Woodrow Wilson to William L. Marbury
Title
Woodrow Wilson to William L. Marbury
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP18090
Date
1913 October 11
Description
Woodrow Wilson writes to William L. Marbury about his decision to stop running for Senator.
Source
Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Text
Personal & Confidential.
My dear Mr. Marbury:
Woodrow Wilson
Hon. William L. Marbury,
Baltimore, Maryland.
My dear Mr. Marbury:
I was not able at once to take up the matter of your letter of October fourth. Now that I have considered it carefully, I want to tell you how much it enhances my admiration for you and my confidence in both your character and disinterestedness.
I am exceedingly loath to have you withdraw from the Senatorial contest. I still think that you are the ideal man for the post, but, at the same time, I do not feel that I have the right to insist that you carry so heavy a burden as the contest would evidently be to you.
The feeling your letter leaves upon me is a feeling of regret that there are not more men who govern their own personal conduct by such high and unselfish motives.
I shall hope very soon to have a full talk with you.
Woodrow Wilson
Hon. William L. Marbury,
Baltimore, Maryland.
Original Format
Letter
To
Marbury, William L.
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to William L. Marbury,” 1913 October 11, WWP18090, First Year Wilson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.