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Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt informs Paul Underwood Kellogg that after a search, the materials relating to the letter written by Marcus M. Marks cannot be found. If they turn up, the papers will be sent to Kellogg immediately.
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1911-12-18
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt his secretary sends Paul Underwood Kellogg a letter received from Marcus M. Marks. Roosevelt wrote to Marks to say the letter had been sent to Kellogg and Roosevelt hopes Kellogg will do what he wishes in the matter.
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1911-10-24
Henry W. Taft reviews possible nominees for Postmaster of New York City, Marcus M. Marks and William R. Willcox. Taft then suggests James R. Sheffield, David H. Miller, Judge Ernest Hall, and William Marcus as possible candidates for the position.
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1904-12-01
F. Norton Goddard is upset that his recommended nominee for Postmaster of New York City, Marcus M. Marks, will not be appointed. Goddard blames Senator Thomas Collier Platt for interfering in the appointment. Goddard writes of the “malign influence” Platt exerts. Goddard is worried that his business will suffer because the Jewish American community will hold him responsible for the slight to Marks. Goddard asks that Roosevelt confer with him on other appointments even though he has passed on Marks.
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1904-12-02
F. Norton Goddard has heard that Senator Platt may remove his objections to Goddard’s proposed candidate for postmaster. Goddard urges President Roosevelt to appoint Mr. Marks.
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1904-11-30
Republican Party official F. Norton Goddard continues his campaign for Marcus M. Marks to be appointed postmaster. Goddard has enclosed two more letters of reference, from labor representatives Samuel B. Donnelly and Edward A. Moffatt, as well as a clipping of a newspaper column. Goddard has heard that Governor Odell wants William R. Willcox, a former commissioner of Mayor Seth Low, to be postmaster. Goddard thinks Willcox is a poor choice.
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1904-11-16
F. Norton Goddard forwards a letter of reference for Marcus M. Marks, his suggested candidate for postmaster. Goddard has identified a source of negative comments about Marks.
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1904-11-15
F. Norton Goddard summarizes why he has proposed Marcus M. Marks for postmaster.
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1904-11-14
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.
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1904-11-05
F. Norton Goddard sends President Roosevelt a newspaper article about Marcus M. Marks, and says that while such articles are often paid for, this one is not. He hopes to receive word from Roosevelt regarding when he may stop by to speak on behalf of Marks’s appointment to the Postmastership of New York.
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1904-11-01
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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1904-10-31
Nicolas Murray Butler will make inquiries about Marcus M. Marks to ensure that he is an appropriate person to recommend to the post President Roosevelt is considering him for. Butler regrets that he has been unable to visit Washington, D.C., and asks if Roosevelt will be able to visit him in New York when he comes to vote. The impending election is making him slightly nervous, even though he knows there is no reason to fear, and he sympathizes with the stress that it must place on Roosevelt’s wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1904-10-31
F. Norton Goddard seeks to assure President Roosevelt that he is not asking for a favor but that he is sure Marcus M. Marks is the best candidate for postmaster. Goddard encloses a report of Marks’ references as requested by Roosevelt.
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1904-11-14
F. Norton Goddard sends another letter of reference to President Roosevelt. Goddard is increasingly frustrated that negative comments are reaching Roosevelt about the candidate Goddard supports for postmaster.
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1904-11-15
F. Norton Goddard reassures President Roosevelt that his recommendation for Marcus M. Marks is a sound one. Goddard suggests that negative comments about Marks have been presented by those with jealous motives.
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1904-11-14
President Roosevelt praises Governor Hughes’s efforts campaigning for William H. Taft and the Republicans in the West. Hughes’s actions, leaving New York and potentially jeopardizing his own re-election for the party, has gained him support. Roosevelt advises Hughes to continue his “aggressive hard-hitting” against William Jennings Bryan, and in particular to focus on the judiciary. Roosevelt believes that some people who oppose Taft because of his religion will support Hughes, while some foreigners who oppose Hughes will support Taft.
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1908-10-14
President Roosevelt informs George Rumsey Sheldon he has heard highly of both Marcus M. Marks and William R. Willcox for the New York Postmastership, but men whose judgment he trusts like Henry W. Taft and Herbert Parsons favor Marks.
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1904-12-01
President Roosevelt is interested in Cornelius Newton Bliss’s opinion of William R. Willcox, and asks what he thinks of Marcus M. Marks. Because Roosevelt has not seen New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt since the election, he has not been able to consult with him about either man.
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1904-11-21
President Roosevelt congratulates Representative Parsons and says he has heard both good and bad things about Marcus M. Marks, and will take up the matter.
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1904-11-11
President Roosevelt informs F. Norton Goddard that he has had significant opposition to the candidacy of Marcus M. Marks for Postmaster of New York, including labor organizations, certain businessman, and prominent members of the Jewish community.
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1904-11-07