Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03


unlted States, cel,Iu,ed his forty
eighth birthday, end from all cor
ncra OF the country congratulations
are being ahowered on him, for no
matter what HE political views are
or what steps no has taken IN the al
fairs 81 state. al are ready 10 adj
init that Roosevelt ~ a man Of the
pc0ple, a popular man, a model head
% family, and a type of chiValrous
geniicmRn that the coming genera
tlon would 90 we'll 40 copy. While
not atlenpilng 81 enter into a biogra-
ply " tho man OF the moment" a
short account Of him at this iuncturc
would not BE- ami8s ar. Roosevelt
Rps born In an unprCtcntiuous house
which nc present ia numbered 2t
Vast Twontioth street and IN the very
room In which he FIRST saw light the
Roosevelt Home Club. which was or
ganized a few years ago, holds ita
meetings. The club intends to pre-
serve che house and maintain b as a
national landmark. though at present
~ o. given over 90 business and a
hidlous hnW window has painfully M.
Fferod ~ appearance Theodore
Roosevelt. she PRESIDENT father. who
lis atill remembered Ia New York as
a man at affairs, a phllantrophist and
a genial companion. lived most Of
HISS slime a. oyster Bay. bat he
kept q house IN the city and his faco
was a familiar one about town In
decd. since she arrival Ia New Ans
fcrdam of Chlarics Maricnycn Van
Roosevelt In 1850. Che family has
been constantly and intimately con.
nectcd with the city's life. For the
most part thoy lived the lives of slm-
pie end frugal Dutch burghcrs. reg
ularly attending the reformed Dutch
ychurch. and actively engaged Ia trade
fh'rum time 10 time they made modest
! excursions into politics one 81 the
inresldonia direct ancestors associni.
"a hlmsolt with The l4eishrlan. or pop
Mar party 81 rs struggle against
ufo tyranny Of james ~ Of England.
"lnin worthy burghora occupation was
that OF a "bultor." vocation be dld
not hnad down 90 his illustrlous dos-
ctBdanlG who never "bot0d" az any
thing The presidents limo remain.
od purely Dutch tiil the sixth gener-
msOn marrying into Dutch families
only James Roosevelt the PRESIDENT
great grandfather. gave his services
Withuut reward as commlssary so the
cont mental army during the entire
NWar Of the independence Isaac
h8oUaevelt. a collateral ancestor. took
prominent part in tho provincial
= congreas which organized the state of
Ngw Yorf The family allied Itself
strongly with TIE patriot cause. Pro-
laby the most famous ST the elgh-
1 tocuih century Eooseyoits Was Mich.
elias % tho inventor. who Was one of
| che frat a. make steam navigation by
means ol chs vertical paddle wheel "a
y ucceaa. The presidents grandiath-
~ Curuoilus Van Schaak Roosevelt.
was "a successful merchant and glass
Y importer and laid the foundations ~
ihp Roosevelt fortunes. HIS CITY
\ home. since pulled down stood on
1 the southwest corner OF Broadway,
and Fourteenth street Il was a spa
ciuuR nearly square. white marble
and hrick mansion. n was built IN
4 the late thirt,ea and stood until the
ground became too valuable for resi-
N dental purposes. Here q was that
the ROpHeyeH clans gathered FOR fam.
ily reHninnH and TEDDY" as q
yOunEaier frequently played IN his
IT grundAthcrs back yard Theodore
y Roosevelt senior, was in business
with his father and inherited a cone
siderable property. His city home
2S Eaa Twentieth street was IN "a iu-
cation respectable. though noi
Swell Here ho lived till 1873 whom
he moved into a house built Tor them
4 by Mr. Roosevelt SiurHeH. q West
y Fiftyeoventh street tar up town then.
I Hho house next door. No 4. was oc-
tuplcd hY his brother James Alfred
Roosevelt The presidents early lite
therefore wna passed in east Twcn-
doth street NOT far from hia grand
fathers. Theodore Was delicate
hoy aud WAS not sent tn the public
schools Ho was tutofod 81 home
and for while attended Cutters
school iu 1876 Shon the family was
living 0u flfiyaoventh street ht en-
tered Harvard and Tor several Years
was hut rarely ln this city. Ills va
cations were spent On the country
and ia travelling His father died la
1875. but Mra Roosevelt continued
90 live on Fifty seventh street until
her death Ia 1854 u was here that
the president llgei as Young man
Just out of college, and ho entered the
arena ~ New York politics IN 1881
as candidate for the New York as
Hcmhiy iu the tWcnig.luh district, a
part uf the town strongly republican.
Some years ago Roosevelt b
groWing reminihcont of hts entrance
into politics observed - have always
helleged. and do yet, that man
3aouid ioin a political organisation
and should attend The primaries; that
De should not he content TO De govern
cd bat do BIS part ln the work. Upon
hnf do his part IN the work ~. upon
leaving college went Go the local
hoaduuarters attended an meeliuHs.
and took ms part Do whatever was 40.
There came revolt against the
member oi the assembly from thar
Y district. ( vas nominated 40 succeed
7 him and was elected" he Wa re-
! elected 90 the legislature w 1883 and
Mis- activity there ag a relormer and
anii.maqhinr man a. we'll known. Ia
1858. Nj Roosevelt having married,
moved iO b6 Went Foriy-hfih street, a
modest New hunsWlck broWnfiono
house. where ho lived only one year
This was the lime when the state no,
puhllcan Convention sent che YOUNG