Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-21

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Rough Riders, former Asslstisist ~
tary of the Navy, .eX-Preslasn' otS.ile
Z New York Police Board e ~ ~
vice Commissioner, ex7Ass .a 80 - 81 :.
Harvard graduate, suthohs $500 ss BOY .
and hunter; and the episr y fis.s ~ osf'i
characteristics Of the rles,k ge--;sN / OF
those varied nozitiors an tsiisses.
strenuous IS an. aajeetiss esrh ne
has popularzed, and aoesss.i s, IVY we
not be selected to deserve IS .s' ~ =
habits Of work and play ftoii q rs S ssfs
hood to the present hour. a.
Even at an ca X ssts he 7piaSed
peculiar WIFI power negro ppi9saNit
adverse conditions. power 20 gSsat
that Il transloimed Rim fromsa yell
! cate youti,-Aspig chested Sse tthe
words he has used in descFihNls MS
bovis,r physiqie-into naMGf al
most marvellous enduranoeySpk line
muscular development andsdy sS&eat
nervous energy =! have sEltl6e my
health what ii is. hesssaid nnjpg one
of those ear platform stunftN speaking
tours of his (which sapTed all the
strength out Of most of@thosc who
undertook 10 keep mp VIII MIN. Il
found | could not play at the games OF
other bows 50 | determined that |
would be strong and we'll like the best
Of them. | set out u DO everything l
could to increase my strength. with
the result that by the time entered
Harvard | was able to take my part
in whatever manly sports / Liked. and
not only take part. but hold my end up
pretty Well with the best of them,
though | never actually won cham
pionship." In college he was 4 men,
Der Of the Delta Kappa Epsilon FRA
ternity. of which one other President
HAYES, was a member. Mr.. Hayes,
was an honorary member Of the chap
ter at Cornell where several of his
sons were active members Of this
great collegiate fraternity.
HIS ENTRY INTO POLITICS.
He was graduated in 1850. being
then twenty-five years old, and took
a European trip for rest before en-
tcring on his life career. His first
view of the Alps inspired him with
desire to surmount them, and he
climbed the Jungfrau and the Matter
horn before that desire was satisfied.
Returning TO New York. his native
city-for he was born at No IS East
Twentieth St-he began the study ni
law, but soon became enSroSsed IN
politics. He has described his entry
into the political field thus: Il have
always believed that every man should
,o;, MIA flOn and
should attend the primaries: that he
should net be content to be merely
governed. nut should do his part Of
that work. So after leaving college
went to the local political head
quarters, attended all the meetings
and took my part in whatever came
up. Thee arose a revolt against the
member of Assembly from that dis
trict ana i was nominated TO succeed
him, and vas elected"
ELECTED ASSEMBLYMAN.
1t was in the fan Of 1881 that he was
elected to the Assembly from Jhe
NXIst District, and he was twice re-
elected. serving in the legislatures OF
1882. 1888 and 1854. At Albany he
found an ample field for that
aggressiveness Of his nature which
wrong always arouses. Some of the
veterans were at first only amused at
his straightforward and disingcnuous
Speeches. but they soon realized that
this ridiculously candid youngster,'
as one Of them called him, was a tight
CT who could not he coWed. either by
open or by secret methods.
Few men looked more untitled 70.
public fife. His eyeglasses led tine
Tammany Hall members to think him
effeminate. until they learned that he
was fine boxer ana two or three
encounters. which did not. however.
lead to any blows. convinced them that
he was courageous man. but the
fact being disclosed that ne had
written q book, the opinion gained
ground that he was merely a writer,
and therefore would tlkr no prominent
part in legislation
The membefaiof the NNIst Assembly
District, however. soon began express
ing his sentiments ana the serious
minded members Of the Assembly be
came convinced that his Judgment on
New Io!k CITY matters was sound
He spoke rapidly. spoke attractively
hit hard, vas good humored. but saw
agely sarcastic i'll dealing with well
known raScdl*, ana public opinion out
side the C2pital was soon in favor.
For several years attempts had beer
made 10 pass a reform charter for New
YORK city. All failed. because tn,
Threatened departments united anc
We're too strong for the reformers. AS
sembiNman Roosevelt made his at
lacks on certain departments Of New
York city separately. and bOWled then
over one by one. His rise in rank il
ne Assembly WAS startlingIy rapid
IL" second year of his membership H.
vas the Republican candidate 70
Speaker. 1t was Il Democratic House
pat the honor was nevertheless a grea
one Ter young man. In lis third yea
as an Assemblyman he was put ut tn
re q of thc Committee on Cities. hav
ihE proved his thorough knowledge o
'he affairs of New York and othe
cities.
lie served his constituency particu
a'l' wen by aiding in the passage @
DIS ahclishing fees in the Offices O
th' I'""iSter and the County Clerk. an
NEro hartman Of the Committee o
Itl's re Introduced reform Legislation
which proved immensely beneficial
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