The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-09-26
THE new PRESIDENT
Life and Character of RO1. Thc0.Cre
Roosevelt.
MS MOTHER WAS A GEORGIAN.
She Was Martha Bu'Ioch, Grand
Daughter of a Captain in the Rero.
luton.
Atlanta Journal.

Atlanta JOUTNdl.
Theodore Roosevelt is closely boun
10 Georgia by ties of blood. His moth
er, Marlha Bullock, was the grand
daughter of James Bullock. who was
doughty solder OF the Revolution, SerV-
ing as a captain or Georgia and Flr-
ginia troops.
The father OF Jams BuLoch was
Archibald Bulloch, the first Revolution
AIRY Governor Of Georgia, and his faith
er was named James BulloCh. also, q
Scotchman. who settled in GeoIg.a in
l1l5, and was member OF the Georgia
provincial congress. He was c!osSly
related to The he oic Douglasses OF
Scotland. Thus Theodore Roosevelt
comes OF illustrious stock, Scotch as
we'll as Dutch. tIe has Huguenot blooi.
700. by reason Of the fact that the wlfe
Of Archibald was Mary De NauX,
grand daughter of distinguished
HuSuenot, who fed from France after
the edlct of Nantes was revoked.
1t will be seen that the lineage or
Theodore Roosevelt is very rich in his
toric associations. His mother was
woman Of rare beauty and Sraces of in
tellect. One of her brothers was the
gallant Captain Bulloch. who resigned
from the United States navy to cast his
fortunes with the Confederacy. 1t was
he who secured that historic cruiser,
the Alabama, for the Confederate gov
ernment and succeeded in getting her
to see in spite of all the efforts of the
United States minister, consuls ana
agents in England. Captain Bulloch
never returned to this country and die
only a few months ago in London re-
loectcd and honored by all who knew
him.
YNcin IN
where Theodore Roosevel,S father
wooed. won and married his mother, IS
still in fine preservation and is now the
property of Mr.. James d. Wing. who
is connected with the White Hickory
Wagon Works aC East Point, six miles
from Atlanta.
Theodore Roosevelt has been married
twice. His first wife was Miss Alice
Lee, of Bos on. who died two years af-
ter her marriage. leaving daughte".
In 1856 he was married again to Miss
Edith Kermit Carew. OF New YORK;
They have six children. four sons AMI
t,y., daughters. Never has the White
House held so many children among its
occupants as it will have during the
Roosevelt administration.
Few men have won fame in so many
different directions rs Theodore Roose-
welt. He is n scholar, author soldier
and statesman.
At Harvard he was distinguished for
his excellence both in studies and attn
letics. There he acquired great part
-f the intelleCtuai equipment hat has
been so useful to him and strengthened
his originally robust constitution to n
degree that gave him remarka5
physical power and endurance.
Remarkable stories are related Of his
experiences among the rough element
In the wild West when he was ranch
man and the manner in which he in
sprcd respect where "t"nderfeet' are
held in contempt until they prove their
manhood
Theodore Roosevelt has been pro-
life author of biographical historical
and polit cal works.
Among his more NOTABLE con ributionS
to literature may be mentione!
"Hunting Trips of a Ranc hman."
"Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail.
1.-THE Wilderness Hunter" These were
all written in the first three or for
years after the ClCse Of his college life.
Later he wrote The Naval War o.
1872 The Life of Thomas II. Ben
ton" THE Life of Governor Morris" a
History Of the state of New York,
ESSAYS on Practical Politics" AMI
American Political Ideals" He col
laborated with Capt. A. 7. Mahan on
the "Imperial History Of the British
Navy" and with Henry Cabot Lodge on
Hero Ta'es from American History"
In 1889 he published his last book.
"The Rough Riders" which gives a
thrilling history of the war with Spain.
and especially the part which his ia
NOUS command took in it.
Roosevelt has made many notable
public addresses and has appeared fra
Oucntly upon the lecture platform. He
is very forceful speaker. plain and
pointed of speech. and affecting none of
the tricks or fancy flights of the pro-
fcsSional orator. He is man Of action
rather than words He cares little for
society in the technical sense of that
word. hut has strong social instincts
which he loves TO indulge among his
special friends. These he numbers in
various walks of life. from the mil
;ionaire to the humble day laborer, from
the learned professor to the plain far
mer.
A man Of more democratic nature
and manners than Theodore Roosevelt
IS rarely seen.
In college he took an active mart in
debates and soon Gfter his graduation
became prominent in his PARTY Conven-
tons and among its campaign speakers.
With Henry Cabot Lodge. or Massa-
chusetts and n number OF other rising
young Republicans he was conspicuous
for his opposition to the presidential
nomination of Blaine in 1854 George
+. F.dmunds. then Senator from Yer
mont was the candidate Of this coterie.
hut he received a very small vote in
the convention.
AS Governor Of New York Roosevelt
t,;snlaycd marked executive ability and
firmness and his admirers regarded
him as a future President Of the United
States.
His nomination for tho vice presiden-
cy was aided by few Of the party bosses
end was. in fact, accomplished over the
desire and opposition Of most of them
hy nnn Of thc. most enthusiastic and al