Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-20
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Sketch Of the Typical American Who
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Theodore Roosevelt, i'u0minatCu
for president by the Republicans, was
known as one of the most unique and
picturesque figures in American pub
lie life when he was elected 10 the
vice presidency In 1900 am succeeded
to the presidency n year later through
The death of William Mckinley. His
diversified and vigorous activities had
not only brought him recognition and
advancement In political life. but had
won him renown on the field Of battle
IN the bad lands of the west. as ranch.
man, hunter and cowboy and also in
the more peaceful pursuits of honors
In the literary world.
In contrayention of wrlhcStablished
tradition concerning national heroes
the president was born in a great
city. His birth place was in East
Twentieth street, New York City. and
he date October 81. 1855. which made
him the youngest president when he
succeeded to that high office three
years ago. Ills father. Theodore, he.
longed to an OLD and wealthy Knick.
erbocker family, and his mo.ler was
a descendant of Archibald Bullock.
first president of Georgia during the
revolution.
As a young boy young Roosevelt
was exceedingly frail from a physical
viewpoint. He was sent to private
schools during his early school years
and preparation for Harvard Univer-
sity. He was a devoted Of all athlct-
ic sports at Harvard and when he
graduated from that institution in
1880 his health was very much inn
proved. After extended travel in Eu.
rope, he returned to this country,
studied law for a 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 was very
promptly dubbed a silk stocking
and a freak OF a popular election.
Mr.. Roosevelt, then but % years old.
soon succeeded in making himself d
storm center. His best known work
in the legislature at This time was
IN connection with the passage of the
acts abolishing the fee system in
county Offices and in depriying the
board of aldermen of their veto pow
er Of the mayors appointments. This
was a relic of The Tweed regime.
In 1884 Mr.. Roosevelt went TO Chi.
cago as a delegate tC the Republican
national convention. He opposed the
nomination of Blaine, but when Mr..
Blaine became the Republican choice,
| Mr. DnnnnnAIt falI int. limo NIL t,.a.lg.
ed for the party candidates success,
After retiring from the Legislature Mr..
Roosevelt spent ONE time at his
ranch in North Dakota,
In 1886 he was again in the turmoil
of New York City politics. Henry
George was a candidate for mayor.
Abram S. Hewitt was the nominee
OF the Democrats. Mr.. Roosevelt was
put in the field by the Republicans.
Mr.. Hewitt won. Roosevelt next al.
tracted notice as a hunter Of big
game. He delighted in hunting the
grizzly bears and other fierce animals
of the west.
President Harrison in 1889 appoint
ed Mr.. Roosevelt United States civil
service commissioner. President
Cleveland retained him in office. al.
though Mr.. Roosevelt resigned In 1895
to become president of the New York
board of police commissioners. His
service as a police commissioner was
of a most strenuous type and he was
credited with elfectualiy stopping the
police blackmail of saloonkeepers.
President Mckinley appointed Mr..
Roosevelt assistant secretary OF the
navy. which office he resigned at the
outbreak of hostilities with Spain.
Mr.. Roosevelt organized his famous
regiment of Rough Riders for service
in Cuba. The history of Roosevelt
and his Rough Riders during the San.
tiago campaign is well remembered.
Returning to the United States after
the campaign was over, Col. Roose.
welt already found himself talked of
for the Republican gubernatorial nom.
ination in New FORK. He was nomi-
mated and elected governor over Aug.
ustus Van Wyck. the Democratic can
didate, by 1876 votes.
From the governors chair to the
vice presidency was but a step. al.
'llpu6h al UNIV illiuS Out. loi WI
Roosevelt. He was nominated at
Philadelphia June II, 1900. for the
second highest office in the gift OF the
people. Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t is said. was
unwilling to have his name presented
to the convention, declaring that he
did not desire the nomination. There
was a great popular demand for his
nomination. however, and he finally
yielded. He had served but little
more than six months as vice presi-
dent when the assassination OF Pres.
ident Mckinley resulted in his elc'
walton 10 the executive chair.
The wife of President Roosevelt
was Miss EditL Kermit Carcw. The
president has sis children. The cd.
est, Miss Alice. is now twenty years
old. The Others are Theodore RgJsc
welt. JT.. now sixteen; Kermit, aged
fourteen: EthC' Twelve years old,
Archibald, nine and Quintin, six, The
president has been twice married
Miss Alice being The child OF his lrsr
wife, who was Hiss Alice Lee. OF B0y
ton.
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