Joseph O. Thompson to William Loeb

Joseph O. Thompson has received word that Captain William Frye Tebbetts will be re-nominated for the position of Collector of Customs at the Alabama port. Thompson states that although he had protested this nomination, he is satisfied that President Roosevelt has received sufficient advice to make the correct decision.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-21

Creator(s)

Thompson, Joseph O. (Joseph Oswalt), 1869-1933

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington, the head Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, sends President Roosevelt a copy of the Outlook containing an account of the Congressional Convention in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-16

Creator(s)

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

The “Lily White” movement in Alabama

The “Lily White” movement in Alabama is a Republican faction that seeks to exclude African Americans from the Republican Party. The movement caused considerable resentment and confusion but recent district conventions have seen cooperation between black and white delegates, including the selection of African American delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-16

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Joseph O. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph O. Thompson explains his position concerning the chairmanship of the Alabama State Republican Committee. He doubts that he can afford to hold the position but will serve the party as well as he can if he is elected. He has the support of many members of the “Lily White” faction, although not because he has appointed any to office or made them any promises. Thompson will write an open letter to Alabama Republicans saying that he should not be considered as a receptive candidate for the chairmanship, unless Roosevelt directs otherwise. He also comments on the recent death of his brother, Charles W. Thompson, U.S. Congressman representing Alabama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-25

Creator(s)

Thompson, Joseph O. (Joseph Oswalt), 1869-1933

Letter from Joseph C. Manning to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph C. Manning recommends William F. Aldrich over Joseph O. Thompson for Alabama State Republican chairmanship.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-17

Creator(s)

Manning, Joseph C. (Joseph Columbus), 1870-1930

Boomed Hanna while in Ohio

J. Carter Cook states in an interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer that the Alabama delegation to the Republican National Convention will support Senator Hanna.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-09

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

James Sullivan Clarkson requests that President Roosevelt meet with Revenue Collector Thompson and Captain Charles H. Scott as they can provide good advice relating to Republican support in Alabama in the upcoming election. Clarkson informs Roosevelt that these men wish to support Roosevelt and not those who tried to set up the “Lily White Republican Party” in Alabama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-17

Creator(s)

Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918