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Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard took President Roosevelt’s advice to collect endorsements for Marcus M. Marks’s candidacy for the Postmastership of New York, and has collected over 2000 endorsements from businesses. Goddard attests that these endorsements are from major businesses and believes he will have quite a few more by the time he visits Roosevelt. New York state senator Nathan Elsberg and prominent Republican Cornelius Newton Bliss have also endorsed Marks. Goddard admires a recent statement by Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-05

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard is disappointed that President Roosevelt has decided not to appoint Marcus M. Marks to the Postmastership of New York before the election, and hopes that Roosevelt may change his mind. Goddard forwards an additional letter recommending Marks to the position, and asks if he can meet with Roosevelt after the election to speak about Marks’s appointment. He comments on how the appointment ties into New York internal politics.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius Nathan Littauer

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius Nathan Littauer

President Roosevelt confirms receipt of a letter from Lucius Nathan Littauer, but remarks that New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell and State Senator Nathaniel A. Elsberg have requested that he not do anything until after the election. He has heard favorable reports about Marcus M. Marks, but would like any person he appoints to have a strong business backing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt forwards to George B. Cortelyou a $3,000 check from William Bayard Cutting. Roosevelt hopes that Governor Frank Wayland Higgins “takes the aggressive.” Roosevelt would like Cortelyou’s help in convincing Secretary of State John Hay to speak in New York. He would also like Cortelyou to write to Senator Charles Dick about soliciting contributions from government employees.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-04

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Herbert Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert Parsons met with Postmaster Cortelyou to go over suggestions forwarded to the Republican gubernatorial candidate in New York, Charles Evans Hughes, most of which had to do with antisemitism in newspapers of Democratic candidate William Randolph Hearst. Parsons was also part of the Judiciary Convention which nominated Otto Rosalasky while taking the rest of the Judiciary Nominator’s ticket. Parsons urges Roosevelt to endorse James L. Wells as a candidate to represent the Bronx.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-11

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard informs President Roosevelt that he has spoken with a number of people about the potential appointment of Marcus M. Marks to a position with the post office. Many people are in favor of Marks’s appointment, and Goddard believes it would be “a splendid political move.” Goddard believes that making this appointment prior to the election would strengthen the Republican ticket in New York through the support it would engender, and offers to have Marks come visit Roosevelt in Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-27

Odell machine is a-moving

Odell machine is a-moving

New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell has revived speculation that he will remove George Hilliard from his position as special deputy commissioner for the New York City Department of Excise. Hilliard supports Senator Thomas Collier Platt. The newspaper reports that the rise of a Republican party insurgency is possible, and that if Platt loses a supporter, President Roosevelt will not have a solid delegation in the state.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-17