Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-20

his nomination by attempting to prove
that he had lost his legal residence but
the plan failed and he was nominated in
the convention by vote of 1853 to 2lS
for Gov Black. He took the stump in
the preliminary campaign, and delivered
many speeches throughout the state He
was elected by plurality of 1909
The standard of official efficiency was
greatly raised during Gov. Roosevelts
term i'm Office. He showed his lndepend-
ence by urging the passage of the fran
chise tax bill which eventually became
a law, and also by removing from office
Asa Bird Gardner. district attorney of
New York county, on the charge that
he gave aid and comfort to Chief of
Police Devery after that officer had been
indicted for issuing a seditious order To
thepolice force regarding violence at the
polls.
Measures which he pressed with his
personal as well as official influence nro
vided for the prevention of the adultera
ton of food products and fertilizers the
betterment of the wage workers I'm tene-
ment houses improvements in the labor
law and the system of factory inspection
the protection Of game, and especially
the honest and efficient administration OF
the state canals and the extension Of civil
service regulations The notorious Ram
apo job found i'm him an insurmountable
obstacle, and by the Confessions of judy
ment" bin the strong hand of the COVER
nor saved New York citys treasury from
much heavy legalized looting
Gov. Roosevelts disinclination to he
come the nominee for vice president Of
the United States is well remembered
At his party's imperative call however
he laid aside the desire he had to be re-
elected Governor of New York and ac-
cepted the position on the national Re
III ILL i
Kinley The enormous amount of work
Mr. Roosevelt performed in the campaign
which resulted i'm the reelection of Mr.
Mckinley called forth admiration for his
endurance, vitality and perseverance even
from his bitterest enemies.
Mr.. Roosevelt was married in 1889 to
Miss Lee of Boston, daughter of a mem
Der OF the firm of Lee, Hgginson & Co.
She died about a year after the marriage
Miss Edith Kermit Carow, in 1886, and
they have five children, three boys and
two girls His home. where all his chill
dren were born. is called Sycamore Hill
and is at oyster Bay, L. /. There he
spends all his time when not officially en-
gagged.
In the midst of his intensely active life
Mr.. Roosevelt has found time to do con-
siderable literary work The year after
he was graduated from college he pub
lished his Naval War of 1872" in 1856
there came from his pen a Life Of
Thomas II. Benton" published in the
American Statesmen Series; the fol-
lowing year he published a Life of Gou-
verneur Norris" which was followed in
1888 by his popular Ranch Life and
Hunting Trail" In 1889, the year of his
appointment as civil service commission
/ er were published the first two volumes
| of what he considered his greatest work
The Winning of the West" In 1890 he
added to the series of Historic Towns"
| History of New York city" ESSAYS
on Practical Politics." published in 1892
was followed the next year by THE VIII
| deruess Hunter" while in 1894 he added
a third volume TO his Winning Of the
| West" During the year 1899 he collect
| ed volume of essays entitled "Ameri-
| can Political Ideals" and in collaboration
with Henry Cabot Lodge wrote a volume
| Of Hero Tales from American History"
| Most Of these books were either written
while on his vacations on his western
ranch or in the intervals of the labors
| of his public offices. They are
marked by facility, vigor and clearness
of expression. rich descriptive power and
and in his historical writings by accura-
| cy, breadth and fairness.