Apology for Trotter & Endorsement of Mr. RS King for Position in Wilson Administration
Title
Apology for Trotter & Endorsement of Mr. RS King for Position in Wilson Administration
Creator
Holmes, Victor P.
Identifier
CS49
Date
1914 November 15
Description
Expressing sympathy with Wilson's administration and endorsing Mr. R. S. King for a position in that administration.
Source
Library of Congress
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934
African-Americans--segregation
Contributor
Althea Cupo
Maria Matlock
Language
English
Provenance
Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.
Text
Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 15th 1914,
The Honorable, The President of the United States, Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
In the City of New York there are a few hundred colored Longshoremen(citizens) who make their living as stevedores. These men have a meeting room and are organized into a club known as The Longshoreman's Goodfellowship club.
We meet, exchange views and do whatever we can to promote our welfare.
We take occasion to assure you that we are in sympathy with your administration and shall always be glad to do what we can to promote good government.
We are sorry for the occurrence a few days ago caused by one Monroe Trotter there, and hope that what the level headed representative men of our race may do in the future will serve to destroy any ill effect Mr. Trotter's wrong acts might have had.
In this connection, permit us to say, it has come to our notice that Mr. R. S. King, attorney of Brooklyn, here, who has fought the battles of many individual members of this Club and also been of great service to the Club as a whole, is a candidate for a position under your administration.
We heartily endorse Mr. King, and strongly hope that you will appoint him. It will do credit to us. We sympathize with him because he came up the rough side of life without help and is a credit to men in our line.
Victor P. Holmes
Acting Secretary and Treasurer.
The Honorable, The President of the United States, Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
In the City of New York there are a few hundred colored Longshoremen(citizens) who make their living as stevedores. These men have a meeting room and are organized into a club known as The Longshoreman's Goodfellowship club.
We meet, exchange views and do whatever we can to promote our welfare.
We take occasion to assure you that we are in sympathy with your administration and shall always be glad to do what we can to promote good government.
We are sorry for the occurrence a few days ago caused by one Monroe Trotter there, and hope that what the level headed representative men of our race may do in the future will serve to destroy any ill effect Mr. Trotter's wrong acts might have had.
In this connection, permit us to say, it has come to our notice that Mr. R. S. King, attorney of Brooklyn, here, who has fought the battles of many individual members of this Club and also been of great service to the Club as a whole, is a candidate for a position under your administration.
We heartily endorse Mr. King, and strongly hope that you will appoint him. It will do credit to us. We sympathize with him because he came up the rough side of life without help and is a credit to men in our line.
Victor P. Holmes
Acting Secretary and Treasurer.
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Collection
Citation
Holmes, Victor P., “Apology for Trotter & Endorsement of Mr. RS King for Position in Wilson Administration,” 1914 November 15, CS49, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.