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shot, and every bit of powder and shot
has been fred" When he was asked
what he was going to do with the $780,
600, he replied: Use every ounce Of
that. too, within the mex thirty days
in practice shooting"
His Cuban cEIor Record.
Soon after the outbreak of the war.
however, his patriotism and love of
active life led him t. leave the compar-
alive quiet of his government office for
service In the field. As a lieutenant
colonel of volunteers he recruited the
First Volunteer Cavalry, popularity
known as the Rough Riders" The
men were gathered largely from the
cowboys of the west and southwest,
but also numbered many college-bred
men of the east. In the beginning he
was second in command, with the rank
of lieutenant-colonel. DR.. Leonard
Wood being colonel. But at the close
OF the war the latter was a ~brigadier-
general and Roosevelt was colonel in
command. Since no horses were trans
ported to Cuba, this regiment, togeth-
er with the rest of the cavalry, was
obliged to serve on o The regi-
ment distinguished itself in the San
tiago campaign. and Colonel Roosevelt
became famous for his bravery in lead
ing the charge up San Juan Hill an
July LIST. He was an efficient Officer,
and won the love and admiration of his
men. His care for them was shown
by the circulation of the famous rountf-
robin which he wrote protes.irg
against keeping the army longer IN
Cuba.
As GoJernor of Metz York.
Upon Roosevelt's return to New
York there was a popular demand Tor
his nomination for governor. Pre-
vious to the state convention he was
nominated by the Citizens Unjtsn, but
he declined. replying that b was a
Republican. The Democrats tried to
Illustrate his nomination by attempting
to prove that he had lost his legal resi-
dence in that state. That plan failed
and he was nominated in the onven
ton by a vote of 753 to 21s for Cover
nor Black. The campaign throughout
the state was spirited. Roosevelt o
the stump and delivered many
speeches. His plurality was 1S.079.
AS the campaign of 1900 drew near,
the popular demand that Roosevelt's
name should be on the National Re-
publican ticket grew too imperative
to be ignored by the leaders. The
honor of the nomination for Vice-Pres-
ident was refused time and time again
by Roosevelt. who felt that he had a
- 49,. - ,o,fnrp, no youarnnr Of
New York state.
Says Cal O'Laughlin, apropos of the
Republican National Convention.
which was held in Philadelphia on
June 10, 20 and 81, 1900:
Nomination ar PHILADELPHIA
on the evening of the first day of the
convention, Roosevelt saw Platt. MY
name must not be presented to the con-
vention.' he told him. Plat was mad.
and mad clean through: but he acquiesced
and Roosevelt returned to his apartment
to run into the arms of the Kansas dele
cation. I'VE do not request you to ac-
cept the nomination" said State Senator
Burton; I'VE do not urge you to accept
the nomination, but we propose to issue
orders to you, and we expect you to obey
them Throughout the delivery of Mr..
Burton's remarks, Roosevelt stood, with
shoulders square and feet at right angles.
his tnlD oCtdsloidlS Siloollls 4
as II he were on the point of objecting TO
the argumen that he alone could rescue
bleeding Kansas from demagogism and
populism. But lie waited patiently until
the address was ended. and then appealed
to the kansans to take his words at their
face value. and vote for some one OF the
candidates. But his appeal was useless,
for Senator Burton, grasping his hand,
congratulated him "in advance upon his
nomination and election and the dele
CATION RntnIlEtl SttrallV "a nnrnNln the San.
timents. So certain was Kansas that
Roosevelt would be the choice of the con-
~Vention. that IL had printed a huge plac-
ard, bearing the words in large. black
type:
KANSAS DELEGATION
FIRST TO DECLARE FOR
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT"
AND. when the nomination was declared
10 nave occurred, triumphantly carried it
ABOUT Convention Hall.
After ibis nomination, Roosevelt
said:
L ht'd out as long as 1 could. | had to
give i'll when | saw the popular sentiment
~ the convention. | believe 1t is my duty.
now that II Is all over. ] want to ray that
l appreciate fully the sentiment which
accompanied my nomination. The unan-
unity and enthusiasm OF the convention
tor my nomination never will be forgot
ten by me.
During the political campaign which
followed, he traveled 1900 miles.
flashed through 23 states, delivered 459
speeches, containing $50. 600 words,
and made his appeal directly to l.
600. 900 persons.
President Roosevelt has been a stu
dent of political economy since boy
hood. He has been an omniverous
reader, and has pursued his studies
with the same zeal and energy that
nave characterized all his acts in civil
and military life.-San Francisco Ar
gonaut.
ed toward the bathroom in search of
water.-Utica Globe.