eler ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁( Del aware ▁Co .) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 2 ; ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate ▁( 3 9 th ▁D .) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁another ▁state ▁sen ator , ▁Franklin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁the ▁Tam many ▁Hall ▁political ▁machine ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁State .   ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Franklin ▁wrote ▁Clay ton ▁a ▁letter ▁con gr at ulating ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁recent ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate ▁race , ▁saying ▁"[ y ] ou ▁have ▁made ▁a ▁great ▁record ▁in ▁your ▁normally ▁Republican ▁district ▁and ▁I ▁am ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁the ▁vot er ▁appreci ates ▁it ."   ▁While ▁running ▁for ▁governor ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁Franklin ▁also ▁delivered ▁a ▁speech ▁in ▁Han cock , ▁saying ▁of ▁Clay ton : ▁" there ▁isn ' t ▁a ▁fin er ▁citiz en ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁than ▁my ▁friend ▁your ▁fellow ▁towns man ." ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Marsh al ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁office ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 1