The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-29
Roosevelt
Who they are.

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president was known as one of the
most unique and picturesque figures
In American public life when he was
elected to the vice-presidency in 1900
and succeeded to the presidency ayear
later through the death of President
Mckinley. His diversified and vigor-
Gus activities had not only brought
him recognition and advancement In
public life, but won for him renown
on the field of battle, in the bad lands
OF the west, as ranchman, hunter and
cowboy, and also in the more peace
ful pursuit of honors in the literary
world.
In contraventlon of well established
tradition concerning national heroes,
the president was born in great city.
His birthplace was East Fourteenth
street, New York City, and the date
October SO, 1858, which made him the
youngest president when he succeeded
to that high Office three years ago.
His father, Theodore, belonged to an
old and wealthy Knickbocker family,
and his mother was descendant OF
Archibald Bullock, first president OF
Georgia during the Revolution.
AS the young Roosevelt was exceed
ingly frail from physical standpoint,
he was sent to private schools during
his early school years in preparation
for Harvard university to avoid the
rough treatment of boys in the public
schools
He was a devotee Of all athletic
sports at Harvard and when he grad.
uated from that institution in 1880 his
health was very much improved. AT.
ter extended travel in Europe ne re.
turned to this country, studied law
for a few months, and then plunged
at once into the maclstrom of mum.
cipal politics. He was elected in 1881
an assemblyman from the twenty-tirst
assembly district of New York. Al
Albany he was promptly dubbed a
"Silk stocking" and a freak" of a
popular election. Mr.. Roosevelt but
% years old, soon succeeded in making
himself storm center. His bes,
known work in the legislature at this
time was in connection with the pas
sage of the acts abolishing the fee sys
TEN in county offices and in deprivinl
the board of alderman OF their veto
power Of the mayors appointments
This was a relic Of the Tweed regime
In 1884 Mr.. Roosevelt went to Chi
cago as a delegate to the Republican
national convention. He opposed TIN
nomination of Blaine, but when Mr.
Blaine became the Republican choice
Mr.. Roosevelt fell into line and work
ed for the party candidates choice
After retiring from the legislature Mr.
Roosevelt spent some of his time a
his ranch In North Dakota.
In 1886 he was again in the Turmoil
of New York politics. Henry Georg'
was a candidate for mayor. Abran
S. Hewitt was the nominee of TIN
Democrats. Mr.. Roosevelt was pu
In the field by the Republicans. MI
Hewitt won. Mr.. Roosevelt mex
attracted notice as hunter of bi
game. He delighted in hunting
grizzly bears and other fierce animal
of the west.
President Harrisonin 1889 appoint
ed Roosevelt United States civil sci
vice commissioner. President Clev6
land retained him in Office, althoug
Mr.. Roosevelt resigned in 1895 to bt
come president of the New Yor
board of police commissioners. Hi
service as police commissioner wa
of a most strenuous type and he wa
accredited with etlectually stoppin
the police blackmail of saloonkecper'
President Mckinley appointed Nj