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5vately and at Harvard. from when ne
was graduated in 1850: then for
year travelled in Europe, which later.
Z al intervals he revisited, and in 1SSi
published his first book, Il ne NaEaA
War OF. 1872 characterized ike MS
III 4 subsequent works, by creditabie re-
search, general accuracy and igor
Gus statement. He came into poll
( tics as a champion Of civil service
y principles In the autumn Of 1881
he was elected TO the State Assembly
of New Y ork from the Twenty'arSf
I district, ana served in that body COZ
tinnously until 1854. He introduced
4 into the Assembly the first civil ser
vice bill passed in 1882. In 1881 he
was chairman OF the New orR dele
cation to the SaticnG! Republican
Il Convention He was nominated IN
4 1885 as an independent candidate Tor
the New. York naayorality, but though
he received Republican Endorsement
was defeated by Abranl 5. Hewitt,
candidate of the United Democracy
SS5s VINO was elected by about 22oo2 2ln-
ralfty.
Z IN May, 1889, Mr. Roosevelt vas.
81 made by President Harrison 10 an
der of the United States civil service
commission, in which post he confin-
ned until May. 895. During this six
years incun,b ency he endeavored to
3 apply the test Of merit to all eXecu-
\ tive positions, with the result that the
commission assumed position OF lm-
portance it has never since lost, and
civil service law gained a new Vi
4 tally At the beginning Of his term
EGof service, $4,000, at its close, 10000
Il employees held their positions under
( the rules of the civil service.
A Police Commissioner.
From the civil service commission
Z Mr.. Roosevelt resigned to become
4 president of the board OF New York
police commissioners during the adj
ministration of Mayor Strong AT
g once he undertook the task of thor
I ough reorganization. Among the
principles insisted upon by him was
an impartial application of the civil
service idea to appointment to the po-
lice force and promotions in it. BY
his rigorous enforcement OF laws and
81 ordinances he gave unwonteh enec-
tiveness to the office. This post he
1e1inquished in 1897 to become Assist
4 ant Secretary of the Navy under Sec
a rotary John D. Long in the first adj
4 ministration Of President Mckinley
Quickly acquiring the extensive de-
9 tailed knowledge necessary to hiss
post, he began to urge that prepara-
g5tion of the navy for warfare which
contributed SO signally to the trium phi
8 of the American arms at the Spanish
American war. He called for two APP
y preparations of respectively 100000
and 100000, for ammunition for ma
val target practice. And though this
was at the time deemed extravagant.
it was later amply justified by the
skill of American gunners as shown
at Manila and Santiago.
On May 6, 1898, Mr.. Roosevelt re-
signed his Assistant Secretaryship to
enter the army. His experience in
1SS4-S in the Eighth regiment, Ma
tiona1 Guard of New York, in which
he had for a time served as captain.
furnished some basis for his military
career He Joined Leonard Wood,
captain and surgeon, Z. S. a. (now
major general. U. S. A.), in recruit
ing the First United States volunteer
cavalry, OF which he became lieuten-
ant colonel, with Wood as colonel.
Notwithstanding he was second in
command, his regiment, composed to
a large extent Of cowboys and hunt
ers, was popularity known as
."Roosevelt's Rough Riders On July
1, 1855, he ia the victorious charge
of the Rough Riders and the Ninth
cavalry up San Juan hill. on July IL
was promoted colonel, and in Sepreua-
Der was mustered out:
Governor Of New York.
On September 81 he was nominated
las Republican candidate for Governor
8Aof New York. obtaining 153 ballots
no 21S for Gov. F. S. Black. He en-
tered oman active campaign, visiting
snneeparly every portion OF the State
Van the support of many independent
she1oublicans and Democrats, and was
sSSeGEted Abys a plurality of lS,O79 over
Democratic opponent, Judge Au-
ssS33 Van Wyck. Mr.. Roosevelt at
Z j3ff Mined to sanction the use of
connection with the Vice
N1cKinley's second
'sss nominated by ac-
sSionaI Republican