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MAY · I9I4 From Whitefield McKinIay Washington, D.C. May 4th, ~g ~4 Dear Dr. Washington: Has it ever occurred to you that with the reappointment of Judge TerreD strengthened by his confimnation that you have secured the strongest vindication of your views and teachings, and it is the greatest moral victory the race has won since Emancipation. When it is remembered that his reappointment was brought about by the most substantial element of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, two thirds of whom are democrats of Southern origin, and was opposed by the most virulent Negro hating Southerner that ever sat in the Senate since the Civil War, who ordinarily would have been cowed by Vardaman. The mere fact that Terrell has made good, and so conspicuously superior to his associates on the bench, public opinion practically demanded his reappointment. ~ flatter myself that ~ did not make any mistake when ~ suggested TerreB to you in the beginning, as ~ knew that above aB things, that knowing this community thoroughly he would exhibit tact, make friends for us and make it possible for others to succeed him. A few days ago ~ had occasion to call on one of these lawyers and during the interview ~ thanked him for his support of TerreP, and he boldly stated that he considered his character and ability justified him in his support that he gave. Now this man is a Virginian, a democrat and an intimate friend of Car] Schurtz's son and 0. G. ViDard. He further stated that he was one of your staunch admirers. ~ told him that when you passed through the City and had the spare time ~ wanted him to meet you. He is a man of means and his name is Paul E. Johnson, whose office is in the Woodward Building of this City. It IS quite possible that we may get a contribution from him for your school. Very truly, W McKinlay TLS Con. BTW Papers DLC. IS