Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-22
AMONG The GREAT
OF The EARTH
Hndiana's Favorite Son, Who
Has Been Selected For The
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be nominated as the Candidate
for president by the republicans, VA.
known as one Of the most UNIQUE
and picturesque figures In Ainefieal
public life when he was iegtel Ii
the vice presidency in 1900 ami sIe
ceeded 70 the presidency a year latei
through the death Of William Mckin
ley. His diversified and vigorous ae
tiyities had not only brought MIN
recognition and advancement in roll
tica1 life, but had won him renawn
on the field of battle in The Bad
Lands of the west, as ranehman, hun.
Ter, and cowboy, and also intfhe more
peaceful pursuit OF honors Iii the fne
airy world.
III contrayentiOn Of well estdhiishei
tradition concerning national heroes,
the president was born fiji a great city,
His birthplace was in EAT Twentieth
street, New York city, and the date
October ~. 1858, which ma IL HIM tlle
youngest president when he succted
cd to that high office three years ago
His father Theodore, Belonged 10 an
old and wealthy Knickerhoekef fan
ily, and his mother was d descendant
OF Archibald Bullock, first president
Of Georgia during the revolution.
AS q young man Roosevelt was eN.
ceedingly fraif from d physical view
point. He was sent to private schools
during his early school years Of
preparation for Harvard University to
avoid the rough treatment Of boys IN
the public schools. He was a de-
vote Of all athletic sports at Harvard
and when be graduated from that IN.
stitutIon in 1900 his health was very
much improved. After extended travel
in Europe, he returned TO this eoun
try, studied Law for 4 few months, and
then plunged at once into the mael
strom OF municipal politics. He was
elected in 1881 an assemblyman from
the TWenty-first assembly district OF
New York. At Albany he raj prompt
III dubbed a silk stocking and q
"freaks 81 4 popular election. Nj
Roosevelt, then but tNenty-three years
old. sooa succeeded III making him.
self d storm center. His best known
work in the Legislature at this time
was In connection with the passage Of
the acts a%bolishing the fee system IN
county offices and In depriyfng the
board Of aldermen Of their veto pow
III Or the mayors appointments. This
was a relic Of the Tweed regime.
III 1884 Mr. Roosevelt went to Chi
cago as a delegate to the republican
national convention. He opposed the
nomination Of Blaine, but when Mr..
Blaine became the republican choice,
Mr.. Roosevelt fell into line and work
ed for the party candidates success
After retiring from the Legislature MI
Roosevelt spent some time at hi
ranch in North Dakota.
In 1856 he was again ii the turmoil
Of New York city politics. Henry
George was d candidate for mayor
Abram s. Hewitt was the nominee Of
the democrats, MI. Roosevelt was put
In the field BY the republicans. Mr.
Hewitt won. Roosevelt next attracted
notice as a hunter Of big game. He de-
lighted In hunting the grizzly bears
and other fierce animals Of the west.
President Harrison In 1889 appoint
ed Mi. Roosevelt United States civil
service commissioner. President Cieye
land retained him In office, although
Mi. Roosevelt resigned In 1895 70 be.
came president u the New York board
OF police commissioners. His service
as a police commissioner was Of a
most strenuous type and be was cred
tied with effeetually sioIoing the
police blackmaiI 81 saloon keepers.
President Mckinley appointed Mr..
Roosevelt assistant secretary Of the
navy. which office be resigned AZ the
outbreak of hostilities with Spain. re-.
turning ID the Bad Lands MI. Roose
welt organized his famous regiment 81
Rough Riders for service in Cuba. The
history Of Roosevelt and his Rongil.
Riders during the Santiago cam.
paign il wei remembered. Returning
to the United States after the cam.
paign was over, Colonel Roosevelt
found himself talked Of for The re-
publican gubernatoriaI nomination 81
New York. He was nominated and
elected governor over Augustus Van