The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.11, page 176, May 1911, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers ~ Henry Paul Merritt, born in Barbour County, Ala., in 1873, established a law practice in Tuskegee in 1896. He served in the state senate (~907-~) and ~ the state house of representatives for many years beginning in ~ 9 ~ ~ . 2 Charles H. Evans taught carpentry at Tuskegee Institute. 3 E. I. Bruce taught house and sign painting at Tuskegee Institute. From Charles William Anderson New York, N.Y. May 29, 19 (Personal) Private My dear Doctor: The Hagan matter has been interfered with by the recent change of Police Commissioners in this city. As you know, Commissioner Cropsey~ was forced out, and Captain Rhinel~nder Waldo was appointed. You may recall that ~ introduced you to Waldo one day in Nassau Street. He was then Fire Commissioner. He Is a good friend of mine, but is, as his name would suggest, an aristocrat, and a great stickler for merit promotions without allowing any other influence to affect them. I will, however, approach him on his gentle side in the very near future, and see if ~ cannot bring about the desired result. Concerning the matter mentioned in yours of the Pith instant, I beg to say that ~ took it up with Mr. Loeb on Saturday and he promised to write ''our friend''3 at Washington at once and tell him all about the mans MilholIand is pushing. ~ have secured several samples of the literature put out by the colored democrats last Fall, which was written by ''the Atlanta man.'' AD of it criticrses, and much of it abuses, President Taft. This ought to prevent his landing. Rest assured that I will leave no stone unturned. Yours very may, Charles W. Anderson TLS Con. 52 BTW Papers DLC. ~ lames Church Cropsey, New York City commissioner of police in ~g~o-~, was later justice of the New York Supreme Court (~9~6-30~. He died in 1937. 2 Rhinelander Waldo (~877-~927) was New York City fire commissioner (~9~) and police commissioner (~9~-~6~. He was responsible for several important innovations in New York police practices, including fingerprinting and the traffic squad. 3 William Howard Taft. 4 W. E. B. Du Bois. I76