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James Martin writes to President Roosevelt to recommend he appoint Joseph L. Bristow as Postmaster General because he would be popular with the public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-05
James Martin urges President Roosevelt to have one of his friends purchase the struggling New York Daily News to aid him in fighting Tammany Hall and preventing the Democrats from winning New York City, and therefore the state, in the next election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-14
Martin suggests reviving the defunct New York Daily News as a “good, clean, enterprising newspaper,” that will “cut right into the heart of Tammany strongholds.” Handwritten notation warns that “a Tammany syndicate” was going to bid for paper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-31
James Martin volunteers to be a member of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. He has served on other arbitration boards and he believes it would be a great honor and give him immense satisfaction to help settle a “most grave problem.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-15