The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
THE VlCE-PRESIDENT.
His Career AS Student, Officer In His
State And Soldier In The Cuban War.


Nice-P President of the United States,
is a member OF an old Dutch family
which was founded in this country
about the middle of the Seventeenth
Century by klaas Martensen Roosevelt. He
was born in New York city on October 7,
1858. and was prepared for Harvard by
private tutors. Governor Rooseyelt's mother
was Il Georgian. One Of his unce- was an
admiral in the Confederate service, and the
other was midshipman who fired the last
gun from the Confederate warship Alabama
Just before she wen; down, having been sunk
by the Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France,
He was prominent in college athletics and as
one Of the editors of the Undergraduate
journal, the Advocate. A year Of foreign
travel followed his graduation in 1880, and
almost Immediately thereafter he entered
upon public career. His ilst position was
that of membership in the lower branch of
the New York Legislature, in which he sat
during the sessions Of 1882 and the two fol-
lowing years The bent of his mind polite
ally was developed at this early stage by his
Introduction of the first civil service bill in
the legislature, which became Il law in 1888.
He was an Independent candidate for Mayor
of New York city in 1896, with Republican
endorsement. but was not elected. President
Harrison appointed him member of the
Civil Service Commission in May, 1889, and
he served as member of the board and its
president for six years, displaying during the
whole of that period Il determined purpose
to rgidly and honestly enforce the law. In
May, 1895, he resigned to become president
Of the Board of Police Commissioners of
New York city, in which position he displayed
canal nIplitV and frarlpSSnp.S thp in
auguraton of President Mckinley. in 1897,
Mr.. Roosevelt resigned from the Police Board
to become assistant secretary Of the Navy, in
which position he served until the outbreak
of hOstilities with Spain and to his energy
and foresight have been Justly ascfibed the
complete readiness of the naval branch OF
service to enter upon that brief and brilliant
contest.
When hostilities were threatened Mr. ROose-
welt left the Navy Department to become
lieutenant colonel of Il regiment called Rough
Riders, of which Major General Wood was
colonel. A part of this force embarked Tor
Cuba with the advance guard Of Skaters
army on June 15 1898 and took part in all
the engagements preceding the capture of
Santiago. including especially the battles Of
Las Guasmas and San Juan. On July II
Roosevelt succeeded Wood as colonel of the
regiment. In September following Colonel
Roosevelt was made the Republican candidate
for governor of New York, receiving more
than three fourths of the votes of the conven-
ton. He defeated Augustus Van Wyck, the
Democratic candidate, at the November cleo
ton by a plurality of 1909 and since his
inauguration, at the beginning OF 1929, has
discharged :he duties of governorship with
singular wisdom and independence.
In the midst of his intensely active life Mr..
Roosevelt has found time to do considerable
literary work. TIL year after he was gradu-
ataI from pollpyp he u.shli-hpI his ''N ay1l