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Theodore Roosevelt, Republican, and AL
ton B. Parker, Democrat.


The twenty-sixth President Of the United
States, was born in New York city, October q,
1858, and is the son Of Theodore and Martha
(Bullock) Roosevelt. He attended for short
time the McMulIen School, New York city, but
was 80 frail in health that he was unable to
continue and was then placed under private
instructors at bis home. He was tutored for
college by Mr.. Cutler. subsequently the founder
of the Cutler School, and was graduated from
Harvard in 1880. He was married September
q, 1880. to Alice, daughter Of George Cabot and
Caroline Lee, of Boston, Mass. She died in
1883, leaving one daughter, Alice Lee. He be-
came student in the New York Law School
and was a Republican member of the New
York Assembly 1882, 1883 and 1884, He was
q candidate for his party for speaker Of the
Assembly in 1884 and chairman Of the Com
mittee on Cities and Of a special committee
known as the Roosevelt investigating COM
mittee.
AS q supporter of civiEseryice reform Mr..
Roosevelt Introduced bille which became laws
affecting the government Of New Nork city,
and especially the patronage exercised BY the
sheriff, county clerk and register, which great
lv reformed the conduct OF their respective
Offices. He was a delegate to the Republican
State convention Of 1884 and delegate at-large
from New York and chairman OF the New
York delegation to the Republican National
Convention that met at Chicago June 3, 1884.
He was married, secondly, December 2, 1886, to
Edith Kermit, daughter OF Charles and Ger
trude Elizabeth Carow, of New York city.
Mr. Roosevelt was the unsuccessful Republic
can candidate for mayor of New York city in
1886, when Abram 8. Hewitt was elected; and
in May, 1889. was appointed on the United
ton, D. c., by President Harrison and served as
president of the commission. He was continu-.
ed in Office by President Cleveland, but resigned
il May, 1895, to accept the position Of police
commissioner Of New York city in the admin
istration Of Mayor Strong. and be was presi-
appointed assistant secretary Of the United
States Navy in April, 1897. by President Nc
Kinley and on the declaration of war with
Spain, in April, 1898. he resigned to recruit the
First United States Volunteer Cavalry, regi-
ment of trough riders made up mostly OF his
acquaintance on the Western plains, including
cowboys and miners, with some members Of
the college athletic clubs of New York and
Boston-men who could ride, shoot and livein
the open. He was commissioned lieutenant
colonel May 6, 1893. and was promoted to the
rank Of colonel after the Battle of La Quassina,
San Juan, when Col. Leonard Wood was pro-
NOTED to brigadier general and assigned 10 the
governorship of Santiago.
When the war closed the Republican party
of his native State nominated him their candi-
date for governor, and he was elected by
plurality of IT, 786 votes in total of !, 343 1858.
He served as governor from 1899 to 1900 His
administration as governor was conspicuous In
his thorough work in reforming the canal
boards; instituting an improved system of
civil service, including the adoption of the
merit system in county offices.
He was nominated Vice President of the
United States by the Republican National Con-
vention that met at Philadelphia, June, 1900,
where he was forced by the demand OF the
Ill inc
with William Mckinley for President, and he
was elected November 8. 1900. He was sworn
into Office as the twenty-sixty President Of the
United States. September IA, 1901, BY reason OF
the assassination of President McKinley, Roose-
welt being at the time less than 43 years old,
the youngest man in the history of the United
States to have attained the chief magistracy.
His first message to Congress followed the
line of policy foreshadowed in Mckinley 8 last
speech at Buffalo; and as President he made
extended journeys through the various States,
the welcome extended TO him being alike gen.
erous and universal in New England and in
the Southern States. 1t is safe to say that no
President who had reached the Office through
the vice presidency began his administration
under better auspices or with less of partisan
| opposition and criticism. His recommends
| tions were acknowledged to be wise and con-
servative, and while Congress did not adopt
them all, it gave to each careful consideration.
His action in reference to the coal strike OF
1902 restored order and secured return of the
miners TO their work, and at the same time
made the workingmen feel that their cause had
not suffered from his counsel.
Another notable example of the Presidents
wisdom and fairness was his steadfast insistence
that this country should do its duty by Cuba
in the matter Of arranging reciprocity treaty.
He did this in the face of severe opposition
from the beet sugar States of the West ard ex.
treme protection advocates, but his view was
finallv adopted bv Congress and the treaty has
been in operation for some time.
In all of his messages to Congress for the
first year or 30 of his administration President
coneTsss dealing with Illegal combinations Of
corporate interest, and he promulgated his
ideas despite allegations that he Is unsafe and
that he would disrupt the financial interests OF
the country.