Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emmet O’Neal
President Roosevelt praises Emmet O’Neal for his article on T. R. Roulhac whose death is a loss to good citizenship.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-14
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Roulhac, T. R. (Thomas Ruffin), 1846-1907
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Eleroy Curtis
President Roosevelt wants to correct mistakes and falsehoods in William Eleroy Curtis’s letter about the state of political appointments in Alabama. Roosevelt believes that Curtis was misled by a statement by Mr. Faulkner, which implied that Roosevelt has appointed fewer and worse African Americans to positions than William McKinley did. The appointments in Alabama have been higher quality in the last three and a half years.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-25
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Eleroy Curtis
In response to a letter from William Eleroy Curtis about the quality of his appointments in Alabama, President Roosevelt offers the facts. He asks Curtis to ask people whether the new men he has appointed are better than the ones he replaced. He also clarifies that he did not bar appointees from serving on national and state committees, but that he prefers that appointees do not dominate them. In response to Curtis’s demands that he replace postmasters in Dothan, Andalusia, and Marion, Roosevelt says that one was removed, an inspector recommended that a second be kept, and an investigation into the third is ongoing.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones
President Roosevelt thanks Judge Jones for the letter, which convinced him to meet with Judge Roulhac.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-22
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State and administration relations
The Republican state organization is friendly and hopes for kind treatment from the Roosevelt administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-09
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Newspaper article from the Boston Transcript
The unknown author compliments the Montgomery Times for realizing that President Roosevelt has made good judicial appointments in the South.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-15
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Southern appointments
An unknown author discusses the animosity towards President Roosevelt over his appointments of Negroes in civil service positions. There is also mention of The Montgomery Evening Times support of Roosevelt and his appointments.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-15
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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
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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
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Telegram from Booker T. Washington to George B. Cortelyou
Booker T. Washington does not want the Thompson appointment held up. He requests that John S. Webb be appointed as postmaster at Tuskegee, Alabama. Washington will provide further advice after his meeting with James Sullivan Clarkson. He also believes the opposition to William Demos Crum is based on color, not character, and that white support would be helpful.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-07
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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
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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