The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-07
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Republican Nominee for Vice Presi-
dent-His Career as Student, OFF,
Ger in His State and Soldier
in the Cuban War

Theodore Roosevelt is member of an old
Dutch family which was founded in this coun-
try about the middle of the seventeenth CEN
fury by Kiaas Martensen Roosevelt. He was
born in New York city on October 81, 1858,
and was prepared for Harvard by private
tutors. He was prominentin college athletics,
and as one of the editors of the undergradu-
ate journal, the ADVOCATE. A year of foreign
travel followed his graduation in 1880, and
almost Immediately thereafter he entered upon
public career. His first position was that
membership in the lower branch of the New
York legislature, in which he sat during the
sessions of 1882 and the two following years.
The bent of his mind politically was developed
at this early stage by his introduction of the
first civil service bill in the legislature which
became a law in 1888.
He was all independent candidate for Mayor
of New York city in 1886, with a Republican
endorsement, but was not elected. President
Harrison appointed him a member of the
Civil Service Commission in May 1889, and
he served as a member of the board and its
president for six years, displaying during the
whole of that period determined purpose
to- rigidly 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 he displayed equal fidelity
President Mckinley in 1897, Mr.. Rooseveltre-
signed from the Police Board to become AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy, in which posi-
ton he served until the outbreak of hostilities
with Spain, and to his energy and foresight
have been justly ascribed the complete readi-
ness of the naval branch of the service in that
brief and brilliant contest.
When hostilities were threatened, Mr. Roose-
welt left the Navy Department to become lieu
tenant-colonel of regiment of so-called Rough
Riders, of which Major General Wood was
colonel. A part of this force embarked for
Cuba with the advance guard of Shafters
army, on June Is, 1885, and took part in all
the engagements preceding the capture of
Santiago, including especially the battles of
Las Guasimas and San Juan. On July 18th
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 BY Dictated dAusgn Us lH Van Wysks *.
auguratioplurallty Of 1909 and since h;s II
charged tbs az tne beginning of 1899, has dis.
singular wisdsutles OF the governorship with
Governor Roosevelt has beer a nard See.
ever since be left college, and numerous in.
from his pen. Among the number are 1.-THE
Naval War of 1927 Hunting Trips of a
Ranchman," and two other volumes of bi.
ography, having Thomas H. Benton and
Gouverneur Morris for their subjects ''His.
tory of the City of New York - two volumes
on political topics, and four-volume history
entitled 1.-THE Winning Of the West" his
most important literary work. His experience
in the Santiago campaign has also been de-
tailed in graphic form in 1.-THE Rough Riders -
published last year.