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Marks, Marcus M., 1858-1934

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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 Nicholas Murray Butler

President Roosevelt thanks Nicholas Murray Butler for the information about Lieutenant Governor Higgins. He asks Butler to find out, through Jacob H. Schiff, about Marcus M. Marks in whom F. Norton Goddard is interested for postmaster.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-28

Letter from Lucius Nathan Littauer to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Littauer endorses the candidacy of Marcus M. Marks for Postmaster of New York City. He believes that Marks’s appointment would positively effect the political campaigns that are ongoing there. Although the campaign in New York has been hard-fought, Littauer assures President Roosevelt of their ultimate success.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-29

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard received William Loeb’s telegram advising Goddard that President Roosevelt would like Goddard to go see Frank Wayland Higgins. Higgins is in favor of the appointment of Marcus M. Marks as Postmaster of New York, but does not want to openly recommend him for fear of displeasing Benjamin B. Odell. There is some hesitation among Republicans to nominate Marks due to his being Jewish. Goddard asks for the intervention of Roosevelt into this matter by entering into the conversation via telegram, and discusses the possible involvement of Jacob H. Schiff and Thomas Collier Platt as well. He believes the appointment of Marks would be politically beneficial to the Republican Party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-27

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard has heard of the recent death of New York Postmaster Cornelius Van Cott. At the risk of going against good taste, he advocates to President Roosevelt for the appointment of Marcus M. Marks as Van Cott’s successor, and relates the various positive traits that Marks possesses, as well as the endorsements that he has received from a variety of people.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-25

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

Clothing

This newspaper article speculates on potential candidates for the position of Postmaster of New York City, and endorses Marcus M. Marks as a strong candidate. Marks, the article argues, is a successful businessman and does not need the income from the position, which would allow him to make the necessary changes to the institution that would benefit the population as a whole, instead of working only for his own interests. Marks has experience re-establishing the National Clothiers’ Association of America, and of creating good labor relations between employers and employees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-01